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Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextCalling on the Government of Venezuela to respect a free and independent media and to avoid all acts of censorship against the media and free expression. 3/1/2007--Introduced. Supports members of the media in Venezuela who are facing an assault on their rights to freedoms of the press, speech, and expression. Expresses concern regarding the announcement of Venezuelan President Chavez not to renew the broadcasting license of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), and calls upon the government of Venezuela to reverse the decision not to renew RCTV's license. Urges the government of Venezuela to: (1) create an independent body to assign and renew broadcasting licenses in Venezuela; and (2) respect the rights of freedom of expression for all Venezuelans. Calls upon the government of Venezuela to respect the rights of an independent media.
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Latest Action: 02/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish additional authorities to ensure the safe and effective use of drugs, to establish whistleblower protections for certain individuals, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Swift Approval, Full Evaluation Drug Act or the SAFE Drug Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) order postmarket studies of approved drugs upon receiving evidence of a significant issue regarding the safety or lack of effectiveness of such a drug; and (2) establish restrictions on the distribution or use of the drug during the period in which the study is conducted.Directs the Secretary to amend regulations to require postmarket studies of drugs approved under an accelerated approval process for new drugs for serious or life-threatening illnesses. Deems a drug or device to be misbranded if there is a failure to comply with requirements under [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/22/2008 - Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. Bill TextTo promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to protect United States businesses from coercion to participate in repression by authoritarian foreign governments, and for other purposes. 12/10/2007--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There is 1 other summary) Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Defines, for this Act, "United States business" to mean: (1) a company with its principal place of business in the United States or that is organized under the U.S. or state laws; (2) any issuer of a security registered under specified provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (3) any foreign subsidiary of such entities to the extent such entity controls the voting shares or other equities of the foreign subsidiary or authorizes, directs, controls, or participates in acts carried out by the foreign subsidiary that are prohibited by this Act. Title I: Promotion of Global Internet Freedom - (Sec. 101) Declares [...] show full description
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Also tagged in: Civil liberties, Communications, Foreign policy, Freedom of speech, Freedom of the press, Human rights, International affairs, Latin America, Law, Licenses, Mass media, Newspapers, Periodicals, Radio broadcasting, Telecommunication, Television broadcasting, Television stations, Venezuela
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextCalling on the Government of Venezuela to respect a free and independent media and to avoid all acts of censorship against the media and free expression. 3/1/2007--Introduced. Supports members of the media in Venezuela who are facing an assault on their rights to freedoms of the press, speech, and expression. Expresses concern regarding the announcement of Venezuelan President Chavez not to renew the broadcasting license of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), and calls upon the government of Venezuela to reverse the decision not to renew RCTV's license. Urges the government of Venezuela to: (1) create an independent body to assign and renew broadcasting licenses in Venezuela; and (2) respect the rights of freedom of expression for all Venezuelans. Calls upon the government of Venezuela to respect the rights of an independent media.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Budgets, Business, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Communication in medicine, Communication in science, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumers, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Damages, Deceptive advertising, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees, Drug approvals, Drug industry, Drugs, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal employees, Federal officials, Fines (Penalties), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Fraud, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, Government publicity, Health policy, Informed consent (Medical law), Labeling, Labor, Law, Legal fees, Marketing, Medical care, Medicine, Misconduct in office, Pharmaceutical research, Public contracts, Punitive damages, Risk, Science policy, Scientists in government, Subcontractors, Wage restitution, Waste in government spending, Whistle blowing
Latest Action: 02/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish additional authorities to ensure the safe and effective use of drugs, to establish whistleblower protections for certain individuals, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Swift Approval, Full Evaluation Drug Act or the SAFE Drug Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) order postmarket studies of approved drugs upon receiving evidence of a significant issue regarding the safety or lack of effectiveness of such a drug; and (2) establish restrictions on the distribution or use of the drug during the period in which the study is conducted.Directs the Secretary to amend regulations to require postmarket studies of drugs approved under an accelerated approval process for new drugs for serious or life-threatening illnesses. Deems a drug or device to be misbranded if there is a failure to comply with requirements under [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Arms sales, Belarus, Business, Business ethics, Central Asia, China, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Communications, Computers, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporate accountability, Corporation directors, Criminal justice, Cuba, Damages, Democracy, Department of State, East Asia, Economic assistance, Electronic mail systems, Ethiopia, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Export controls, Fines (Penalties), Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Freedom of information, Freedom of speech, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Human rights, Information services, Interactive media, International affairs, International broadcasting, Internet, Iran, Laos, Law, Liability (Law), Middle East and North Africa, Military assistance, Negotiations, Opposition (Political science), Political persecution, Politics and government, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Punitive damages, Religion, Religious liberty, Right of privacy, Standards, Stockholders, Technological innovations, Technology, Telecommunication, Telecommunication industry, Trade, Tunisia, Vietnam, Weapons systems, Web sites
Latest Action: 02/22/2008 - Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. Bill TextTo promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to protect United States businesses from coercion to participate in repression by authoritarian foreign governments, and for other purposes. 12/10/2007--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There is 1 other summary) Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Defines, for this Act, "United States business" to mean: (1) a company with its principal place of business in the United States or that is organized under the U.S. or state laws; (2) any issuer of a security registered under specified provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (3) any foreign subsidiary of such entities to the extent such entity controls the voting shares or other equities of the foreign subsidiary or authorizes, directs, controls, or participates in acts carried out by the foreign subsidiary that are prohibited by this Act. Title I: Promotion of Global Internet Freedom - (Sec. 101) Declares [...] show full description
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