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Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3718) Bill TextA concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Capitol grounds for the Live Earth Concert. 3/23/2007--Introduced. Permits the Live Earth organization and the Alliance for Climate Protection to sponsor the Live Earth Concert as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on July 7, 2007. Requires the sponsors to enter into an agreement with the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board under which the sponsors agree to: (1) reimburse the U.S. Capitol Police for all costs incurred (including additional personnel costs and overtime) in meeting the security related needs at the event; and (2) comply with the requirements of this Act. Revokes the authority to hold the event on the Capitol grounds if the sponsors fail, or are unable, to enter into such agreement within 14 days before the scheduled date of the event.
Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3452; text as passed Senate: CR S3452; text of measure as introduced: CR S3395) Bill TextA resolution commending the achievements and recognizing the importance of the Alliance to Save Energy on the 30th anniversary of the incorporation of the Alliance. 3/20/2007--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.) Congratulates the Alliance to Save Energy on the 30th anniversary of its incorporation. Recognizes the important contributions the Alliance to Save Energy has made to further the cause of energy efficiency.
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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide economic incentives for the preservation of open space and conservation of natural resources, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Paul Coverdell Homestead Open Space Preservation and Conservation Act of 2006 (sic) - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain tax-exempt conservation organizations a tax credit for expenditures to acquire and maintain real property interests exclusively for conservation purposes.
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Latest Action: 02/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1924-1925) Bill TextA concurrent resolution providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country comply with certain minimum standards. 2/13/2007--Introduced. Urges that any trade and investment agreement that is negotiated by the executive branch with foreign countries should comply with: (1) specified requirements applying to all countries; (2) specified requirements applying to only the United States; and (3) provisions providing special treatment for developing countries.
Latest Action: 03/09/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2976-2977) Bill TextA concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Capitol grounds for Live Earth Concert. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Permits the Live Earth organization and the Alliance for Climate Protection to sponsor the Live Earth Concert as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on July 7, 2007.
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Latest Action: 10/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11074) Bill TextTo redeploy United States Armed Forces from Iraq and to establish a new direction for United States policy toward Iraq. 1/24/2007--Introduced. New Direction for Iraq Act of 2007 - Prohibits Department of Defense (DOD) funds from being obligated or expended to increase the number of U.S. Armed Forces serving in Iraq so that the total number serving in Iraq at any time exceeds the number serving in Iraq as of the date of the enactment of this Act unless the increase is specifically authorized by Congress. Directs the Secretary of Defense to begin the redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces from Iraq within 30 days of enactment of this Act, which shall be completed in the shortest appropriate time frame. (Expresses the sense of Congress that the shortest appropriate time frame should be no longer than one year.) Prohibits: (1) permanent or long-term U.S. military installations in Iraq; and (2) U.S. actions to control Iraqi oil reserves. Provides for assistance [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4169) Bill TextA bill to assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids. Restricts the use of grants for captive breeding or display purposes.Establishes in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund as a separate account the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund.Defines "rare canid" to: (1) mean any canid species, subspecies,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animals, Budgets, Citizen participation, Cranes (Birds), Criminal justice, Ecological research, Economic assistance, Employee training, Endangered species, Environmental education, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Gifts, Government information, Government paperwork, Government trust funds, Grants-in-aid, Habitat conservation, Human-animal relationships, Hunting, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Job training, Land use, Migratory bird conservation, Natural resources, Nongovernmental organizations, Politics and government, Public meetings, Research, Restoration ecology, Science policy, Social services, Trade, Treaties, Water resources, Wetlands, Wild animal trade, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife management, Wildlife reintroduction
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4180-4181) Bill TextA bill to assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries that activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Crane Conservation Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for approved projects relating to the conservation of cranes, using amounts in the Crane Conservation Fund established by this Act. Allows a project proposal to be submitted by: (1) any wildlife management authority of a country located in the African, Asian, European, or North American range of a species of crane that carries out at least one activity that affects crane populations; (2) the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; and (3) any person or organization with demonstrated [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4611-4612) Bill TextA bill to amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl. 4/17/2007--Introduced. Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program Act of 2007 - Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish in the Forest Service the Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program, which shall provide cost-share grants to preserve private forest land, contain suburban sprawl, and support value-added forest product industries in states in which less than 25% of the land is owned by the United States. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to authorize a requesting state to permit a qualifying organization to acquire one or more conservation easements to carry out the Forest Legacy Program in such state.
