Top Legislation - View All
Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Afghanistan, Authorization, Budgets, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Communications, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Curricula, Democracy, Education, Elections, Elementary and secondary education, Families, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Heads of households, Human rights, International affairs, Job training, Labor, Language and languages, Law, Literacy programs, Married people, Maternal health services, Mathematics, Medical care, Medicine, Mental depression, Mental health services, Nongovernmental organizations, Nonprofit organizations, Police training, Politics and government, Rape, Science policy, Scientific education, Sex discrimination, Social services, South Asia, Technical education, Vocational education, Voting rights, Widows, Women, Women in government, Women in public life, Women's education, Women's employment, Women's health, Women's rights
Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextA bill to empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the protection of the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan and their full participation in the reestablishment of democracy are essential to Afghanistan's reconstruction, and to achieve such reconstruction the U.S. government must commit resources to advance the rights of women throughout Afghanistan. Amends the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 to revise the provisions respecting assistance to women and girls in Afghanistan. Extends funding authority. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) condition the provision of such assistance on the recipient adhering to international standards for women's rights and human rights; and (2) ensure that Afghan women-led nongovernmental organizations with demonstrated experience in delivering services to Afghan women and children [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Abandonment of family, Actions and defenses, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Adoption, Advice and consent of the Senate, Aliens, Armed forces, Census, Child welfare, Children, Citizenship, Communications, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Criminal justice, Custody of children, Data banks, Defense policy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Diplomats, Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Emigration, Employee training, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Families, Family services, Federal employees, Fees, Fines (Penalties), Fingerprints, Foreign policy, Foster home care, Fraud, Government employees, Government information, Immigration, International affairs, International cooperation, International employees, Job training, Judicial review, Law, Medical care, Medical records, Medicine, Military personnel, Parent and child, Parental consent, Passports, Physical examinations, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Residence requirements, Social services, Support of dependents, Technology, Telecommunication, Translating and interpreting, Treaties, Treaty-making power, Vaccines, Visas, Welfare
Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Bill TextTo reform Federal procedures relating to intercountry adoption. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Intercountry Adoption Reform Act of 2007 or the ICARE Act - Establishes an Office of Intercountry Adoptions within the Department of State to be headed by the Ambassador at Large for Intercountry Adoptions. Transfers to the Office all functions with respect to intercountry adoptions currently performed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise: (1) conditions for automatic citizenship for children born outside the United States, including for adopted children; and (2) requirements concerning the history of parents' physical presence in the United States or its possessions. Defines the term "full and final adoption." Prescribes procedural requirements for the adoption of foreign-born children by U.S. citizens.Establishes a nonimmigrant W-visa for an adoptable child coming into the United States for adoption by [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative remedies, Adoption, Budgets, Children, Department of Homeland Security, Executive departments, Families, Immigrants, Immigration, Law
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that an individual may file an orphan petition for at least 2 years after approval of an advanced processing application. 1/22/2007--Introduced. Helping Families Adopt Orphans Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any "covered individual" (an individual whose Application for Advanced Processing of Orphan Petition was approved on or after July 1, 2005) may file a Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative for at least two years after the approval of the individual's application. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring: (1) a covered individual who files a timely petition to pay any fees or complete any requirements already paid or completed in conjunction with the application or contingent on the amount of time that elapses between the application's approval and the petition's filing; and (2) any person who was a covered individual on this Act's enactment date from paying [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Afghanistan, Authorization, Budgets, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Communications, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Curricula, Democracy, Education, Elections, Elementary and secondary education, Families, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Heads of households, Human rights, International affairs, Job training, Labor, Language and languages, Law, Literacy programs, Married people, Maternal health services, Mathematics, Medical care, Medicine, Mental depression, Mental health services, Nongovernmental organizations, Nonprofit organizations, Police training, Politics and government, Rape, Science policy, Scientific education, Sex discrimination, Social services, South Asia, Technical education, Vocational education, Voting rights, Widows, Women, Women in government, Women in public life, Women's education, Women's employment, Women's health, Women's rights
Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E295) Bill TextTo empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the protection of the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan and their full participation in the reestablishment of democracy are essential to Afghanistan's reconstruction, and to achieve such reconstruction the U.S. government must commit resources to advance the rights of women throughout Afghanistan. Amends the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 to revise the provisions respecting assistance to women and girls in Afghanistan. Extends funding authority. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) condition the provision of such assistance on the recipient adhering to international standards for women's rights and human rights; and (2) ensure that Afghan women-led nongovernmental organizations with demonstrated experience in delivering services to Afghan women and children receive [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Abortion, Access to health care, Agriculture, AIDS (Disease), Birth control, Children, Community health services, Congressional reporting requirements, Contraceptives, Cost effectiveness, Developing countries, Economic assistance, Economic development, Economic policy, Education, Environmental protection, Farm lands, Food, Food supply, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Forest conservation, Health education, Health policy, Health surveys, Higher education, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Infant mortality, Informed consent (Medical law), Maternal health services, Medical care, Medical education, Medical tests, Medicine, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Public health, Quality of care, Water conservation, Water resources, Women, Women's health, World health
Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries, and for other purposes. 2/28/2007--Introduced. Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide assistance for voluntary family planning programs in developing countries, including activities to: (1) improve public knowledge of voluntary family planning programs; (2) support public and private voluntary family planning programs, including networks for community-based and subsidized commercial distribution of contraceptives; (3) expand training for health care providers and educators; (4) provide improved coordination between voluntary family planning programs and programs that receive U.S. assistance for the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections; and (5) strengthen supply chain logistics [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Budgets, Business, Children, Covert operations, Defense budgets, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense policy, Development credit institutions, Economic policy, Economic stabilization, Energy, Energy prices, Food, Food prices, Foreign aid, Foreign loans, Foreign policy, Government contractors, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Intelligence activities, International affairs, International finance, International military forces, International monetary system, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Islamic countries, Job training, Middle East and North Africa, Military agreements, Military occupation, Military operations, Military strategy, Military withdrawal, Peace negotiations, Peacekeeping forces, Petroleum industry, Privatization, Public contracts, Reparations, Sovereignty, Subcontractors, United Nations, United Nations economic assistance, United Nations finances, War relief
Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5638-5644, H5684) Bill TextTo end the United States occupation of Iraq immediately. 2/28/2007--Introduced. Requires that all U.S. Armed Forces be completely withdrawn from Iraq and returned to the United States or redeployed outside of the Middle East within three months of enactment of this Act. Prohibits fund use under any provision of law to deploy or continue to deploy members or units of the U.S. Armed Forces to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Exempts from such prohibition fund use to: (1) provide for the Armed Forces' safe and orderly withdrawal from Iraq; (2) ensure the security of Iraq by carrying out consultations with the government of Iraq, other foreign governments, the United Nations, and other international organizations; or (3) ensure the security of Iraq by funding the U.N.-led peacekeeping mission.
Also tagged in: Academic performance, Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Administration of justice, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural colleges, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alien labor, Aliens, Allegiance, Animals, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Arrest, Artists, Awards, medals, prizes, Belize, Border patrols, Boundaries, Budgets, Business, Canada, Caribbean area, Census, Child pornography, Child sexual abuse, Children, Citizenship, Citizenship education, Civil rights, Commemorations, Communications, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consent decrees, Conspiracy, Cost accounting, Counterfeiting, Counterterrorism, Criminal aliens, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Curricula, Customs administration, Data banks, Death, Defense economics, Defense policy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Deportation, Detention of persons, Disaster relief, Discrimination in employment, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Drug traffic, East Asia, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Education, Electric power transmission, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Employee training, Employment agencies, Energy, Engineers, English language, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Equipment and supplies, Evacuation of civilians, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Explosives, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to law enforcement, Federal law enforcement officers, Federal-local relations, Federal-state relations, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Fingerprints, Firearms, Foreign aid, Foreign corporations, Foreign policy, Foreign service, Foreign students, Forgery, Fraud, Gangs, Government attorneys, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, Government publicity, Government statistics, Governmental investigations, Guardian and ward, Guatemala, Habitat conservation, Haiti, Haitians, Health insurance, Health policy, Higher education, History, Home ownership, Housing, Housing finance, Housing subsidies, Humanities, Hurricanes, Identification devices, Identification of criminals, Illegal aliens, Immigrant education, Immigrant health, Immigrants, Immigration, Imprisonment, Indian law enforcement, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Injunctions, International affairs, International cooperation, International finance, Internet, Iraq compilation, Job hunting, Job training, Judges, Labor, Labor supply, Latin America, Law, Legislation, Limitation