| Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, College costs, Defense policy, Education, Flight training, Higher education, Iraq compilation, Job training, Student loan funds, Transportation, Veterans, Veterans' education Latest Action: 04/11/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. 4/9/2008--Introduced. Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 - Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions to entitle to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill individuals in certain length-of-service categories who, commencing on or after September 11, 2001, serve on active duty in the Armed Forces. Establishes the duration of such assistance (in most cases 36 months) and assistance amounts. Requires programs of education pursued with such assistance to be approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Allows for the pursuit of an approved program of education while on active duty. Allows, under such assistance, for the pursuit of: (1) programs on less than a half-time basis; (2) apprenticeship or other on-job training; (3) correspondence courses;[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Air force, Appellate courts, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Automobiles, Burns, Business, Children, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Contracts, Cost of living adjustments, Counseling Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. 2/14/2008--Introduced. Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008 - Revises veterans' insurance benefits matters to: (1) direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to grant level-premium term life insurance to certain service-disabled veterans; (2) increase the maximum amount of supplemental service disabled veterans' insurance for totally disabled veterans; (3) provide retroactive traumatic injury coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program for certain members of the Armed Forces who incurred a traumatic injury in the line of duty; (4) provide for the designation of a recipient of funds for traumatic injury coverage when the member is mentally incapacitated or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness; and (5) increase the maximum loan guarantee amount under the veterans' [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Animals, Citizenship education, Cultural relations, Disabled, Education, Educational exchanges, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Federal aid to education, Hawaiians, Humanities, Indigenous peoples, Job training, Mainstreaming in education, Marine resources Latest Action: 02/05/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes. 12/19/2007--Introduced. Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, or enter into agreements with, Best Buddies (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities mesh with mainstream society) to promote the expansion of Best Buddies and the design and implementation of its education and outreach programs, including character education and volunteer programs, that can be integrated into classroom instruction. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to repeal authority for the Fund for the Improvement of Education: (1) educational, cultural, apprenticeship, and exchange programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and their historical whaling and trading partners in Massachusetts; and (2) program [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Alcoholism, Budgets, Business, Business and social problems, Career education, Child development, Child health, Child nutrition, Child welfare, Children, Church and education, Church and social problems, Class size, Community and school, Compensatory education Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to foster community involvement, and for other purposes. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Working to Encourage Community Action and Responsibility in Education Act or the WE CARE Act - Amends title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to assess the nonacademic factors affecting student academic performance and work with other public, private, nonprofit, and community-based entities to address those factors. Requires the annual report cards issued by states and LEAs to include additional performance data, including information on their efforts to increase community and parental involvement in students' education. Establishes a new program requiring the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to LEAs for the development and implementation of community involvement policies [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Arts, Budgets, Business, Children, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Compensatory education, Criminal justice, Curricula, Disabled, Dropouts, Education, Educational accountability, Educational counseling Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo award competitive grants to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to implement innovative strategies at the secondary school level to improve student achievement and prepare at-risk students for postsecondary education and the workforce. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Getting Retention and Diplomas Up Among Today's Enrolled Students Act or the GRADUATES Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund program awarding competitive matching grants to partnerships, which must include at least one state or local educational agency, for the implementation of innovative strategies to improve the achievement of at-risk students in secondary schools. Permits partnerships to award subgrants to schools for the implementation of such strategies. Lists activities, one or more of which grantees or subgrantees must implement, that include: (1) creating multiple pathways that [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 08/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10609)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Apprentice Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of "firefighter" for purposes of death benefit provisions to include fire department members regardless of age, status as an apprentice or trainee, or related duty restrictions. Makes this Act applicable to deaths and injuries which occur on or after May 4, 2002. