| Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community development, Compensatory education Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1560-1561)
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 3/10/2008--Introduced. Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NSCA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise the programs under such Acts and reauthorize appropriations for such programs through FY2012. Revises under NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service (Learn and Serve programs); (2) National Service Trust programs (AmeriCorps); (3) the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Eliminates the current Community-Based Learn and Serve programs. Establishes a new Learn and Serve program, Innovative Service-Learning Programs and Research, providing matching grants to: (1) provide community service-learning opportunities to elementary and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Administrative procedure, Aged, Annuities, Assault weapons, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Caregivers, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child pornography, Children, Civil service retirement, Cocaine, Communications Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13451-13452)
Bill TextA bill to fight crime. 10/25/2007--Introduced. Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, and other federal laws to establish and reauthorize programs to prevent and control crime. Reauthorizes and expands the program for community-oriented policing services (COPS program). Authorizes the hiring of an additional 1,000 agents for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in FY2008-FY2012. Authorizes the hiring of additional Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents.Establishes a National Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice to study the role of law enforcement after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for: (1) early Head [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Airline passenger traffic, Budgets, Business, Business education, Competitive bidding, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction industries, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Depressed areas, Disabled, Economic policy, Entrepreneurs, Executive departments, Executive orders Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Bill TextTo update and expand the procurement programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 10/30/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act - Title I: Ensuring Government Contract Opportunities for Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by Service-Disabled Veterans - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) permit agencies to enter into contracts with a small business owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran without first ensuring that there is only one company can perform a contract; and (2) allow contracting officers to decide whether or not to set aside contracts where at least two underutilized business zone (HUBZone) qualified companies could compete for the contract. (Sec. 102) Provides for the assessment of civil penalties against any company that misrepresents itself as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Business records, Child pornography, Child sexual abuse, Children, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Electronic mail systems, Electronic surveillance, Evidence (Law), Fines (Penalties), Foreign policy, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity Latest Action: 12/06/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. 12/5/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007 or the SAFE Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the reporting requirements of electronic communication and remote computing service providers with respect to violations of laws prohibiting sexual exploitation of children and child pornography.Requires such service providers who obtain knowledge of violations of child exploitation and pornography laws to: (1) complete and maintain with current information a registration with the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC); and (2) provide information relating to the Internet identity of any individual who appears to have violated a child exploitation or pornography [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 10/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Bill TextTo amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide to States an option to provide food assistance to foster community reintegration. 10/10/2007--Introduced. Food Stamp Equality Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to make individuals convicted of specified federal or state drug-related offenses eligible for food stamp or similar benefits. (Current law denies food stamp benefits to such individuals.) Authorizes a state to: (1) deny or limit food stamp benefits to such individuals; or (2) continue to provide such benefits under a previous opt-out provision. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Children, Conspiracy, Contempt of court, Counterterrorism, Crime prevention, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Department of Justice, Drug abuse, Drug traffic, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Families, Federal aid to law enforcement, Fines (Penalties) Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. 9/17/2007--Introduced. Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act - Amends the federal criminal code to define "criminal street gang" and "gang crime" and to prohibit: (1) the commission of, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit, a gang crime to further the activities of a criminal street gang; and (2) the recruitment of another person to join a criminal street gang.Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose criminal penalties for murder and other violent crimes committed in the course of a drug trafficking offense.Increases criminal penalties for possession of firearms by repeat [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Airports, Alien labor, Arrest, Aviation safety, Boundaries, Budgets, Counterterrorism, Crime prevention, Criminal aliens, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Deportation, Detention of persons, Electronic data interchange, Federal aid to law enforcement Latest Action: 10/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Bill TextTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the interior enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes. 9/14/2007--Introduced. Accountability in Enforcing Immigration Laws Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject all illegal alien entrants to fines. (Under current law, first-time offenses are subject to such fines and/or six months' imprisonment, and subsequent offenses are subject to such fines and/or two years' imprisonment.) Directs United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide for: (1) detention of illegal aliens who are apprehended by state or local law enforcement officers; and (2) reimbursement of state and local detention costs. Requires certain airport security screeners to undergo immigration status checks. Requires owners and operators of high-risk critical infrastructure sites, in order to receive buffer zone protection grants, to conduct terrorist watchlist [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Counseling, Criminal justice, Homeless, Housing, Job hunting, Labor, Long-term care, Medical care, Medicine, Mental illness, Social services, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' employment, Veterans' medical care, Vocational guidance Latest Action: 08/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextTo expand and extend counseling and referral programs that minimize recidivism by reintegrating at-risk veterans into meaningful employment. 8/4/2007--Introduced. Second Chance for America's Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a three-year workforce reentry program for veterans who are residents of a penal institution or an institution that provides long-term care for mental illness and are at-risk for homelessness once they leave such institution absent referral and counseling services. Makes available under the program job referral, counseling, and other services deemed necessary to minimize recidivism and improve job placement. Requires the program to be carried out in at least 24 locations equitably distributed throughout the United States. | | Also tagged in: Aid to dependent children, Budgets, Business, Cash welfare block grants, Child support, Childbirth, Children, Collection of accounts, Criminal justice, Custody of children, Disabled, Earned income tax credit, Economic policy, Employment of the disabled, Employment subsidies, Expatriation Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Bill TextTo amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to: (1) funding for responsible fatherhood programs; (2) requirements to ensure procedures to address domestic violence; (3) activities promoting responsible fatherhood; (4) grants to healthy family partnerships for domestic violence prevention, for services for families and individuals affected by domestic violence, and for developing and implementing best practices; and (5) elimination of separate TANF work participation rate for two-parent families.Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to prohibit a state from collecting any amount owed it by reason of costs it has [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Child health, Children, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Criminal statistics, Dental care, Government information, Governmental investigations, Juvenile delinquency, Medical care, Medical statistics, Medicine, Methamphetamine, Prisoners, Rehabilitation of criminals Latest Action: 07/31/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextA bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to understand and comprehensively address the inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use, and for other purposes. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Meth Mouth Correctional Costs and Reentry Support Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to: (1) include in criminal justice system statistics data about the oral health of federal inmates and dental care provided in federal correctional facilities; and (2) conduct a study on how methampehtamine use affects the demand for (and provision of) oral health care in such facilities.Provides for Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to states and local, territorial, and tribal governments for: (1) oral health dental programs for federal inmates; (2) evaluating the extent to which poor oral health undermines or impedes an inmate's successful reentry into [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Child health, Children, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Criminal statistics, Dental care, Government information, Governmental investigations, Juvenile delinquency, Medical care, Medical statistics, Medicine, Methamphetamine, Prisoners, Rehabilitation of criminals Latest Action: 09/10/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill TextTo amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to understand and comprehensively address the inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use, and for other purposes. 7/26/2007--Introduced. Meth Mouth Correctional Costs and Reentry Support Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to: (1) include in criminal justice system statistics data about the oral health of federal inmates and dental care provided in federal correctional facilities; and (2) conduct a study on how methampehtamine use affects the demand for (and provision of) oral health care in such facilities.Provides for Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to states and local, territorial, and tribal governments for: (1) oral health dental programs for federal inmates; (2) evaluating the extent to which poor oral health undermines or impedes an inmate's successful reentry into the community;[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Assault, Capital punishment, Conspiracy, Criminal justice, Detention of persons, Drug abuse, Drug traffic, Fines (Penalties), Firearms, Firearms control, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Kidnapping, Law, Licenses, Life imprisonment Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo provide law enforcement critical tools and resources for preventing and enforcing violent crime. 