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Also tagged in: Acreage allotments, Administrative procedure, Agricultural assistance, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural credit, Agricultural estimating and reporting, Agricultural prices, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Armed forces, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Caribbean area, Chesapeake Bay, Child labor, Child nutrition, Children, Civil liberties, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Conservation easements, Corn, Cotton, Crop insurance, Dairy industry, Dairy products, Death, Defense policy, Department of Agriculture, Developing countries, Disaster loans, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Energy, Energy conservation, Environmental protection, Export finance, Exports, Farm lands, Farmers, Farms, Federally-guaranteed loans, Feed grains, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Food, Food relief, Food safety, Food stamps, Forced labor, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Foreign trade promotion, Forest conservation, Forestry, Free trade, Fruit, Futures trading, Government information, Government lending, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Grassland ecology, Grazing, Great Lakes, Grocery trade, Habitat conservation, Haiti, Honey, Horticulture, Housing, Housing subsidies, Human rights, Hunger, Illinois, Import restrictions, Imports, Indemnity, Indiana, International affairs, International agencies, Iowa, Irrigation, Job training, Lakes, Latin America, Law, Leases, Legumes, Livestock, Losses, Lumber trade, Marketing of farm produce, Marketing orders, Maryland, Michigan, Military pay, Milk, Minnesota, Minorities, Montana, Names, Natural resources, North Dakota, Nutrition, Ohio, Oilseeds, Old age, survivors and disability insurance, Organic farming, Peanuts, Public contracts, Research and development facilities, Research centers, Rice, Right of privacy, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Saline waters, Science policy, Sediment control, Small business, Social security, Soil conservation, Soil erosion, Sorghum, South Dakota, Soybeans, Storage, Sugar, Tariff, Tariff preferences, Taxation, Technical assistance, Trade, Trade agreements, Trees, Vegetables, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, Watersheds, Welfare, Welfare eligibility, Welfare work participation, Wetlands, Wheat, Wildlife conservation, Wind power, Wisconsin, Wool
Latest Action: 06/18/2008 - Vetoed by President. (text of veto message: CR H5535) Bill TextTo provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 - Provides for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through FY2012.Revises agricultural and related programs, including provisions respecting: (1) commodity programs; (2) conservation; (3) trade; (4) nutrition; (5) credit; (6) rural development; (7) research and related matters; (8) forestry; (9) energy; (10) horticulture and organic agriculture; (11) livestock; (12) crop insurance and disaster assistance; (13) socially disadvantaged and limited resource producers; and (14) miscellaneous programs.Directs the President to establish and maintain an importer declaration program with respect to the importation of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products.Establishes the Bill Emerson National Hunger [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Bill TextTo amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the information security of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 5/7/2008--Introduced. Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to delegate to the Department's Chief Information Officer (CIO) authority for the development, approval, implementation, integration, and oversight of DHS policies, procedures, activities, funding, and systems relating to information management and information infrastructure. Lists CIO qualifications (including at least five years of executive leadership and management experience in information technology and information security) and functions (including establishing an incident response team).Directs the CIO to establish, oversee the deployment of, and regularly update security control testing protocols that ensure that DHS's [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Appropriations, Atmosphere, Budgets, Business, Census, Children, Civil rights, Coastal zone, Commission on Civil Rights, Community policing, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, Drug abuse, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drug law enforcement, Economic development, Economic policy, Economic statistics, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Executive departments, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal office buildings, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Fishery management, Foreign policy, Forfeiture, Government corporations, Government information, Government procurement, Inspectors general, Intellectual property, International affairs, International claims, Judicial officers, Juvenile delinquency, Labor, Law, Legal Services Corporation, Manufacturing industries, Marine Mammal Commission, Marine resources, Minorities, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Oceanography, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Parole, Patents, Politics and government, Prison labor, Public contracts, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research centers, Salmon, Science policy, Space activities, Standards, State and local government, State courts, Technological innovations, Technology, Telecommunication, Trade, Trademarks, Trusts and trustees, Wireless communication, Witnesses, Women
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Mikulski. With written report No. 110-397. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 6/23/2008--Introduced. Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for FY2009 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, for science-related programs, and related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for FY2009 for various agencies and programs, including transfers of funds. Rescinds certain unobligated balances.Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice for FY2009 for various agencies and programs, including transfers of funds. Rescinds certain unobligated balances.Science Appropriations Act 2009- Makes appropriations for FY2009 for: (1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (2) [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. 6/4/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Title I: Grants for Modernization, Renovation, or Repair of School Facilities - (Sec. 102) Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including public charter schools, to make them safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date. Allocates grant funds among states on the basis of the relative portion of school improvement funds provided to local educational agencies (LEAs) in each state under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Reserves 1% of the grant funds for assistance to outlying areas and Indian [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextExpressing the sense of Congress that Madame C. J. Walker should be recognized for her achievements in business, her inventions, and her commitment to the African-American community. 2/6/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that Madame C. J. Walker should be recognized as one of history's greatest businesswomen and role models for the Nation's young people.
