Top Legislation - View All
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Business, Communications, Conferences, Constitutions, Criminal justice, Debt relief, Decentralization in government, Defense policy, Energy, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, International affairs, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Legislation, Middle East and North Africa, Military intervention, Petroleum, Petroleum industry, Political participation, Politics and government, Regionalism (International organization), Sovereignty, Terrorism, Terrorists
Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7389-7390) Bill TextA concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) support a political settlement among Iraq's major factions based upon the provisions of the Constitution of Iraq that create a federal system of government and allow for the creation of federal regions; and (2) urge the government of Iraq to implement a law providing for the equitable distribution of oil revenues, which is a critical component of a comprehensive political settlement based upon federalism.
Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), American investments, Arms sales, Budgets, Business, Business ethics, Civil service retirement, Colleges, Commemorations, Commercial blacklisting, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Corporate accountability, Corporate reorganizations, Criminal justice, Education, Energy, Foreign policy, Genocide, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, Government procurement, Government publicity, Higher education, Information disclosure (Securities law), International affairs, Local finance, Mines and mineral resources, Mining engineering, National security, Natural resources, Pensions, Petroleum, Petroleum refineries, Pipelines, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Prospecting, Public contracts, Radar, Sanctions (International law), State and local government, State finance, State-sponsored terrorism, Subsidiary corporations, Sudan, Technology, Technology transfer, Trade, Transportation, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextTo require the identification of companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies, and for other purposes. 7/31/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure the publication every six months in the Federal Register of a list of all persons (as defined by this Act) who have a direct investment in or are conducting business operations in Sudan's power production, mineral extraction, oil-related, or military equipment industries. Sets forth excluded business operations, including operations with: (1) the regional government of southern Sudan; (2) maginalized populations of Sudan; and (3) peacekeeping or humanitarian organizations. (Sec. 4) States that it is U.S. policy to support state and local efforts to divest funds from, or restrict investments in, companies [...] show full description
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Americans in foreign countries, Business, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Democracy, Development credit institutions, Diplomacy, Discrimination, Discrimination in employment, Economic assistance, Employee selection, Employee training, Equality before the law, Ethnic relations, Foreign aid, Foreign loans, Foreign policy, Government contractors, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Human rights, India, International affairs, Job training, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Minorities, Political violence, Politics and government, Public contracts, Recruiting of employees, Rule of law, Rural affairs, Rural health, Science policy, South Asia, Technology, Wages, Women
Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India. 7/23/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses the sense of Congress that, as the leaders of the United States and the Republic of India have expressed commitment to the values of human freedom, democracy, and the rule of law, it is in U.S. interests to address the treatment of the Dalits and Tribals in India by: (1) raising the issue of caste discrimination and untouchability; (2) encouraging the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to ensure that the needs of Dalit organizations are incorporated in project development; (3) ensuring that projects that positively impact Dalit and Tribal communities, especially Dalit women, are developed; (4) ensuring that cooperative research programs targeting rural health care, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and rural technology contain proper focus on the [...] show full description
Also tagged in: American investments, Bonds, China, East Asia, Foreign policy, Government liability (International law), International affairs, International banking, Loan defaults, Sanctions (International law), Trade, Trade agreements
Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill TextRegarding the endorsement of U.S. citizens' claims for payment by Chinese Government of defaulted Chinese bonds. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Recommends that the People's Republic of China (PRC) be denied access to all U.S. capital markets until the PRC complies with the terms and conditions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement and fully honors repayment of its outstanding defaulted public debts owed to U.S. citizens consistent with the efforts of the American Bondholders Foundation.
Also tagged in: Corruption in politics, Development credit institutions, Diplomats, East Asia, Education, Educational exchanges, Energy, Energy security, Foreign policy, Foreign students, Higher education, International affairs, International cooperation, Politics and government, Public corruption, Regionalism (International organization), Scholarships, Southeast Asia, Summit diplomacy
Latest Action: 06/11/2007 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7494; text as passed Senate: CR S7494) Bill TextA resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-United States dialogue and relationship. 6/11/2007--Passed Senate 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.) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States: (1) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries should continue implementing the ASEAN-United States Enhanced Partnership; (2) should proceed with appointing a United States Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs; (3) should work with the ASEAN countries in developing a regional energy strategy; (4) should provide greater support toward encouraging students from ASEAN countries to study in the United States and American students to study in ASEAN countries; and (5) should continue to support the work of multilateral financial institutions assisting the ASEAN countries.[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Christianity, Defense policy, Economic integration, Europe, European Union, Foreign policy, International affairs, International cooperation, International military forces, Kosovo, NATO countries, Peacekeeping forces, Recognition (International law), Regionalism (International organization), Religion, Serbia, Sovereignty, Trade, United Nations, Violence
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4215-4216) Bill TextA resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should support independence for Kosovo. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States should support the independence of Kosovo in accordance with its currently constituted borders; (2) the government of Kosovo should develop a cooperative relationship with the government of Serbia in recognition of its legitimate interests in the safety of the Serb population in Kosovo and in the protection and preservation of the patrimonial sites of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo; and (3) the government of Serbia should seize the opportunity presented by Kosovo's independence to focus its energies toward achieving a peaceful future through regional cooperation and integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions and toward the establishment of constructive relations with the government of Kosovo.