7/24/2007--Introduced. Violent Crime Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to impose civil fines on firearms licensees who willfully violate federal firearms laws; (2) increase criminal penalties for transferring firearms for use in crimes of violence or drug trafficking and for conspiracies against the United States; (3) increase criminal penalties for felons with prior convictions for violent crimes and serious drug offenses who unlawfully possess firearms; (4) expand criteria for the detention for persons charged with firearms offenses prior to trial; (5) include other felony crimes of violence in the prohibition against interstate travel to commit murder-for-hire and increase criminal penalties for such crimes; (6) impose a 10-year limitation period for prosecutions of noncapital crimes of violence [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to modify a deadline relating to a certain election by Indian tribes. 7/23/2007--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.) Amends the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to extend until July 27, 2008, the deadline for an Indian tribe to elect to participate as a jurisdiction in the sex offender registration program under such Act or delegate its functions to another jurisdiction. | | Latest Action: 07/19/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to modify a deadline relating to a certain election by Indian tribes. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Amends the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to extend until July 27, 2008, the deadline for an Indian tribe to elect to participate as a jurisdiction in the sex offender registration program under such Act or delegate its functions to another jurisdiction. | | Also tagged in: Access to airports, Accident insurance, Administrative fees, Age and employment, Aged, Agriculture, AIDS (Disease), Air traffic, Air traffic control, Air travel, Aircraft pilots, Airline employees, Airline passenger traffic, Airports, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - On motion to recommit to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 - 231 (Roll no. 1101). (consideration: CR H13903)
Bill TextMaking appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 9/12/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Transportation, including: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (3) the Federal Highway Administration; (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (6) the Federal Railroad Administration; (7) the Federal Transit Administration (FTA); (8) the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; (9) the Maritime Administration; (10) the Pipeline and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Budgets, Business, Children, Colleges, Community and school, Corporations, Criminal justice, Dropouts, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drugs and youth, Education, Educational accountability, Educational research, Elementary and secondary education Latest Action: 07/18/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen mentoring programs, and for other purposes. 7/18/2007--Introduced. Mentoring America's Children Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to make miscellaneous changes to the Mentoring grant program under title IV that include: (1) improvement of school connectedness and character education among mentoring's purposes; (2) corporations, universities, foster care group homes, and other entities among program providers; (3) a requirement that mentors help children become responsible and successful adults; (4) foster youth, children with an incarcerated parent, suburban children in high crime areas, and children living in high gang involvement, drug use, dropout, or youth suicide areas among those most in need of mentoring; (5) children's participation in internships as a program goal; (6) mandatory information on grant applicants about plans for monitoring mentor/mentee [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Corporation directors, Criminal justice, Department of Homeland Security, Executive departments, Government employees, Government procurement, Government service contracts, Private police, Protection of officials, Public contracts Latest Action: 10/03/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Bill TextTo prohibit the award of contracts to provide guard services under the contract security guard program of the Federal Protective Service to a business concern that is owned, controlled, or operated by an individual who has been convicted of a felony. 10/2/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 14, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Federal Protective Service Guard Contracting Reform Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from awarding a contract for the provision of guard services under the contract security guard program of the Federal Protective Service to any business concern that is owned, controlled, or operated by an individual who has been convicted of a felony. | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community development, Compensatory education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - H.AMDT.967 Amendment (A009) offered by Ms. Sutton. (consideration: CR H1389-1390; text: CR H1389) An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 110-539 to require the Corporation for National and Community Service to conduct a study to identify specifi
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 11/1/2007--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise their programs and reauthorize appropriations for them through FY2012. Title I: Amendments to National and Community Service Act of 1990 - Revises under the NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service, also known as Learn and Serve programs; (2) National Service Trust programs, also known as AmeriCorps; (3) the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration program; and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Subtitle A: Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions) - (Sec. 1101) Adds to NSCA purposes: (1) providing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative courts, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alien labor, Allegiance, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Border patrols, Budgets, Business, Canada Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Cloture on the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 53. Record Vote Number: 235. (consideration: CR S8650-8651; text: CR S8650)