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Latest Action: 09/25/2007 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextRecognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry. 9/24/2007--Passed House amended. (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.) Financial Services Diversity Initiative - Recognizes that minorities and women still face unique challenges entering into and obtaining upper level positions within the financial services industry. Encourages financial institutions to partner with organizations focused on developing opportunities for minorities and women to place talented young minorities and women in industry internships, summer employment, and full-time positions.Encourages [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S105-106) Bill TextA bill to foster the development of minority-owned small businesses. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Minority Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish within the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Office of Minority Small Business Development to, among other things, formulate, execute, and promote SBA policies and programs that provide assistance to small businesses owned and controlled by minorities. Authorizes the SBA Administrator to make grants to eligible educational institutions: (1) to assist in establishing an entrepreneurship curriculum for undergraduate or graduate studies; and (2) for the placement of a small business development center on the campus of the institution. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to eligible associations and organizations to: (1) assist in establishing the technical capacity to provide online or distance learning for businesses seeking to contract with the federal government; [...] show full description
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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.
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Latest Action: 01/12/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes. 1/12/2007--Introduced. Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007 - Establishes within the National Science Foundation (NSF) an Office of Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology to: (1) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (assistance) to eligible institutions to provide educational instruction in digital and wireless network technologies; and (2) strengthen the national digital and wireless infrastructure by increasing national investment in telecommunications and technology infrastructure at eligible institutions. Requires the NSF Director to establish an advisory council on the best approaches for involving eligible institutions in supported activities and for reviewing and evaluating submitted proposals. Requires the council to include members from minority serving institutions.Makes the following [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Alaska, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Computer literacy, Computer networks, Computer software, Computers, Conferences, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Distance education, Economic development, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational planning, Educational technology, Elementary and secondary education, Engineering, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to Indians, Government information, Government paperwork, Grants-in-aid, Hawaii, Hawaiians, Higher education, Hispanic Americans, Humanities, Indian education, Indigenous peoples, Infrastructure, Mathematics, Minorities, Minority education, National Science Foundation, Nonprofit organizations, Paraprofessional school personnel, Preschool education, Public contracts, Public-private partnerships, Research, School libraries, School personnel, Science policy, Scientific education, Small business, Social services, Teacher education, Technical education, Technology, Telecommunication, Telecommunication systems, Welfare, Wireless communication
Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S678-679) Bill TextA bill to establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act - Establishes within the National Science Foundation (NSF) an Office of Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology to: (1) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (assistance) to eligible institutions to provide educational instruction in digital and wireless network technologies; and (2) strengthen the national digital and wireless infrastructure by increasing national investment in telecommunications and technology infrastructure at eligible institutions. Requires the NSF Director to establish an advisory council on the best approaches for involving eligible institutions in supported activities and for reviewing and evaluating submitted proposals. Requires the council to include members from minority serving institutions.Makes the following institutions [...] show full description
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Also tagged in: Appropriations, Atmosphere, Budgets, Business, Census, Children, Civil rights, Coastal zone, Commission on Civil Rights, Community policing, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, Drug abuse, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drug law enforcement, Economic development, Economic policy, Economic statistics, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Executive departments, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal office buildings, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Fishery management, Foreign policy, Forfeiture, Government corporations, Government information, Government procurement, Inspectors general, Intellectual property, International affairs, International claims, Judicial officers, Juvenile delinquency, Labor, Law, Legal Services Corporation, Manufacturing industries, Marine Mammal Commission, Marine resources, Minorities, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Oceanography, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Parole, Patents, Politics and government, Prison labor, Public contracts, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research centers, Salmon, Science policy, Space activities, Standards, State and local government, State courts, Technological innovations, Technology, Telecommunication, Trade, Trademarks, Trusts and trustees, Wireless communication, Witnesses, Women
