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Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009. Bill TextTo strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers, and for other purposes. 6/13/2007--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There is 1 other summary) Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make it unlawful for any person, except in certain circumstances, to: (1) intentionally display the Social Security number of another individual on a website generally accessible to the public or providing an individual with access to another individual's Social Security number through the Internet; (2) require an individual who is a customer of or member associated with such person to use the individual's Social Security number as a password for access to any good or service, including any account or protected access [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009. Bill TextTo amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes. 3/14/2008--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.)Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Homeland Security should: (1) extend and modify the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; (2) take a holistic approach to securing sources of chemicals against a terrorist attack; and (3) expediently exercise existing authority to ensure that by focusing on chemicals at fixed site facilities, risk is not transferred to other potential sources of such chemicals.(Sec. 4) Amends [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Age, Business, Business records, Children, Cigarettes, Communications, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Electronic commerce, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Identification devices, Imports, Injunctions, Inventories, Jurisdiction, Law, Local laws, Postal service, Searches and seizures, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Smokeless tobacco, Smoking and youth, Smuggling, State and local government, State laws, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunication, Tobacco industry, Tobacco tax, Trade
Latest Action: 10/02/2008 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1115. Bill TextTo prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes. 9/10/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2008 or the PACT Act - Amends the Jenkins Act to revise provisions governing the collection of taxes on, and trafficking in, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. (Sec. 2) Revises the definition of "cigarette" to include roll-your-own tobacco and to exclude cigars. Defines "delivery sale" to mean any sale of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to a consumer ordered by telephone, the mails, or the Internet or other online service . Redefines "person" to include state, local, and Indian tribal governments. Redefines "use" to include the consumption, storage, handling, or disposal of smokeless tobacco, in addition to cigarettes.Applies state tobacco tax reporting requirements to: (1) the sale or advertising [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the unlawful acquisition and use of confidential customer proprietary network information, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act - Makes it unlawful to: (1) acquire or use customer proprietary network information without written consent; (2) represent that another person has consented in order to acquire such information; (3) obtain unauthorized access to certain systems or records in order to acquire such information; (4) sell or offer for sale such information; or (5) request that another person unlawfully obtain such information. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for a civil forfeiture penalty for violation of this Act. Imposes on IP-enabled voice service providers a duty to protect the confidentiality of specified proprietary information. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require each telecommunications carrier [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to update and reinvigorate universal service provided under the Communications Act of 1934. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Universal Service for Americans Act or USA Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require each communications service provider to contribute to support universal service (the provision of communications service in rural, insular, and high-cost areas), subject to exemptions. Modifies requirements regarding interconnection and rural telephone companies. Imposes on facilities-based IP-enabled voice service providers the same rights, duties, and obligations as a requesting telecommunications carrier if the provider elects to assert those rights. Prohibits a carrier from refusing to transport or terminate IP-enabled voice traffic solely because it is IP-enabled and prohibits a provider originating, transmitting, or terminating IP-enabled voice traffic from being exempted from paying compensation for interstate traffic solely because the [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Antitrust law, Bankruptcy, Business, Casualty insurance, Corporate mergers, Corporate reorganizations, Department of the Treasury, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Finance, Holding companies, Insurance agents, Insurance companies, Insurance law, Law, Licenses, Life insurance, Ombudsman, Politics and government, Property insurance, State and local government, State laws
Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6849) Bill TextA bill to authorize the issuance of Federal charters and licenses for carrying on the sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting of insurance or any other insurance operations, to provide a comprehensive system for the Federal regulation and supervision of national insurers and national agencies, to provide for policyholder protections in the event of an insolvency or the impairment of a national insurer, and for other purposes. 5/24/2007--Introduced. National Insurance Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury an Office of National Insurance (ONI), headed by a Commissioner of National Insurance, with Divisions of Insurance Fraud and of Consumer Affairs, and an Office of the Ombudsman.Authorizes the Commissioner to supervise, regulate, and provide for registration of insurance self-regulatory organizations. Requires the Commissioner to supervise national insurers and national agencies, including chartering and licensing. Removes them,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Burglary, Consumer education, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Consumers, Criminal justice, Data banks, Emergency management, Equipment and supplies, Executive departments, Federal aid to housing, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Fires, Government information, Government lending, Government paperwork, Government statistics, Housing, Housing subsidies, Independent regulatory commissions, Labeling, Law, Mortgage guaranty insurance, Packaging, Prefabricated buildings, Product safety, Rental housing, Security measures, Standards, State and local government, State laws, Technology
Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. Bill TextTo confirm the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission with respect to releasing systems on residential window bars and to establish a consumer product safety standard ensuring that all such bars include a quick-release mechanism. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Safe Access in Fire Emergencies Act of 2007 - Requires the Consumer Products Safety Commission to establish a consumer product safety standard for window bars that: (1) requires all window bars manufactured or installed in the United States to incorporate releasing systems that meet minimum standards; and (2) addresses such systems for interior and exterior based bars. Provides that the minimum standards shall require that such systems provide for: (1) egress when actuated; and (2) manual activation from inside a residence allowing escape through a protected opening. Requires compliance enforcement under the Consumer Products Safety Act. Directs the Commission to require each manufacturer to include [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S148) Bill TextA bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the ban on state and local taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.