Bill TextA bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. 6/18/2007--Introduced. Establishes specified benchmarks which must be met before the guest worker and legalization programs under this Act may be initiated respecting: (1) operational control of the the border with Mexico; (2) Border Patrol increases; (3) border barriers, including vehicle barriers, fencing, radar, and aerial vehicles; (4) detention capacity for illegal aliens apprehended crossing the U.S.-Mexico border; (5) workplace enforcement, including an electronic employment verification system; and (6) Z-visa (as established by this Act) alien processing.Establishes in the Treasury the Immigration Security Account to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in meeting benchmark requirements.Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) personnel and asset increases and enhancements, including Shadow Wolves units; (2) a National [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aid to dependent children, Budgets, Business, Cash welfare block grants, Child support, Childbirth, Children, Collection of accounts, Criminal justice, Custody of children, Disabled, Earned income tax credit, Economic policy, Employment of the disabled, Employment subsidies, Expatriation Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend title XIV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes. 6/14/2007--Introduced. Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to: (1) funding for responsible fatherhood programs; (2) requirements to ensure procedures to address domestic violence; (3) activities promoting responsible fatherhood; (4) grants to healthy family partnerships for domestic violence prevention, for services for families and individuals affected by domestic violence, and for developing and implementing best practices; and (5) elimination of separate TANF work participation rate for two-parent families. Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to prohibit a state from collecting any amount owed it by reason of costs [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Bill TextTo amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the limitation on the authority of the Department of Defense to issue security clearances for certain persons. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Repeals a provision prohibiting the Department of Defense (DOD), after October 30, 2000, from granting or renewing a security clearance for a person who: (1) was convicted of a crime and served a sentence of not less than one year; (2) is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, a controlled substance; (3) is determined mentally incompetent; or (4) has been discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions. | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Budgets, Business, Children, Colleges, Community and school, Corporations, Criminal justice, Dropouts, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drugs and youth, Education, Educational accountability, Educational research, Elementary and secondary education Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen mentoring programs, and for other purposes. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Mentoring America's Children Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to make miscellaneous changes to the Mentoring grant program under title IV that include: (1) improvement of school connectedness and character education among mentoring's purposes; (2) corporations, universities, and other entities among program providers; (3) a requirement that mentors help children become responsible and successful adults; (4) suburban children in high crime areas and children living in high gang involvement, drug use, or dropout areas among those most in need of mentoring; (5) limitation of each mentor to no more than three children; and (6) mandatory information on grant applicants about plans for monitoring mentor/mentee matches and the satisfaction of grant matching requirements that increase from 10% to 50% [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 05/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5658-5659)
Bill TextA bill to establish and clarify that Congress does not authorize persons convicted of dangerous crimes in foreign courts to freely possess firearms in the United States. 5/7/2007--Introduced. Firearms by Foreign Convicts Clarification Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prevent any individual convicted of a felony or crime of domestic violence in a foreign court from possessing a firearm in the United States. | | Also tagged in: Child sexual abuse, Children, Criminal justice, Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior, Employee selection, Executive departments, Federal employees, Government employees, Identification of criminals, Natural resources, Public lands, Sex offenders Latest Action: 05/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Bill TextTo prevent any individual who has been convicted of a sexual offense involving a minor from serving in the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Preventing the Endangerment of Children on Recreational Lands by Sexual Violators Act - Prohibits an individual convicted of a sexual offense involving a minor from serving in the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. Provides that this Act does not require the separation of any employee or contractor whose service began before enactment of this Act. | | Also tagged in: Arson, Budgets, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Directories, Driver licenses, Electronic government information, Federal aid to law enforcement, Fingerprints, Government information, Government paperwork, Identification devices, Identification of criminals, Internet, Social security Latest Action: 12/06/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist registries and to require the Attorney General to establish a national arsonist registry and notification program, and for other purposes. 