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Mikulski. With written report No. 110-397. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 6/23/2008--Introduced. Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for FY2009 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, for science-related programs, and related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for FY2009 for various agencies and programs, including transfers of funds. Rescinds certain unobligated balances.Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice for FY2009 for various agencies and programs, including transfers of funds. Rescinds certain unobligated balances.Science Appropriations Act 2009- Makes appropriations for FY2009 for: (1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (2) [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Acreage allotments, Administrative procedure, Agricultural assistance, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural credit, Agricultural estimating and reporting, Agricultural prices, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Armed forces, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Caribbean area, Chesapeake Bay, Child labor, Child nutrition, Children, Civil liberties, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Conservation easements, Corn, Cotton, Crop insurance, Dairy industry, Dairy products, Death, Defense policy, Department of Agriculture, Developing countries, Disaster loans, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Energy, Energy conservation, Environmental protection, Export finance, Exports, Farm lands, Farmers, Farms, Federally-guaranteed loans, Feed grains, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Food, Food relief, Food safety, Food stamps, Forced labor, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Foreign trade promotion, Forest conservation, Forestry, Free trade, Fruit, Futures trading, Government information, Government lending, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Grassland ecology, Grazing, Great Lakes, Grocery trade, Habitat conservation, Haiti, Honey, Horticulture, Housing, Housing subsidies, Human rights, Hunger, Illinois, Import restrictions, Imports, Indemnity, Indiana, International affairs, International agencies, Iowa, Irrigation, Job training, Lakes, Latin America, Law, Leases, Legumes, Livestock, Losses, Lumber trade, Marketing of farm produce, Marketing orders, Maryland, Michigan, Military pay, Milk, Minnesota, Minorities, Montana, Names, Natural resources, North Dakota, Nutrition, Ohio, Oilseeds, Old age, survivors and disability insurance, Organic farming, Peanuts, Public contracts, Research and development facilities, Research centers, Rice, Right of privacy, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Saline waters, Science policy, Sediment control, Small business, Social security, Soil conservation, Soil erosion, Sorghum, South Dakota, Soybeans, Storage, Sugar, Tariff, Tariff preferences, Taxation, Technical assistance, Trade, Trade agreements, Trees, Vegetables, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, Watersheds, Welfare, Welfare eligibility, Welfare work participation, Wetlands, Wheat, Wildlife conservation, Wind power, Wisconsin, Wool
Latest Action: 06/18/2008 - Vetoed by President. (text of veto message: CR H5535) Bill TextTo provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 - Provides for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through FY2012.Revises agricultural and related programs, including provisions respecting: (1) commodity programs; (2) conservation; (3) trade; (4) nutrition; (5) credit; (6) rural development; (7) research and related matters; (8) forestry; (9) energy; (10) horticulture and organic agriculture; (11) livestock; (12) crop insurance and disaster assistance; (13) socially disadvantaged and limited resource producers; and (14) miscellaneous programs.Directs the President to establish and maintain an importer declaration program with respect to the importation of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products.Establishes the Bill Emerson National Hunger [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Presented to President. Bill TextA bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. 5/23/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Extends through March 20, 2009, under the same terms and conditions, the authorization for any program, authority, or provision, including any pilot program, that is currently authorized through May 23, 2008, under the Small Business Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.
Also tagged in: Computer security measures, Criminal justice, Department of Homeland Security, Emergency management, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal officials, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, Government procurement, Information technology, Inspectors general, Minorities, Politics and government, Public contracts, Security measures, Small business, Subcontractors, Technology, Telecommunication, Terrorism
Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Bill TextTo amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the information security of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 5/7/2008--Introduced. Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to delegate to the Department's Chief Information Officer (CIO) authority for the development, approval, implementation, integration, and oversight of DHS policies, procedures, activities, funding, and systems relating to information management and information infrastructure. Lists CIO qualifications (including at least five years of executive leadership and management experience in information technology and information security) and functions (including establishing an incident response team).Directs the CIO to establish, oversee the deployment of, and regularly update security control testing protocols that ensure that DHS's [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent. Bill TextA resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of the owners of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning April 21, 2008. 4/28/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors the entrepreneurial spirit of small business owners during National Small Business Week beginning April 21, 2008. Honors the efforts and achievements of small business owners and their employees. Recognizes that small businesses are essential to restoring the country's economic health. Recognizes the vital role of Small Business Administration (SBA) programs, employees, and resource partners in providing assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners. Urges the President to ensure that: (1) reasonable rules relating to the federal contract procurement [...] show full description
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