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Advertising, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Communications, Community development, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction workers, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Directories, Employee selection, Employee training, Employment, Executive departments, Federal aid to housing Latest Action: 01/11/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Bill TextTo amend the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Earning and Living Opportunities Act - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to set forth as a condition of federal housing and community development assistance that: (1) a public or Indian housing agency or contractor shall require that at least 20% of employee hours be performed by low- or very low-income persons; and (2) a recipient of assistance for housing rehabilitation, construction, or other public construction projects and their contractors shall require that at least 20% of new employee hours be performed by low- or very low-income persons. Directs the Secretary to require a public or Indian housing agency and other recipients of federal housing and community development assistance to: (1) establish a section 3 committee of interested parties to oversee all aspects of compliance with section [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Arts, Budgets, Business, Children, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Compensatory education, Criminal justice, Curricula, Disabled, Dropouts, Education, Educational accountability, Educational counseling Latest Action: 08/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10610-10612)
Bill TextA bill to award competitive grants to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to implement innovative strategies at the secondary school level to improve student achievement and prepare at-risk students for postsecondary education and the workforce. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Getting Retention and Diplomas Up Among Today's Enrolled Students Act or the GRADUATES Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund program awarding competitive matching grants to partnerships, which must include at least one state or local educational agency, for the implementation of innovative strategies to improve the achievement of at-risk students in secondary schools. Permits partnerships to award subgrants to schools for the implementation of such strategies. Lists activities, one or more of which grantees or subgrantees must implement, that include: (1) creating multiple pathways [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Children, College costs, Community colleges, Community-based corrections, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Education, Educational planning, Elementary and secondary education, Employment, Federal aid to education, Gangs, Government information, Government paperwork, Higher education Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provides life, social, academic and vocational skills necessary for youth to become productive law abiding citizens. 7/24/2007--Introduced. Path to Success: Gang Prevention through Community Partnerships Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to community colleges to establish partnerships with juvenile detention centers and secure juvenile justice residential facilities to provide assistance, services, and education to individuals age 16 through 19 who have served or are serving time in juvenile detention facilities for a gang-related offense who reenter the community and pursue: (1) a secondary education graduation certificate, a general equivalency diploma (GED), or equivalent certificate or diploma; (2) a certificate of completion for a specialized area of study; or (3) an associate's degree. Requires such education programs to establish [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Biological warfare, Chemical warfare, Education, Higher education, Job training, Labor, Medical care, Medicine, Military cemeteries and funerals, Nursing homes, Student aid, Student employment, Veterans, Veterans' education, Veterans' medical care Latest Action: 07/10/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend or make permanent certain authorities for veterans' benefits, and for other purposes. 7/10/2007--Introduced. Veterans' Authorities Expansion Act of 2007 - Makes permanent the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who participated in tests conducted by the Department of Defense Deseret Test Center as part of a program for chemical and biological warfare testing; and (2) provide government markers or memorial headstones for the graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries. Amends the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 to extend through December 30, 2010, the authority for an increase in basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for individuals pursuing apprenticeship or on-job training. Extends through FY2010 the VA's work-study allowance program. | | Also tagged in: Academic freedom, Academic performance, Accreditation (Education), Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alaska, Alcohol and youth, Alcoholism, Americans in foreign countries, Animals, Archives, Area studies, Arizona, Armed forces Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-231.
Bill TextA bill to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 7/24/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Higher Education Amendments of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise HEA programs and to extend the authorization of appropriations for them through FY2013. Title I: General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Adds definitions of a critical foreign language, distance education, and poverty line. Provides that critical foreign languages are those contained on the list designated by the Secretary of Education in the Federal Register on August 5, 1985, but allows the Secretary to set language priorities according to the purposes of a specific program and national security, economic competitiveness, and educational needs. States that poverty line refers to the poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved. (Sec. 102) Revises [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Budgets, Collection of accounts, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Federal aid to education, Higher education, Labor, Licenses, Mentoring, Recruiting of employees, Scholarships, School districts Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to high-need local educational agencies to establish teaching residency programs. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Preparing Excellent Teachers Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make competitive, three-year, matching grants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish and support teacher residency programs under which residents engage in rigorous master's level coursework at a college or university with which the LEA has an agreement while undertaking a guided teaching apprenticeship alongside a mentor teacher. Requires mentor teachers to have at least five years of teaching experience at a school in the high-need LEA and a master's degree in education or teaching. Requires program participants to attain full state teaching certification prior to completing the program and accept placement for at least five academic years thereafter [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Budgets, Collection of accounts, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Federal aid to education, Higher education, Labor, Licenses, Mentoring, Recruiting of employees, Scholarships, School districts Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7349-7350)