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Latest Action: 03/09/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland development rights. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Family Farm Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income gain from the sale or exchange of qualified farmland development rights to a tax-exempt conservation organization. Defines "qualified farmland development rights" as a restriction limiting farmland to use as a farm for farming purposes or for exclusively conservation purposes.
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Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aged, Air pollution, Asthma, Black colleges, Brownfields, Budgets, Business, Cancer, Child health, Children, Community centers, Community organization, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, Depressed areas, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Employee training, Environmental assessment, Environmental education, Environmental health, Environmental justice, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Executive departments, Executive Office of the President, Executive orders, Executive reorganization, Exhibitions, Federal aid to education, Federal employees, Federal-Indian relations, Federal-local relations, Federal-state relations, Government information, Government internships, Government publicity, Grants-in-aid, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Higher education, Hispanic Americans, Humanities, Indian education, Indoor air pollution, Infant mortality, Infrastructure, Job training, Law, Lead poisoning, Low birth weight, Medical care, Medical statistics, Medicine, Minorities, Minority education, Mortality, Museums, Nonprofit organizations, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Planning, Pollution, Pollution control, Presidents, Public meetings, Public-private partnerships, Rural affairs, Scholarships, Secondary education, Social services, Solid wastes, State and local government, Surveys, Transportation, Trucking, Urban affairs, Water pollution
Latest Action: 12/13/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce Bill TextTo direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, and for other purposes. 12/13/2007--Introduced. Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007 - Requires specified federal agencies to establish an Office of Environmental Justice pursuant to Executive Order 12898 (concerning federal actions to address environmental justice in minority and low-income populations).Defines "environmental justice" as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, educational level, or income in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Requires the inclusion of minority and low-income populations with health vulnerabilities and exposure to certain environmental conditions in criteria for defining an environmental justice community. Requires federal agencies to integrate the environmental justice strategy developed under Executive [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextRecognizing and celebrating the commitment of the Student Conservation Association to the United States national parks and public lands. 11/13/2007--Introduced. Applauds the Student Conservation Association for its decades of dedicated service to conserving U.S. national parks and public lands. Expresses best wishes to the Association for its continued success and growth.
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Latest Action: 10/12/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextCongratulating Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and recognizing their important work to increase awareness about and evidence of the dangers of global warming. 10/12/2007--Introduced. Congratulates Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and commends the Norwegian Nobel Committee for selecting them. Recognizes: (1) Vice President Al Gore's work to increase awareness about the dangers of global warming; and (2) the Panel's work to create an informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming. Recommends that the public takes action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Encourages Congress and the President to enact climate change legislation to substantially reduce U.S. contributions to GHG emissions.
Also tagged in: Air pollution, Air pollution control, Budgets, Business, Community and school, Congress, Congressional districts, Congressional reporting requirements, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Environmental protection, Federal aid to air pollution control, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to water pollution control, Great Lakes, Greenhouse gases, Harbors, Hazardous substances, Illinois, Income tax, Industrial pollution, Lakes, Marine resources, Mercury, Performance measurement, Recycling of waste products, Secondary education, Service learning, Solid wastes, Student activities, Tax incentives, Taxation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water resources, Watersheds
Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Bill TextTo establish a pilot program under which the Secretary of Education makes grants to establish and support the 10th Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps. 6/28/2007--Introduced. 10th Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to create a pilot program in Illinois' 10th Congressional District by providing grants to public high school chapters, each consisting of at least 10 students and one adult advisor, to establish and support a school conservation corps. Requires grants to be used for environmental protection projects in the district, including specified priority projects involving water pollution control, greenhouse gas reduction, recycling, and the dissemination of information on the dangers of mercury pollution.