Also tagged in: American investments, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Criminal justice, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Human rights, International affairs, International agencies, Nongovernmental organizations, Slavery, Summit diplomacy, Trade, Victims of crimes
Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding modern-day slavery. 1/11/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the abolition of modern-day slavery should be a high priority of U.S. foreign and domestic policy and the United States should assume a leadership role in a global campaign to eliminate all forms of modern-day slavery by 2017; (2) U.S. trade, aid, and investment policies of should reflect and advance the U.S. commitment to freedom for all people; (3) the United States should expand protection and legal options for victims of modern-day slavery; (4) the United States should bring together governments, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals to form a comprehensive coalition and forge a sustained global action plan to fight modern-day slavery; and (5) the abolition of modern-day slavery should be prioritized at the 2007 Group of 8 (G-8) Summit in Germany.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Banks and banking, Business, Child pornography, Child sexual abuse, Children, Civil liberties, Consumer education, Consumers, Credit unions, Criminal justice, Electronic mail systems, Executive departments, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Foreign banks and banking, Government information, Government publicity, Humanities, Identification devices, Independent regulatory commissions, Injunctions, Internet, Law, Libraries, Parties to actions, Pornography, Restrictive trade practices, Right of privacy, Savings and loan associations, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Social security, Social security numbers, Technology, Telecommunication, Telephone, Web sites
Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the carriage of child pornography by video service providers, to protect children from online predators, and to restrict the sale or purchase of children's personal information in interstate commerce. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue regulations requiring video services to prevent child pornography. Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to triple the fines on providers of electronic communication services or remote computing services who knowingly and willfully fail to report child pornography. Requires warning labels for websites depicting sexually explicit material. Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require schools and libraries that receive universal service support to enforce a policy that: (1) prohibits access to a commercial [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Admission of nonimmigrants, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Alien labor, Antitrust law, Armed forces, Budgets, Business, Children, Church and social problems, Citizen participation, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Communications, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Countervailing duties, Day care, Defense policy, Developing countries, Drugs, Dumping, Economic development, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Employee rights, Energy, Environmental protection, Environmental protection groups, Families, Family farms, Federal-local relations, Federal-state relations, Food, Food safety, Food supply, Foreign investments, Foreign policy, Freedom of information, Government information, Government lending, Government procurement, Government regulation, Health policy, Human rights, Immigration, Import relief, Import restrictions, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, International labor activities, Investors, Labor, Labor unions, Local laws, Medical care, Medicine, Minorities, Minority business enterprises, National security, Occupational health and safety, Plant quarantine, Politics and government, Postal service, Public contracts, Public health, Public utilities, Refuse and refuse disposal, Religion, Restrictive trade practices, Seeds, Small business, Social services, Solid wastes, Standards, State and local government, State laws, Subsidies, Taxation, Temporary employment, Trade, Trade agreements, Trade negotiations, Transportation, Water resources, Women, Women in business
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.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Afghanistan, Communications, Criminal justice, Electronic surveillance, Foreign banks and banking, Foreign policy, Injunctions, Intelligence activities, International affairs, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Judicial review, Law, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Parties to actions, Reporters and reporting, South Asia, State-sponsored terrorism, Supreme Court, Telecommunication, Terrorism, Terrorists, Warrants (Law)
Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to expedite review by the Supreme Court of the warrantless electronic surveillance program of the National Security Agency. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Foreign Surveillance Expedited Review Act - Provides standing for civil actions for declaratory and injunctive relief to persons who refrain from electronic communications through fear of being subject to warrantless electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes.