12/5/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act of 2007 - Requires jurisdictions (i.e., states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and possessions, and federally recognized Indian tribes) to establish and maintain a jurisdiction-wide arsonist registry.Requires a criminal arsonist to register, and keep such registration current, in each jurisdiction in which such arsonist resides, is an employee, or is a student. Sets forth other registration requirements and information required to be included in a registry, including the name, address, and social security number of the arsonist, a physical description of the arsonist, a set of fingerprints and palm prints, and a photocopy [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Aged, Alcoholism, Budgets, Business, Case management, Child welfare, Children, Community-based corrections, Compensatory education, Congressional reporting requirements, Corrections, Courts of special jurisdiction, Criminal justice, Criminology Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Recidivism Reduction and Second Chance Act of 2007 or the Second Chance Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects to provide expanded services to offenders and their families for reentry into society.Directs the Attorney General to award grants for: (1) state and local reentry courts; (2) Comprehensive and Continuous Offender Reentry Task Forces; (3) pharmacological drug treatment services to incarcerated offenders; (4) technology career training for offenders; and (5) mentoring services for reintegrating offenders into the community.Amends the Higher Education Amendments [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Adult education, Authorization, Budgets, Children, Community policing, Community-based corrections, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Criminal statistics, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Drug traffic Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo fight criminal gangs. 3/26/2007--Introduced. Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes programs for combating criminal gangs, including after-school programs, programs for safe and drug-free schools and communities, gang resistance education and training programs, and adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects.Establishes or increases funding for criminal gang-related programs, including: (1) demonstration grants to public and private entities for innovative approaches to combat gang activity; (2) programs that target certain at-risk youth and juvenile offenders ages 11 to 19; (3) state studies of parole or post-incarceration supervision violations and revocations; (4) substance abuse treatment; (5) mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations; (6) transition training for incarcerated youth offenders; (7) gang activity policing grants; (8) grants to prosecutors and law enforcement officials to combat violent crime [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Adult education, Authorization, Budgets, Children, Community policing, Community-based corrections, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Criminal statistics, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Drug traffic Latest Action: 03/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3757-3758)
Bill TextA bill to fight criminal gangs. 3/26/2007--Introduced. Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes programs for combating criminal gangs, including after-school programs, programs for safe and drug-free schools and communities, gang resistance education and training programs, and adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects.Establishes or increases funding for criminal gang-related programs, including: (1) demonstration grants to public and private entities for innovative approaches to combat gang activity; (2) programs that target certain at-risk youth and juvenile offenders ages 11 to 19; (3) state studies of parole or post-incarceration supervision violations and revocations; (4) substance abuse treatment; (5) mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations; (6) transition training for incarcerated youth offenders; (7) gang activity policing grants; (8) grants to prosecutors and law enforcement officials to combat violent [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Aged, Alcoholism, Budgets, Business, Case management, Child welfare, Children, Community-based corrections, Compensatory education, Congressional reporting requirements, Corrections, Courts of special jurisdiction, Criminal justice, Criminology Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes. 11/13/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention or the Second Chance Act of 2007 - (Sec. 5) Requires the Attorney General, not later than January 31 of each year, to submit all reports required by this Act during the preceding year to the Judiciary Committees of Congress.Title I: Amendments Related To The Omnibus Crime Control And Safe Streets Act of 1968 - Subtitle A: Improvements to Existing Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects to provide expanded services to offenders [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Archives, Constitution, Constitutional law, Criminal justice, Ex-presidents, Executive orders, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, History, Humanities, Law, Presidential privileges and immunities, Presidential records, Presidents, Subpoena Latest Action: 06/20/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
Bill TextA bill to amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records. 6/20/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Presidential Records Act to require the Archivist of the United States, when making available any presidential record not previously made available publicly, to: (1) promptly provide written notice of such determination to the former President during whose term of office the record was created and the incumbent President; and (2) make the notice available to the public. Requires such a record to be made available upon the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Animal breeding, Animals, Biological warfare, Black colleges, Boundaries, Bridges, Budgets, Bus drivers, Business, Business records, Cameras, Chemical warfare, Civil liberties Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - For Further Action See Titles XII, XIII, XIV and XV of H.R. 1.