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Asthma, Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Communication in medicine, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Environmental protection, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Executive departments, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to research, Government information, Government statistics, Health education, Health insurance, Health maintenance organizations, Health policy, Health surveys, Hospital care, Hospitals, Managed care, Medical care, Medical instruments and apparatus, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medical supplies, Medicine, Nonprofit organizations, Nurses, Poor children, Preventive medicine, Public service advertising, Science policy, Social services, Students, Telecommunication, Telephone, Welfare
Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Bill TextTo provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for increased funding for such programs. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Asthma Act - Authorizes additional appropriations to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Requires the Program's coordinating committee to report to Congress on: (1) the scope of the asthma problem in the United States; (2) federal programs that carry out asthma-related activities; and (3) recommendations for strengthening and better coordinating such activities. Includes the Secretary of Education or a designee in the committee's membership.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) collaborate with states to expand the scope of asthma-related activities to determine [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4611-4612) Bill TextA bill to amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl. 4/17/2007--Introduced. Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program Act of 2007 - Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish in the Forest Service the Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program, which shall provide cost-share grants to preserve private forest land, contain suburban sprawl, and support value-added forest product industries in states in which less than 25% of the land is owned by the United States. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to authorize a requesting state to permit a qualifying organization to acquire one or more conservation easements to carry out the Forest Legacy Program in such state.
Also tagged in: Animal breeding, Animals, Business, Cats, Criminal justice, Dogs, Ecological research, Economic assistance, Endangered species, Environmental education, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Gifts, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publications, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Habitat conservation, Hunting, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Lions, Natural resources, Panthers, Public meetings, Public-private partnerships, Restoration ecology, Science policy, Sports, Tigers, Trade, Treaties, Wild animal trade, Wildlife conservation, Wolves
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4169) Bill TextA bill to assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids. Restricts the use of grants for captive breeding or display purposes.Establishes in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund as a separate account the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund.Defines "rare canid" to: (1) mean any canid species, subspecies,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animals, Budgets, Citizen participation, Cranes (Birds), Criminal justice, Ecological research, Economic assistance, Employee training, Endangered species, Environmental education, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Gifts, Government information, Government paperwork, Government trust funds, Grants-in-aid, Habitat conservation, Human-animal relationships, Hunting, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Job training, Land use, Migratory bird conservation, Natural resources, Nongovernmental organizations, Politics and government, Public meetings, Research, Restoration ecology, Science policy, Social services, Trade, Treaties, Water resources, Wetlands, Wild animal trade, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife management, Wildlife reintroduction
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4180-4181) Bill TextA bill to assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries that activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Crane Conservation Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for approved projects relating to the conservation of cranes, using amounts in the Crane Conservation Fund established by this Act. Allows a project proposal to be submitted by: (1) any wildlife management authority of a country located in the African, Asian, European, or North American range of a species of crane that carries out at least one activity that affects crane populations; (2) the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; and (3) any person or organization with demonstrated [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animals, Budgets, Citizen participation, Cranes (Birds), Criminal justice, Ecological research, Economic assistance, Employee training, Endangered species, Environmental education, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Gifts, Government information, Government paperwork, Government trust funds, Grants-in-aid, Habitat conservation, Human-animal relationships, Hunting, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Job training, Land use, Migratory bird conservation, Natural resources, Nongovernmental organizations, Politics and government, Public meetings, Research, Restoration ecology, Science policy, Social services, Trade, Treaties, Water resources, Wetlands, Wild animal trade, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife management, Wildlife reintroduction
Latest Action: 09/24/2008 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 110-493. Bill TextTo assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries the activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes. 5/21/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Crane Conservation Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for approved projects relating to the conservation of cranes, using amounts in the Crane Conservation Fund established by this Act. Allows a project proposal to be submitted by: (1) any wildlife management authority of a country located in the African, Asian, European, or North American range of a species of crane that carries out at least one activity that affects crane populations; (2) the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3718) Bill TextA concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Capitol grounds for the Live Earth Concert. 3/23/2007--Introduced. Permits the Live Earth organization and the Alliance for Climate Protection to sponsor the Live Earth Concert as a free public event on the Capitol grounds on July 7, 2007. Requires the sponsors to enter into an agreement with the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board under which the sponsors agree to: (1) reimburse the U.S. Capitol Police for all costs incurred (including additional personnel costs and overtime) in meeting the security related needs at the event; and (2) comply with the requirements of this Act. Revokes the authority to hold the event on the Capitol grounds if the sponsors fail, or are unable, to enter into such agreement within 14 days before the scheduled date of the event.
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