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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Juan Nepomuceno Seguin. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Juan Nepomuceno Seguin; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a postage stamp be issued.
Latest Action: 02/27/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 42. Bill TextRecognizing Ann Richards' extraordinary contributions to Texas and American public life. 2/27/2007--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.) Recognizes and commends Ann Richards' extraordinary contributions to Texas and American public life.
Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextHonoring the life and accomplishments of Kevin Dwayne Ener, a dedicated radio broadcaster who worked diligently to provide valuable broadcast services to the Acres Homes Communities in Houston, Texas. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Commends Kevin Dwayne Ener for his dedication and service as a radio broadcaster in the Acres Homes Community of Houston, Texas.
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Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextRecognizing the public service of Archbishop Patrick Flores. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Recognizes Archbishop Patrick Flores for: (1) his leadership in improving the opportunities of Hispanics in the United States; (2) his 34 years serving the diverse and growing needs of the Archdiocese of San Antonio as bishop; and (3) a life of public service in the areas of civil rights, health, and education.
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Latest Action: 01/05/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextExpressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of George Thomas "Mickey" Leland. 1/5/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of George Thomas "Mickey" Leland; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
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Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Bill TextTo provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. 8/3/2007--Public Law. (There are 2 other summaries) Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 - Provides for implementation of recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission).Title I: Homeland Security Grants - (Sec. 101) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to establish Homeland Security Grant Programs (consisting of an Urban Area Security Initiative and a State Homeland Security Grant Program). Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (the Secretary) to award Program grants through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Provides that none of the provisions regarding grants to states and high-risk urban areas shall be construed to affect programs authorized under the Federal Fire Prevention [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3283-3338; text of measure as reported in House: CR H3283-3289) Bill TextRevising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 3/29/2007--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 FY2007. Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2008, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2009-FY2012. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Recommends budgetary levels and amounts for FY2007-FY2012 for: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits (on-budget); (5) debt subject to limit; [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Ms. Jackson-Lee moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Bill TextRecognizing the Honorable Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr., on the occasion of the establishment of an endowment for trial advocacy called the "Andrew L. Jefferson Endowment for Trial Advocacy" at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas. 6/17/2008--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.) Commends the Honorable Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr. for his achievements on the occasion of the establishment of an endowment for trial advocacy in his name at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas. Congratulates him on his selection as First Endowed Chair of the trial advocacy program.
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Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the c Bill TextRecognizing the importance of community development corporations (CDCs). 1/17/2007--Introduced. Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) recognizes the importance of promoting community development corporations in communities across the United States; (2) acknowledges the contributions community development corporations have made in providing affordable housing, employment, and educational opportunities for community residents; and (3) recognizes the need for the federal government to provide financial assistance to community development corporations to support their continued efforts in economic development, affordable housing production, and job creation in communities having such needs, particularly after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Bill TextExpressing that the House of Representatives supports the goals and ideals of the 1940 Air Terminal Museum and requests the President issue a proclamation recognizing the 1940 Air Terminal Museum as the "National Museum of Civil Aviation". 3/29/2007--Introduced. Supports the goals and ideals of the 1940 Air Terminal Museum. Requests the President to issue a proclamation recognizing the 1940 Air Terminal Museum as the "National Museum of Civil Aviation." Calls upon the people of the United States to recognize the importance of all aspects of civil aviation to our nation's history and economy.
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Also tagged in: Air force, Ambulatory care, American Battle Monuments Commission, Appellate courts, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Arms control, Army, Brain, Budgets, Chemical warfare, Claims, Commemorations, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Defense budgets, Defense burdensharing, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense policy, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disability evaluation, Disabled, District of Columbia, Europe, Executive departments, Families, Finance, Foreign exchange, France, Government contractors, Government lending, Government life insurance, Government trust funds, Grants-in-aid, History, Home ownership, Homeless, Hospital care, Housing, Indians, Information technology, Inspectors general, International finance, Iraq compilation, Law, Long-term care, Marines, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Mental health services, Military aviation, Military base closures, Military bases, Military cemeteries and funerals, Military construction operations, Military dependents, Military housing, Military maneuvers, Minorities, Mississippi, Monuments and memorials, National Guard, NATO military forces, Navy, Pensions, Politics and government, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Prosthesis, Psychologists, Public contracts, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Rescission of appropriated funds, Science policy, Soldiers' homes, Survivors' benefits, Technology, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' disability compensation, Veterans' hospitals, Veterans' loans, Veterans' medical care, Veterans' pensions, Veterans' rehabilitation, Vocational rehabilitation, War casualties, Weapons systems, Welfare, World War I
Latest Action: 07/22/2008 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Johnson. With written report No. 110-428. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 7/22/2008--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.) Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Title I: Department of Defense - Appropriates funds for FY2009 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing and related operation and maintenance for the military departments [...] show full description
Latest Action: 07/30/2008 - Subcommittee on National Parks. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 2:30 p.m. Bill TextA bill to amend the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the historic site, and for other purposes. 5/13/2008--Introduced. Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Boundary Expansion Act of 2008 - Amends the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site to include certain land.
Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-814. Bill TextTo redesignate the Rio Grande American Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the "Travis C. Johnson Canal". 5/13/2008--Introduced. Redesignates the Rio Grande American Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the "Travis C. Johnson Canal."
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Latest Action: 06/12/2008 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 779. Bill TextTo reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. 6/11/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 - Title I: Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for: (1) Amtrak capital and operating grants, including capital grants to states, to the Amtrak Office of the Inspector General, and for accessibility improvements and barrier removal for individuals with disabilities; (2) Amtrak repayment of long-term debt and capital leases; and (3) the rail cooperative research program. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 for grants to Amtrak and states participating in the Next Generation Corridor Train Equipment Pool Committee. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to withhold up to one-half of 1% of certain funds for the costs of project management oversight of capital projects carried out by Amtrak.(Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for costs [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Bill TextTo authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. 5/21/2008--Passed House 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.) Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2009 in: (1) Palo Alto, California; (2) San Antonio, Texas; and (3) San Juan, Puerto Rico. Amends the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 to increase the amount authorized under such Act for: (1) all projects; and (2) specified projects in Florida, Nevada, and Pennsylvania in connection with the Capital Asset Realignment Initiative. Authorizes the Secretary to carry [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 758. Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. (Sec.[...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextA bill to authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to reimburse State and local governments for expenses incurred by such governments in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating the Lower Rio Grande Valley Flood Control Project. 4/9/2008--Introduced. Authorizes the International Boundary and Water Commission to reimburse state and local governments for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating the Lower Rio Grande Valley Flood Control Project.
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Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2357) Bill TextA bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. 4/2/2008--Introduced. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2009 in: (1) Palo Alto, California; (2) Lee County, Florida; (3) San Juan, Puerto Rico; and (4) San Antonio, Texas. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects in FY2009, as originally authorized under the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers in Denver, Colorado, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. Authorizes appropriations for projects and leases authorized under this Act.
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