Bill TextA bill to establish Teaching Residency Programs for preparation and induction of teachers. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Teaching Residency Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make competitive matching grants to partnerships of high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), nonprofit community agencies, and institutions of higher education to support one-year teaching residency programs under which recent college graduates or professionals outside the field of education engage in rigorous master's level coursework while undertaking a guided teaching apprenticeship alongside a trained and experienced mentor teacher. Requires program participants to earn a master's degree and attain full state teaching certification or licensure prior to completing the program and accept placement for three years thereafter in a high-need school served by the high-need LEA. | | Also tagged in: Admission of nonimmigrants, Advertising, Alien labor, Budgets, Business, Business education, Communications, Community colleges, Consumers, Curricula, Dislocated workers, Economic policy, Education, Employee training, Employment, Enterprise zones Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo provide job creation and assistance, and for other purposes. 5/22/2007--Introduced. Rural America Job Assistance and Creation Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make matching grants to regional consortia meeting specified criteria to improve the job skills necessary for employment in specific industries. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to establish and support entities that provide business incubator services (necessary to initiate and sustain operations of a newly established business, including legal, intellectual property, and technology services and planning) for small- and medium-sized businesses. Directs the Comptroller General to study how rural infrastructure, venture capital, and federal programs can enhance rural areas. Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to require employer notification of federal and state elected officials (as well as local ones) before dislocation of workers. Amends the Immigration [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill TextTo amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations. 5/8/2007--Introduced. Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Fairness Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of "firefighter" for purposes of death benefit provisions to include fire department members regardless of age, status as an apprentice or trainee, or related duty restrictions. Makes this Act applicable to deaths and injuries which occur on or after May 4, 2002. | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Afghanistan, Appellate courts, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Brain diseases, Budgets, Burns, Cancer, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost of living adjustments, Courthouses, Defense policy Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - S.AMDT.4576 Amendment SA 4576 proposed by Senator Akaka. (consideration: CR S3353-3354; text: CR S3353-3354) Of a perfecting nature.
Bill TextAn act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. 4/24/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 - Title I: Insurance Matters - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to grant level-premium, term life insurance to each veteran less than 65 years old who has a service-connected disability and who seeks such insurance, with a maximum coverage amount of $50,000. Reduces the coverage amount by 80% once the veteran turns 70 and prohibits charging a premium in such a case. (Sec. 102) Allows administrative costs of the Service-Disabled Veterans' Insurance program to be paid through premiums. (Sec. 103) Includes all (currently, only certain active-duty) members of the Individual Ready Reserve under the Servicemembers' [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Curricula, Education, Higher education, Job training, Labor, Performance measurement, Politics and government, Salaries, State and local government, State politics and government, Transportation, Travel costs, Veterans, Veterans' education, Veterans' employment Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5583-5584)
Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional discretion to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in contracting with State approving agencies, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Revises provisions concerning Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) use of state approving agencies (agencies) for approving courses of education for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill veterans' educational assistance program. Authorizes (current law requires) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to promote the development of veterans' apprenticeship and on-job training programs. Authorizes the Secretary to determine the criteria and contract conditions for reimbursing agencies for salary and travel costs incurred on behalf of the VA, including the condition that the agencies report annually to the Secretary and the congressional veterans' committees on resources expended and personnel qualification and performance standards. Limits the annual authorized amount for the VA [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Bank management, Black colleges, Business, Business education, Community and school, Corporate management, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Finance, Financial institutions, Financial services, Graduate education, Higher education, Job training, Labor, Mentoring Latest Action: 09/25/2007 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextRecognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry. 9/24/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Financial Services Diversity Initiative - Recognizes that minorities and women still face unique challenges entering into and obtaining upper level positions within the financial services industry. Encourages financial institutions to partner with organizations focused on developing opportunities for minorities and women to place talented young minorities and women in industry internships, summer employment, and full-time positions.Encourages [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Education, Governmental investigations, Higher education, Job training, Labor, Residence requirements, Unemployment, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' education, Veterans' employment Latest Action: 04/25/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and improve certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 4/25/2007--Introduced. Sets $19 million as the maximum amount per fiscal year for reimbursement to states and local agencies administering veterans' education benefits. Extends through FY2007 a pilot program of on-job training for veterans' claims adjudicators. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive, for public interest purposes on a case-by-case basis, the residency requirement for a Director for Veterans' Employment and Training. Includes veterans of the Global War on Terror within an ongoing veterans' unemployment study. Amends the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 to extend through 2009 an increase in benefits for veterans pursuing apprenticeships or on-job training. | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Communications, Compensatory education, Correspondence schools and courses, Defense policy, Education, Flight training, Graduate education, Higher education, Job training, Labor, Law, Licenses, Skilled labor, Veterans Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to recodify as part of that title certain educational assistance programs for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Montgomery GI Bill Integration Act of 2007 - Recodifies under federal veterans' benefits provisions former federal armed forces provisions relating to educational assistance programs for members of the reserve components. Increases monthly educational assistance benefit amounts. Includes under such recodification provisions concerning Selected Reserve educational assistance allowances for: (1) apprenticeships and on-the-job training; (2) correspondence courses; (3) flight training; (4) tutorial assistance; (5) courses beyond the baccalaureate degree level; (6) persons with skills or specialties for which there is a critical shortage; and (7) licensing and certification tests. Extends the time limitation for the use of such entitlement to the earlier of 14 years after the person first [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Bonds, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Charitable contributions, Children, Collection of accounts, Community and school, Construction costs, Construction industries, Construction workers, Corporate philanthropy, Curricula, Depressed areas, Economic policy, Education Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3275)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools. 3/19/2007--Introduced. America's Better Classroom Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in qualified public school modernization bonds, defined to include: (1) bonds for the construction, rehabilitation, or repair of a public school facility or for the acquisition of land for such facility (qualified school construction bonds); (2) bonds to finance certain academic programs below the postsecondary level in empowerment zones or enterprise communities (qualified zone academy bonds); and (3) bonds for the construction, rehabilitation, or repair of certain Indian tribal schools (qualified tribal school modernization bonds). Establishes a national limitation on the issuance of such bonds and provides for the allocation of bond amounts among the states according to a specified formula. Limits the term of such [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Aged, Ambulatory care, Auditing, Budgets, Business, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Coinsurance, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care Latest Action: 03/07/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610.
Bill TextTo amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, and for other purposes. 3/5/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 4 other summaries) Division A: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act (PSHA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require group health plans to apply the same treatment limits on mental health or substance-related disorder benefits as they do for medical and surgical benefits (parity requirement). Extends [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Awards, medals, prizes, Budgets, Business, Business records, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Class actions (Civil procedure), Commemorations, Communications, Conferences, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Department of Education, Department of Labor Latest Action: 07/11/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages to: (1) add nonretaliation requirements; (2) increase penalties; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages. Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. Directs the Secretaries of Labor and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Awards, medals, prizes, Budgets, Business, Business records, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Class actions (Civil procedure), Commemorations, Communications, Conferences, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Department of Education, Department of Labor Latest Action: 03/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2699-2700)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies of victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages to: (1) add nonretaliation requirements; (2) increase penalties; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages. Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. Directs the Secretaries of Labor [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural education, Agriculture, Armed forces, Correspondence schools and courses, Defense policy, Disabled, Education, Educational tests, Elementary and secondary education, Families, Higher education, Job training, Military personnel, Rehabilitation of the disabled, Special education, Survivors' benefits Latest Action: 03/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans. 2/27/2007--Introduced. Veterans' Survivors Education Enhancement Act - Revises provisions concerning educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to terminate the 45-month limitation on: (1) the use of such assistance for eligible veterans' survivors and dependents; and (2) the use of such assistance for special restorative training. Makes survivors and dependents eligible for educational assistance until their 30th (currently 26th) birthday. Makes the aggregate amount of educational assistance $80,000. (Currently, there are monthly limits for full-time, three quarter-time, or half-time educational pursuit.) Includes within authorized educational pursuits in such amounts: (1) a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training; and (2) a correspondence course. Makes survivors and dependents eligible for tutorial assistance. | | Also tagged in: Agricultural education, Agriculture, Armed forces, Correspondence schools and courses, Defense policy, Disabled, Education, Educational tests, Elementary and secondary education, Families, Higher education, Job training, Military personnel, National Guard, Rehabilitation of the disabled, Special education Latest Action: 02/27/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2282)
Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans. 2/27/2007--Introduced. Veterans' Survivors Education Enhancement Act of 2007 - Revises provisions concerning educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to terminate the 45-month limitation on: (1) the use of such assistance for eligible veterans' survivors and dependents; and (2) the use of such assistance for special restorative training. Makes survivors and dependents eligible for educational assistance until their 30th (currently 26th) birthday. Makes the aggregate amount of educational assistance $80,000. (Currently, there are monthly limits for full-time, three quarter-time, or half-time educational pursuit.) Includes within authorized educational pursuits in such amounts: (1) a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training; and (2) a correspondence course. Makes survivors and dependents eligible for tutorial [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Compensatory education, Congressional reporting requirements, Correspondence schools and courses, Cost of living adjustments, Defense policy, Economic policy, Education, Emergency management, Employment tests, Flight training, Indexing (Economic policy), Job training, Labor Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to recodify as part of that title certain educational assistance programs for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, to improve such programs, and for other purposes. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007 - Recodifies under federal veterans' benefits law (currently codified under federal armed forces law) provisions relating to educational assistance for members of the reserves. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) (currently, the Secretary of each military department) to carry out such assistance. Makes eligible for such assistance under this Act those who, after October 1, 2008: (1) enlist or extend an enlistment in the Selected Reserve for not less than six years; or (1) are appointed or agree to serve in the Selected Reserve for at least six years. Includes under this Act those eligible for such assistance as of October 1, 2008. Increases [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Compensatory education, Congressional reporting requirements, Correspondence schools and courses, Cost of living adjustments, Defense policy, Economic policy, Education, Emergency management, Employment tests, Flight training, Indexing (Economic policy), Job training, Labor Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recodify as part of that title certain educational assistance programs for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, to improve such programs, and for other purposes. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007 - Recodifies under federal veterans' benefits law (currently codified under federal armed forces law) provisions relating to educational assistance for members of the reserves. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) (currently, the Secretary of each military department) to carry out such assistance. Makes eligible for such assistance under this Act those who, after October 1, 2008: (1) enlist or extend an enlistment in the Selected Reserve for not less than six years; or (1) are appointed or agree to serve in the Selected Reserve for at least six years. Includes under this Act those eligible for such assistance as of October 1, 2008. Increases [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Discrimination in employment, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care, Dismissal of employees, Employee health benefits Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-48.
Bill TextA bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. 3/29/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 - Title I: Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to specify that genetic information that an issuer of group health insurance may not establish as an enrollment eligibility factor includes information about a request for or receipt of genetic services by an individual or family member. Prohibits a group health plan or a health insurance issuer from: (1) adjusting premiums on the basis of genetic information; or (2) requesting or requiring an individual or a family member of such individual to undergo a genetic test.Applies such provisions to small group health plans.Allows [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Budgets, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Discrimination in employment, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care, Dismissal of employees Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 340, enrollment corrections on H.R. 493 have been made.
Bill TextTo prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. 4/24/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 - Title I: Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from adjusting premium or contribution amounts for a group on the basis of genetic information. Prohibits a group health plan from requesting or requiring an individual or family member of an individual from undergoing a genetic test. Provides that such prohibition does not: (1) limit the authority of a health care professional to request an individual to undergo a genetic test; or (2) preclude a group health plan from obtaining or using the results of a genetic test in making a determination [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, College costs, Defense policy, Education, Flight training, Higher education, Iraq compilation, Job training, Student loan funds, Transportation, Veterans, Veterans' education Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions to entitle to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill individuals in certain length-of-service categories who, commencing on or after September 11, 2001, serve on active duty in the Armed Forces. Establishes the duration of such assistance (in most cases 36 months) and assistance amounts. Requires programs of education pursued with such assistance to be approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Allows for the pursuit of an approved program of education while on active duty. Allows, under such assistance, for the pursuit of: (1) programs on less than a half-time basis; (2) apprenticeship or other on-job training; (3) correspondence [...] show full description |
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