Also tagged in: Airports, Alcoholic beverages, College sports, Courthouses, Criminal justice, Education, Educational facilities, Elections, Firearms, Firearms control, Food, Higher education, Interstate relations, Law, Licenses, Local laws, Prisons, Public meetings, Sports, State and local government, State laws, Transportation, Voting
Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Amends the federal criminal code to establish a national standard for the carrying of certain concealed firearms by non-residents. Authorizes a person who has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state and who is not prohibited from carrying a firearm under federal law to carry a concealed firearm in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state or as specified under this Act.
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Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. 1/5/2007--Introduced. Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations, and which meet certain ERISA certification requirements. Sets forth rules governing AHPs, including requirements relating to certification, sponsors and boards of trustees, participation and coverage, nondiscrimination, contribution rates, notice of voluntary termination, correction actions, and mandatory termination. Establishes the Association Health Plan Fund to be used by the Secretary of Labor to make payments to an insurer [...] show full description
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Also tagged in: Brokers, Collection of accounts, Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional witnesses, Criminal justice, Debtor and creditor, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Fingerprints, Futures trading, Government securities, Information disclosure (Securities law), Investment advisers, Investors, Law, Margins (Security trading), Options (Contract), Securities fraud, Securities industry, Securities regulation, State and local government, State laws, Stock exchanges, Subpoena
Latest Action: 09/12/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextTo amend the Federal securities laws to enhance the effectiveness of the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement, corporation finance, trading and markets, investment management, and examination programs, and for other purposes. 7/16/2008--Introduced. Securities Act of 2008 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to assess and impose civil penalties in a cease and desist proceeding. Creates a three tiers of increasing civil penalties for acts or omissions of increasing gravity. Authorizes the SEC to censure, place limitations on the activities or functions of, or investigate any person who at the time of specified alleged misconduct was: (1) a member or employee of the the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board; (2) a person associated or seeking to become associated with a government securities [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Americans in foreign countries, Appellate courts, Appellate procedure, Biological warfare, Business, Chemical warfare, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Court records, Courts of special jurisdiction, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Department of Justice, Director of National Intelligence, Electronic surveillance, Emergency management, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Foreign agents, Foreign policy, Government information, Government paperwork, Governmental investigations, Inspectors general, Intelligence activities, Internet, Judges, Judicial review, Jurisdiction, Law, Liability (Law), Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear terrorism, Nuclear weapons, Politics and government, Searches and seizures, Security clearances, State and local government, Supreme Court, Technology, Telecommunication, Telecommunication industry, Terrorism, Warrants (Law), Weapons of mass destruction, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 07/10/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. 7/10/2008--Public Law. (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.) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 or FISA Amendments Act of 2008 - Title I: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to add a new title concerning additional procedures for acquiring the communications of certain persons outside the United States. Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) and Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to jointly authorize, for periods up to one year, the targeting (electronic surveillance) of persons located outside the United States in order to acquire [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Interstate highway system, Law, Licenses, Motor buses, Motor vehicle safety, State and local government, State laws, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation, Trucks
Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Bill TextA bill to amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to length and weight limitations for buses, trucks, and other large vehicles on Federal highways, and for other purposes. 5/15/2008--Introduced. Safe Truck Operations and Preservation Act - Amends federal transportation law to prohibit a state from prescribing or enforcing any regulation that allows a restricted property-carrying unit (including a trailer or semi-trailer, except one used exclusively for fire-fighting) to operate on the National Highway System (NHS) (including the Interstate System), unless its operation is authorized by the state on June 1, 2003, and in actual and lawful operation on a regular or periodic basis (including seasonal operations) on or before that date. Prohibits a state from allowing the operation of a commercial motor vehicle combination on the NHS (except a vehicle or load with a special state permit that cannot be dismantled or divided easily) with more than one property-carrying [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative law judges, Administrative procedure, Alcoholic beverages, Antitrust law, Authorization, Banks and banking, Budgets, Business, Consumer protection, Consumers, Economic policy, Economists, Executive departments, Federal Trade Commission, Finance, Food, Governmental investigations, Housing, Independent regulatory commissions, Judicial review, Law, Mortgage interest rates, Mortgages, Nonprofit organizations, Restrictive trade practices, Savings and loan associations, Social services, State and local government, State laws, Telemarketing