of actions, Logistics, Low-income housing, Maintenance and repair, Marine terminals, Married people, Mathematics, Medical care, Medical economics, Medicine, Mexico, Military base closures, Military civic action, Military training, Minorities, Minority business enterprises, Money laundering, Motion pictures, Murder, National Guard, National security, Natural resources, Naturalization, Negotiations, Nonprofit organizations, North America, Oaths, Organized crime, Passports, Performance measurement, Performing arts, Philippines, Police communication systems, Police training, Politics and government, Poverty, Prisons, Prostitution, Public contracts, Public prosecutors, Quality of care, Quality of life, Rape, Recruiting of employees, Refugees, Regulatory impact statements, Repatriation, Rescue work, Residence requirements, Retired military personnel, Right of asylum, Rural affairs, Science policy, Scientists, Security measures, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Sex offenders, Skilled labor, Slavery, Smuggling, Social security, Social services, Standards, State and local government, Student aid, Student employment, Student loan funds, Surety and fidelity, Technical assistance, Technology, Telecommunication, Teleconferencing, Television, Temporary employment, Terrorism, Terrorists, Trade, Transportation, Travel, Treaties, User charges, Veterans, Victims of crimes, Violence, Visas, Wages, Web sites, Welfare, Western Hemisphere, Widows, Women, Women in business, World War II
Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7271-7291, S7294-7296, S7298-7304, S7305-7308, S7309-7313, S7313-7322) Bill TextA bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. 5/9/2007--Introduced. Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) personnel and asset increases and enhancements; (2) a National Strategy for Border Security; (3) border security initiatives, including biometric data enhancements and a biometric entry-exit system, document integrity, and mandatory detention of aliens apprehended at or between ports of entry; (4) Central American gangs; (5) cooperation with Mexico; (6) National Guard support on the southern border; and (7) extension of the Western Hemisphere travel initiative. Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2007 - Authorizes a border relief grant program for a tribal, state, or local law enforcement agency in a county: (1) no more than 100 miles from a U.S. border with Canada or Mexico; or (2) more than 100 miles from any such border but which [...] show full description
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Malaria, Medical care, Medicine, Performance measurement, Preventive medicine, Sexual abstinence, Tuberculosis, World health
Latest Action: 09/21/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11940-11943) Bill TextA bill to reauthorize HIV/AIDS assistance. 8/2/2007--Introduced. HIV/AIDS Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to authorize appropriations for HIV/AIDS assistance. Revises fund allocation provisions, including requiring that at least 50% of funds be made available for the promotion of abstinence, fidelity, and other preventative measures. Extends the minimum 10% funding obligation for orphans and vulnerable children through FY2013. Authorizes the President to increase proportional support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, within the authorized amounts under this Act, if specified performance, accountability, and transparency benchmarks are met. Authorizes appropriations for Fund contributions through FY2013.
Also tagged in: Adult education, Advice and consent of the Senate, Afghanistan, Agricultural assistance, Agriculture, American investments, Anxiety, Armed forces, Auditing, Authorization, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Child abuse, Child health, Child labor, Child sexual abuse, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Clinics, Communications, Competition, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Corruption in politics, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Data banks, Defense policy, Democracy, Diesel motor, Diplomats, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Drug traffic, Economic assistance, Education, Elections, Electric power production, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Employee rights, Energy, Energy development, Energy research, Energy supplies, Equality before the law, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal aid to education, Federal officials, Financial disclosure, Financial services, Forced labor, Foreign aid, Foreign leaders, Foreign policy, Free enterprise, Geothermal resources, Government employees, Government ethics, Government internships, Health policy, Higher education, Hospitals, Housing, Human rights, Hydroelectric power, India, Infant mortality, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Inspectors general, International affairs, International broadcasting, International cooperation, International finance, International military forces, Investment guaranty insurance, Islamic fundamentalism, Job training, Kidnapping, Labor, Language and languages, Law, Legal aid, Literacy programs, Maternal health services, Mathematics, Medical care, Medical education, Medical instruments and apparatus, Medical supplies, Medicine, Mental depression, Mental health services, Midwives, Military agreements, Military civic action, Military training, Natural gas, Nongovernmental organizations, Nurses, Pakistan, Performance measurement, Personal budgets, Physicians, Physicians' assistants, Pipelines, Police training, Policy sciences, Politics and government, Post-traumatic stress disorder, President and foreign policy, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Privatization, Prosecution, Prostitution, Public corruption, Public-private partnerships, Radio broadcasting, Religion, Right of property, Road construction, Rule of law, Scholarships, School buildings, Science policy, Scientific education, Secondary education, Sex discrimination, Shelters for the homeless, Slavery, South Asia, Technical assistance, Technology, Telecommunication, Terrorism, Trade, Transportation, Treaties, United Nations, Vaccines, Vocational education, Voting rights, War relief, Water resources, Widows, Women, Women's education, Women's employment, Women's health, Women's rights, World health
Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Star Print ordered on the bill. Bill TextTo reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002, and for other purposes. 6/6/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007 - Title I: Economic and Democratic Development Assistance for Afghanistan - (Sec. 103) Amends the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 to provide for assistance with respect to: (1) continuing humanitarian needs; (2) a pilot program of crop substitution for poppy production; (3) agriculture, health, and infrastructure reconstruction; (4) education and anti-corruption, including implementation of the Afghan action plan on transitional justice; (5) assistance to women and girls; (6) energy development and short-term energy supply; and (7) capacity building. Authorizes additional FY2008-FY2010 appropriations for: (1) contributions to the United Nations Drug Control Program; and (2) the crop substitution program. Directs the President [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Aid to dependent children, Armed forces, Black colleges, Budgets, Cash welfare block grants, Children, Collection of accounts, Defense policy, Earned income tax credit, Education, Energy, Families, Federal aid to education, Foster home care, Guardian and ward, Higher education, Income tax, Married people, Minority education, National Guard, Old age, survivors and disability insurance, Scholarships, Social security, State and local government, Student loan funds, Tax credits, Tax returns, Taxation, Taxation of foreign income, Veterans, Veterans' education, Welfare
Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo make certain technical corrections and transition amendments to the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. 11/13/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) College Cost Reduction and Access Act Technical Amendments of 2007 - Makes technical changes to amendments the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (the Act) made to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Ensures that mandatory Pell grant funding made available for any fiscal year by such Act remains available for the succeeding fiscal year (thus, for the full Pell grant award year). Specifies the untaxed income and benefits which the Act excluded from the list of untaxed income and benefits considered in federal student need analyses (thereby, specifically excluding them from such analyses). Clarifies that students who were orphans, wards of the court, or in foster care when they were 13 or older are independent for federal student aid purposes. Provides [...] show full description
|
Latest Legislation - View All
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Aliens, Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Condoms, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuum of care, Crime prevention, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Developing countries, Drugs, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Food, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Governmental investigations, Health education, Health planning, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Immigration, Malaria, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Mortality, Nutrition, Pharmaceutical research, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Preventive medicine, Prostitution, Public-private partnerships, Rape, Science policy, Sex crimes, Sex education, Sexual abstinence, Strategic planning, Tuberculosis, U.S. Agency for International Development, Vaccines, Women, Women's health, Women's health services, World health
Latest Action: 07/16/2008 - Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6809-6817, S6820-6857) Bill TextA bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. 4/15/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Title I: Policy Planning and Coordination: (Sec. 101) Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Act) to revise the provisions of the President's comprehensive five-year global strategy (and related report) to combat HIV/AIDS. Directs the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally (Coordinator) to: (1) commission a study by the Institute of Medicine to assess progress and outcomes of U.S. global HIV/AIDS programs; and (2) publish a best practices report. Requires a report [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Africa (Sub-Saharan), AIDS (Disease), Antigua and Barbuda, Authorization, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Budgets, Caribbean area, Central Europe, Child health, Children, Church and social problems, Civil rights, Comprehensive health care, Condoms, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Department of State, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Drug abuse, Drug approvals, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Drugs, East Asia, Eastern Europe, Economic assistance, Europe, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Families, Federal officials, Food, Food relief, Forced labor, Foreign aid, Foreign loans, Foreign policy, Government employees, Government procurement, Grenada, Health planning, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, International affairs, International finance, International relief, Jamaica, Labor, Latin America, Law enforcement, Lesotho, Malaria, Malawi, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medical personnel, Medicine, Montserrat, Mothers, Nongovernmental organizations, Nutrition, Pharmaceutical research, Preventive medicine, Prostitution, Public contracts, Public health administration, Rape, Religion, Religious liberty, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Science policy, Sex crimes, Sexual abstinence, Sexually transmitted diseases, Slavery, Social services, South Asia, Southeast Asia, State-sponsored terrorism, Suriname, Swaziland, Taxation, Technical assistance, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuberculosis, U.S. Agency for International Development, United Nations, Vaccines, Vietnam, Women, Women's health, World health
Latest Action: 07/30/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. 7/30/2008--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 16, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Title I: Policy Planning and Coordination - (Sec. 101) Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Act) to revise the provisions of the President's comprehensive five-year global strategy (and related report) to combat HIV/AIDS. Directs the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally (Coordinator) to: (1) commission a study by the Institute of Medicine [...] show full description
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Child health, Children, Economic assistance, Epidemics, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medicine, Mothers, Preventive medicine, Women, World health
Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E124) Bill TextTo amend the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003. 2/6/2008--Introduced. Global Pediatric HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Act - States that the U.S. government's response to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic should place high priority on: (1) prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS; and (2) care and treatment of all children affected by HIV/AIDS, including children orphaned by AIDS. Requires that the global strategy under the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003: (1) establish a target for prevention of mother-to-child transmission efforts; (2) integrate prevention, care, and treatment with prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs; and (3) expand programs for children orphaned by AIDS. Directs the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally to establish the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Panel which shall: (1) review [...] show full description
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Child health, Children, Economic assistance, Epidemics, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medicine, Mothers, Preventive medicine, Women, World health
Latest Action: 12/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15464-15465) Bill TextA bill to amend the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003. 12/13/2007--Introduced. Global Pediatric HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Act - States that the U.S. government's response to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic should place high priority on: (1) prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS; and (2) care and treatment of all children affected by HIV/AIDS, including children orphaned by AIDS. Requires that the global strategy under the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003: (1) establish a target for prevention of mother-to-child transmission efforts; (2) integrate prevention, care, and treatment with prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs; and (3) expand programs for children orphaned by AIDS. Directs the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally to establish the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Panel which shall: [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Aid to dependent children, Armed forces, Black colleges, Budgets, Cash welfare block grants, Children, Collection of accounts, Defense policy, Earned income tax credit, Education, Energy, Families, Federal aid to education, Foster home care, Guardian and ward, Higher education, Income tax, Married people, Minority education, National Guard, Old age, survivors and disability insurance, Scholarships, Social security, State and local government, Student loan funds, Tax credits, Tax returns, Taxation, Taxation of foreign income, Veterans, Veterans' education, Welfare
Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo make certain technical corrections and transition amendments to the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. 11/13/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) College Cost Reduction and Access Act Technical Amendments of 2007 - Makes technical changes to amendments the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (the Act) made to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Ensures that mandatory Pell grant funding made available for any fiscal year by such Act remains available for the succeeding fiscal year (thus, for the full Pell grant award year). Specifies the untaxed income and benefits which the Act excluded from the list of untaxed income and benefits considered in federal student need analyses (thereby, specifically excluding them from such analyses). Clarifies that students who were orphans, wards of the court, or in foster care when they were 13 or older are independent for federal student aid purposes. Provides [...] show full description
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Malaria, Medical care, Medicine, Performance measurement, Preventive medicine, Sexual abstinence, Tuberculosis, World health
Latest Action: 09/21/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11940-11943) Bill TextA bill to reauthorize HIV/AIDS assistance. 8/2/2007--Introduced. HIV/AIDS Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to authorize appropriations for HIV/AIDS assistance. Revises fund allocation provisions, including requiring that at least 50% of funds be made available for the promotion of abstinence, fidelity, and other preventative measures. Extends the minimum 10% funding obligation for orphans and vulnerable children through FY2013. Authorizes the President to increase proportional support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, within the authorized amounts under this Act, if specified performance, accountability, and transparency benchmarks are met. Authorizes appropriations for Fund contributions through FY2013.
Also tagged in: Adult education, Advice and consent of the Senate, Afghanistan, Agricultural assistance, Agriculture, American investments, Anxiety, Armed forces, Auditing, Authorization, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Child abuse, Child health, Child labor, Child sexual abuse, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Clinics, Communications, Competition, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Corruption in politics, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Data banks, Defense policy, Democracy, Diesel motor, Diplomats, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Drug traffic, Economic assistance, Education, Elections, Electric power production, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Employee rights, Energy, Energy development, Energy research, Energy supplies, Equality before the law, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal aid to education, Federal officials, Financial disclosure, Financial services, Forced labor, Foreign aid, Foreign leaders, Foreign policy, Free enterprise, Geothermal resources, Government employees, Government ethics, Government internships, Health policy, Higher education, Hospitals, Housing, Human rights, Hydroelectric power, India, Infant mortality, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Inspectors general, International affairs, International broadcasting, International cooperation, International finance, International military forces, Investment guaranty insurance, Islamic fundamentalism, Job training, Kidnapping, Labor, Language and languages, Law, Legal aid, Literacy programs, Maternal health services, Mathematics, Medical care, Medical education, Medical instruments and apparatus, Medical supplies, Medicine, Mental depression, |