Bill TextTo improve the security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the-road buses in the United States, and for other purposes. 3/27/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 - Title I: Rail and Public Transportation Security - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement a plan entitled the National Strategy for Rail and Public Transportation Security.(Sec. 102) Requires the Secretary to assign each railroad carrier, public transportation operator, or over-the-road bus private operator (covered transportation) to a certain risk-based tier.(Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary to issue regulations that: (1) require each provider of covered transportation assigned to a high- or medium-risk tier to assess their vulnerability to terrorism and to implement, subject to approval of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Absentee voting, Actions and defenses, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Advertising, Auditing, Authorization, Ballots, Blind, Budgets, Citizen participation, Citizenship education, Civil liberties, Communications, Competitive bidding, Computer matching Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. 3/7/2007--Introduced. Count Every Vote Act of 2005 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 with respect to : (1) voter verification and mandatory auditing by state officials; (2) provisional ballots and requirements for casting and counting them; (3) shortening of voter wait lines; (4) equitable allocation of voting systems, poll workers, and election resources; (5) absentee balloting; (6) training of poll workers; (7) standards for purging voters; (8) an election day registration grant program; (9) standards for early voting; (10) voter registration and identification; (11) prohibition of deceptive practices and certain campaign activities; (12) voting rights of individuals convicted of criminal offenses; and (13) the Election Assistance Commission. Makes appropriations to carry out this Act. Federal Election Day Act of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Absentee voting, Actions and defenses, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Advertising, Auditing, Authorization, Ballots, Blind, Budgets, Citizen participation, Citizenship education, Civil liberties, Communications, Competitive bidding, Computer matching Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Bill TextTo amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. 3/7/2007--Introduced. Count Every Vote Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 with respect to : (1) voter verification and mandatory auditing by state officials; (2) provisional ballots and requirements for casting and counting them; (3) shortening of voter wait lines; (4) equitable allocation of voting systems, poll workers, and election resources; (5) absentee balloting; (6) training of poll workers; (7) standards for purging voters; (8) an election day registration grant program; (9) standards for early voting; (10) voter registration and identification; (11) prohibition of deceptive practices and certain campaign activities; (12) voting rights of individuals convicted of criminal offenses; (13) election day as a public holiday; and (14) the Election Assistance Commission. | | Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill TextTo amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the firearm and ammunition prohibitions applicable to convicted felons to those convicted in a foreign court. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Foreign Felon Gun Prohibition Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to extend prohibitions against the sale, disposition, shipment, possession, transfer, or receipt of a firearm or ammunition by convicted felons to felons convicted in a foreign court. | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Budgets, Business, Business records, Child pornography, Child sexual abuse, Children, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Electronic mail systems, Electronic surveillance, Evidence (Law), Fines (Penalties), Foreign policy, Government information Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill TextTo modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. 2/7/2007--Introduced. Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007 or the SAFE Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the reporting requirements of electronic communication and remote computing service providers with respect to violations of child sexual exploitation and pornography laws. Requires such service providers, in reporting violations of such laws to the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to provide: (1) information on the Internet identity of a suspected sex offender, including the electronic mail address, website address, uniform resource locator, or other identifying information; (2) the time child pornography was uploaded or discovered; (3) geographic location information for the offender; and (4) images of such child pornography. Requires [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Budgets, Business, Business records, Child pornography, Child sexual abuse, Children, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Electronic mail systems, Electronic surveillance, Evidence (Law), Fines (Penalties), Foreign policy, Government information Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1714-1715)
Bill TextA bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. 2/7/2007--Introduced. Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007 or the SAFE Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the reporting requirements of electronic communication and remote computing service providers with respect to violations of child sexual exploitation and pornography laws. Requires such service providers, in reporting violations of such laws to the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to provide: (1) information on the Internet identity of a suspected sex offender, including the electronic mail address, website address, uniform resource locator, or other identifying information; (2) the time child pornography was uploaded or discovered; (3) geographic location information for the offender; and (4) images of such child pornography.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional elections, Criminal justice, Elections, Injunctions, Law, Presidential elections, Presidents, State and local government, State laws, Voting rights Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. 2/5/2007--Introduced. Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2007 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual: (1) is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility; or (2) is on parole or probation for a felony offense. Provides for enforcement and remedies for violations of this Act.Specifies that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a state from enacting any state law that affords the right to vote in any election for federal office on terms less restrictive than those terms established by this Act; and (2) the rights and remedies established by this Act shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, and shall not [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accounting, Administrative fees, Authorization, Budgets, Canada, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Conspiracy, Construction costs, Construction workers, Cost effectiveness, Criminal insane, Criminal justice, Emergency management, Employee selection Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Star Print ordered on the bill.