|
Latest Legislation - View All
Also tagged in: Alliances, Armed forces, Arms control, Arms control agreements, Arms control negotiations, Arms control verification, Arms sales, Authorization, Biological warfare, Bombs, Border patrols, Budgets, Caribbean area, Chemical warfare, Chile, Civil liberties, Coast guard, Commemorations, Communicable diseases, Communication in medicine, Conferences, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Conventional weapons, Coups d'etat, Criminal justice, Data banks, Debt relief, Defense policy, Democracy, Developing countries, Diplomacy, East Asia, Education, Egypt, Embassies, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Employee training, Energy, Epidemics, Epidemiology, Estonia, Europe, Export controls, Fissionable materials, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Foreign students, Former Soviet states, Greece, Haiti, Health information systems, Health policy, Health surveys, Higher education, Human rights, Information technology, International affairs, International agencies, International control of nuclear power, International cooperation, Israel, Job training, Laboratories, Land mines, Latin America, Latvia, Law, Legislation, Licenses, Lithuania, Medical care, Medical education, Medical laboratories, Medical statistics, Medical supplies, Medicine, Middle East and North Africa, Military assistance, Military education, Military regimes, Military training, Minesweeping, Nuclear energy research, Nuclear exports, Nuclear fuels, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear security measures, Nuclear weapons, Ordnance, Pakistan, Peacekeeping forces, Peru, Police, Police training, Politics and government, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Preventive medicine, Public corruption, Public health personnel, Reactor fuel reprocessing, Research and development, Rule of law, Sanctions (International law), Scholarships, Science policy, Scientific instruments and apparatus, Shipbuilding, Shipyards, Smuggling, South Asia, South Korea, Space activities, Space stations, Syndromes, Technical assistance, Technology, Technology transfer, Terrorism, Trade, Uranium enrichment, Warships, Weapons systems, World health
Latest Action: 09/24/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dodd. With written report No. 110-496. Bill Text An original bill to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and for other purposes.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Alien property, American investments, Armed forces, Arms sales, Authorization, Biological warfare, Budgets, Business, Chemical warfare, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporate accountability, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Department of the Treasury, Energy, Executive departments, Explosives, Export controls, Export finance, Finance, Foreign banks and banking, Foreign investments, Foreign loans, Foreign policy, Gas industry, Government procurement, Import restrictions, Independent regulatory commissions, International affairs, Investments, Iran, Law, Liquefied natural gas, Middle East and North Africa, Nuclear exports, Nuclear industry, Nuclear nonproliferation, Pension funds, Pensions, Petroleum industry, Pipelines, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Public contracts, Sanctions (International law), Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities regulation, State-sponsored terrorism, Subsidiary corporations, Tankers, Tax-deferred compensation plans, Taxation, Technology, Technology transfer, Terrorism, Trade, Transportation, Weapons of mass destruction, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dodd. With written report No. 110-443. Bill TextAn original bill to impose sanctions with respect to Iran, to provide for the divestment of assets in Iran by State and local governments and other entities, to identify locations of concern with respect to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items to Iran, and for other purposes. 8/1/2008--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.) Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2008 - Title I: Sanctions - (Sec. 102) Amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (formerly the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996) to expand the definitions of: (1) "person" to include financial institutions, insurers, underwriters, guarantors, other business organizations, including foreign subsidiaries, and export credit agencies; and (2) "petroleum [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bank accounts, Congress, Congressional committees (Senate), Congressional investigations, Congressional privileges and immunities, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Evidence (Law), Finance, Foreign banks and banking, Governmental investigations, Income tax, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Tax evasion, Tax havens, Taxation
Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7981; text as passed Senate: CR S7981; text of measure as introduced: CR S7977) Bill TextA resolution to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 7/31/2008--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.) Authorizes the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, acting jointly, to provide to law enforcement officials, regulatory agencies, and other entities or individuals duly authorized by federal, state, or foreign governments, records of the Subcommittee's investigation into tax haven financial institutions, their formation and administration of offshore entities and accounts for use by U.S. clients, and the impact of those activities on tax compliance in the United States.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Agricultural prices, Agriculture, Business, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Derivative securities, Energy, Energy prices, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal employees, Finance, Futures trading, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Governmental investigations, Independent regulatory commissions, Information disclosure (Securities law), Law, Recruiting of employees, Securities industry, Securities regulation, Swaps (Finance), Trade
Latest Action: 10/02/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextTo amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. 7/24/2008--Introduced. Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to define "energy commodity." Prohibits the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from permitting a foreign board of trade to provide its U.S-located members with access to the CFTC electronic trading system and order matching system for energy or agricultural commodities unless such board meets requirements similar to those imposed upon U.S. exchanges. Subjects swap transactions, transactions for agricultural and energy commodities, and large traders in over-the-counter contracts to reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Directs the Commission to: (1) set position limits for any one person with respect to designated contract markets, derivative transaction execution facilities, and electronic [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Air force, Alaska, American Battle Monuments Commission, Appellate courts, Appropriations, Arab countries, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Army, Boundaries, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Buy American, Chemical warfare, Civil liberties, Colorado, Commemorations, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost plus contracts, Courts of special jurisdiction, Defense budgets, Defense