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2754) Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes. 4/8/2008--Introduced. Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize appropriations to carry out the powers and duties of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and to improve technology regarding the FTC's competition and consumer protection missions. Authorizes the FTC to directly handle civil actions under the Act or to request the Attorney General do so. Allows the FTC to give appointment preference to administrative judges with antitrust or trade regulation litigation and related economic analysis experience. Permits the FTC to commence a civil action to recover civil penalties in a district court for any violation of the Act. Permits the FTC to enforce the Act against nonprofit organizations. Authorizes the FTC to operate under general federal law rulemaking and judicial review provisions instead of under [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to provide for enhanced health insurance marketplace pooling and relating market rating. 4/3/2008--Introduced. Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the establishment and governance of small business health plans, which are group health plans sponsored by trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations that meet ERISA certification requirements. Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) apply the rules and standards of this Act to Alternative Market Pooling Organizations, such as unions, churches, and other groups; and (2) consult with the domicile state regarding the Secretary's exercise of authority over such plans. Allows other existing plans to be treated as small business health plans under certain circumstances. Amends the Public Health Service [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Committee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo establish regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal officials in the development of Federal policies that have tribal implications, to strengthen the United States government-to-government relationships with Indian tribes, and to reduce the imposition of unfunded mandates upon Indian tribes. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments Act - Requires the Department of the Interior, the Indian Health Service, and the National Indian Gaming Commission, when formulating, amending, implementing, or rescinding policies that have tribal implications, to adhere to certain fundamental principles and policymaking criteria, including that the United States: (1) has a unique legal and political relationship with Indian tribal governments; (2) recognizes the right of Indian tribes to self government; and (3) shall encourage Indian tribes to develop their own policies to meet program objectives. Prohibits such entities [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Bill TextTo require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to conduct an evaluation and review of certain vessel discharges. 3/11/2008--Introduced. Vessel Discharge Evaluation and Review Act - Directs the Coast Guard's Commandant to conduct an evaluation of vessel discharges, other than ballast water, and report to specified congressional committees. Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to suspend, beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any requirement to obtain a permit for a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel. Requires promulgation of a final rule establishing enforceable uniform national discharge standards modeled on the regulatory program for vessels of the Armed Forces and based upon the best available technology. Preempts related state and local laws regarding a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, subject to exception. Lists [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Business, Business records, Chemical industries, Chemical warfare, Chemicals, Civil rights, Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Department of Homeland Security, Directories, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees, Emergency management, Employee selection, Employee training, Employers' liability, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal employees, Federal officials, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Governmental investigations, Grievance procedures, Hazardous substances, Identification of criminals, Industrial buildings, Inspectors general, Job training, Labor, Law, Local employees, Local laws, Local officials, Performance measurement, Planning, Politics and government, Removal of officials, Research and development facilities, Research centers, Risk, Science policy, Security measures, Standards, State and local government, State employees, State laws, State officials, Terrorism, Weapons systems, Whistle blowing
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009. Bill TextTo amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes. 3/14/2008--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.)Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Homeland Security should: (1) extend and modify the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; (2) take a holistic approach to securing sources of chemicals against a terrorist attack; and (3) expediently exercise existing authority to ensure that by focusing on chemicals at fixed site facilities, risk is not transferred to other potential sources of such chemicals.(Sec. 4) Amends [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Bill TextTo permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes. 3/6/2008--Introduced. Right to Clean Vehicles Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to approve the application of the state of California for a waiver of federal preemption of its motor vehicle emission standards.
Also tagged in: Business, Chemical industries, Criminal justice, Emergency management, Industrial buildings, Local laws, Performance measurement, Risk, Security measures, Standards, State and local government, State laws, Terrorism
Latest Action: 06/12/2008 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo revise and extend the chemical-facility security program under Public Law 109-295, and for other purposes. 3/5/2008--Introduced. Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2008 - Extends and transfers provisions requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish risk-based performance standards, require vulnerability assessments, and implement site plans for the security of chemical facilities from the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Eliminates the condition that an actual conflict with such provisions would preempt related state or local regulatory authority.
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