Bill TextTo amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. 3/9/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 - Title I: Technical and Management Assistance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (popularly known as the Clean Water Act [CWA]) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide: (1) technical assistance to rural and small municipalities for grants from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Funds; (2) technical assistance and training for rural and small publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and decentralized wastewater systems to enable them to protect water quality and comply with the CWA; and (3) information to rural and small municipalities and municipalities that meet a state's affordability [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Business records, Child pornography, Child sexual abuse, Children, Civil liberties, Computer crimes, Correctional personnel, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Directories, Electronic mail systems Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextA bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. 11/14/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007 or the KIDS Act of 2007 - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 to: (1) evaluate and purchase Internet filtering and monitoring programs and devices; (2) train probation officers in the use of such programs and devices and in the supervision of sex offenders; and (3) hire probation officers and other personnel as required to supervise convicted sex offenders effectively.Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include as discretionary conditions for the probation and supervised release of a convicted sex offender restricted access to the Internet and monitoring of computers used by such offender by a probation officer; (2) impose a fine and/or prison term of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alcoholism, Community service (Punishment), Court records, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Criminal procedure, District courts, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education, Educational tests, Electronic government information, Elementary and secondary education, Employee selection, Federal law enforcement officers Latest Action: 07/27/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1644)
Bill TextTo permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses. 1/22/2007--Introduced. Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow an individual to file a petition for expungement of a record of conviction for a nonviolent criminal offense if such individual has: (1) never been convicted of a violent offense and has never been convicted of a nonviolent offense other than the one for which expungement is sought; (2) fulfilled all requirements of the sentence of the court in which conviction was obtained; (3) remained free from dependency on or abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance for a minimum of one year and has been rehabilitated, to the court's satisfaction, if so required by the terms of supervised release; (4) obtained a high school diploma or completed a high school equivalency program; and (5) completed at least one year of community service.Authorizes an individual convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Affordable housing, AIDS (Disease), Anniversaries, Blacks, Budgets, Commemorations, Communications, Congress, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug abuse treatment, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Housing Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2007)
Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. 2/5/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; (2) full and equitable funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006; (3) appropriate funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment; (4) the strengthening of stable African-American communities; (5) reducing the impact of incarceration as a driver of new HIV infections within the African-American community; (6) effective and comprehensive HIV prevention education programs to promote the early identification of HIV through voluntary routine testing and to connect those in need to treatment as early as possible; (7) reducing the number of HIV infections in the African-American community resulting from injection drug use; and (8) efforts to link those infected with HIV to accessible care and treatment options.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Business, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense policy, Federal employees, Federal officials, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Fraud, Government contractors, Government employees, Government ethics, Government procurement, Governmental investigations Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Bill TextTo require the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Defense Contract Audit Agency, to review all defense contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving any contractors, subcontractors, or Federal officers or employees that have been indicted or convicted for contracting improprieties. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency, to review of each covered contract to determine if the contract has been the subject of fraud or any other contracting impropriety. Defines a covered contract as a contract or subcontract entered into on or after March 1, 2003, by the Department of Defense (DOD), if the contract or subcontract: (1) relates to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq; and (2) involves any contractor, subcontractor, or federal employee that has been indicted or convicted for fraud with respect to another DOD contract relating [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 01/05/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Bill TextTo amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish standards for the distribution of voter registration application forms, and for other purposes. 1/5/2007--Introduced. Voter Bounty Registration Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prescribe standards for paid distribution of voter registration application forms.Prohibits any individual from distributing a voter registration application form for federal elections in a state if the individual: (1) is not registered to vote in such elections; (2) has been convicted of a felony under any state or federal law; (3) does not sign and print legibly the individual's name on the form; or (4) does not provide identifying information to the election official to whom the form will be submitted.Excepts from this prohibition the distribution of a voter registration application form by an individual who is not compensated directly or indirectly for it.Establishes criminal penalties for: (1) [...] show full description |
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