burdensharing, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense policy, Defense procurement, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Diabetes, Disabled, East Asia, Electronic commerce, Eminent domain, Europe, Executive departments, Families, Federal aid to health facilities, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Government contractors, Government information, Government insurance, Government procurement, Government trust funds, Health policy, Home ownership, Home repair and improvement, Homeless, Housing, Indian housing, Indian medical care, Indians, Information technology, Infrastructure, Inspectors general, Iron and steel industry, Japan, Job training, Joint ventures, Land transfers, Law, Leases, Lobbying, Marines, Marshall Islands, Medical care, Medical research, Medical supplies, Medicine, Members of Congress, Middle East and North Africa, Military base closures, Military bases, Military cemeteries and funerals, Military construction operations, Military dependents, Military housing, Military maneuvers, Minorities, Mortgages, Names, National Guard, NATO military forces, Natural resources, Navy, Nursing homes, Oceania, Pensions, Politics and government, Property tax, Prosthesis, Public contracts, Public lands, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research and development, Road construction, Rural health, Science policy, Soldiers' homes, Steel, Survivors' benefits, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunication, Trade, Transportation, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' hospitals, Veterans' medical care, Veterans' pensions, Veterans' rehabilitation, Vocational rehabilitation, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 09/08/2008 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 945. Bill TextMaking appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 8/1/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 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 construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD; (4) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (5) the Homeowners Assistance Fund; (6) chemical demilitarization construction; and (7) the Department of Defense [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, American investments, Animals, Anniversaries, Appalachia, Appalachian Regional Commission, Archives, Armenia, Authorization, Azerbaijan, Beaches, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Carbon dioxide, Central Asia, Chesapeake Bay, Child abuse, Child pornography, Child safety, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Civil war, Climate change, Closed caption television, Coastal zone, Compensation (Law), Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Coral reefs, Court reporting, Courts of special jurisdiction, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Data banks, Debt agreements, Debt relief, Department of Justice, Developing countries, Disabled, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Down's syndrome, Drug abuse, Economic assistance, Economic policy, Economic stabilization, Education, Educational exchanges, Emergency management, Employee rights, Employee training, Energy, Environmental assessment, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Environmental technology, Europe, Executive departments, Eye care, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to law enforcement, Federal aid to transportation, Federal aid to water pollution control, Finance, Flood control, Flowers, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Forest conservation, Foundations, Government corporations, Government information, Government publicity, Great Lakes, Greenhouse gases, Health information systems, Higher education, History, Homeless, Horticulture, Housing, Human rights, Humanities, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, International monetary system, Internet, Investment guaranty insurance, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Jews, Job training, Labor, Law, Low-income housing, Maintenance and repair, Maps, Marine ecology, Marine pollution, Marine resources, Marine resources conservation, Maryland, Mass rapid transit, Medical care, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medicine, Mental depression, Mental health services, Middle East and North Africa, Money laundering, Museums, Music, National Sea Grant Program, Nervous system diseases, Ocean currents, Oceanography, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Paralysis, Poland, Pregnancy, Preventive medicine, Primates, Prosecution, Quality of life, Railroad engineering, Railroad finance, Regional economic development, Religion, Runaway children, Scholarships, School security, Science policy, Slavery, Small business, Smithsonian Institution, Social services, Sports, State-sponsored terrorism, Strategic planning, Stroke, Students, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunication, Telemedicine, Terrorism, Torture, Trade, Trails, Transportation, Tropical forests, Turkey, United Nations finances, Victims of crimes, Virginia, Vocational rehabilitation, War relief, Water pollution, Water resources, Welfare, Wild animal trade, Women, Women's health
Latest Action: 11/20/2008 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S10702) Bill TextA bill to advance America's priorities. 7/22/2008--Introduced. Advancing America's Priorities Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) establish a system to collect data on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and establish a registry for such data; (2) provide for an education and information campaign to promote stroke prevention; and (3) award grants for a pilot project to improve stroke patient outcomes by coordinating health care delivery through telehealth networks.Establishes programs for research, rehabilitation, and quality of life for people with paralysis.Provides for support services to women suffering from postpartum depression and who receive a positive diagnosis of Down syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to provide vision care for children. Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to expand services for homeless youth [...] show full description
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, Head injuries, History, Home ownership, Homeless, Hospital care, Housing, Indians, Information technology, Inspectors general, 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, Texas, 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
Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Africa, Africa (Sub-Saharan), African Development Foundation, AIDS (Disease), Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Appropriations, Arabs, Armed forces, Arms sales, Belize, Biological diversity, Bolivia, Bombs, Boundaries, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Budgets, Burma, Business, Cambodia, Canada, Central Asia, Child health, Children, China, Civil liberties, Civil service retirement, Colombia, Commemorations, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional agencies, Congressional oversight, Construction costs, Contraceptives, Costa Rica, Criminal justice, Cuba, Cultural relations, Debt agreements, Debt relief, Defense policy, Democracy, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Development credit institutions, Diplomats, Disaster relief, Displaced persons, Dominican Republic, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, East Asia, Economic assistance, Education, Educational exchanges, El Salvador, Embassies, Energy, Environmental protection, Europe, Executive departments, Export controls, Export finance, |