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Latest Action: 02/14/2007 - Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1614-1623) Bill TextExpressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Charlie Norwood, a Representative of the State of Georgia. 2/14/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that the House of Representatives has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Charles W. Norwood, Jr., a Representative from Georgia. Declares that when the House adjourns on February 14, 2007, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of Representative Norwood.
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Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo establish the SouthEast Crescent Authority, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Southeast Crescent Authority Act of 2007 - Establishes a Southeast Crescent Authority for all parts of the following southeastern states not eligible for assistance from the Appalachian Regional Commission or the Delta Regional Authority: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. Directs the Authority to perform various functions, including: (1) formulating plans and programs to spur economic development, and approving grants to states and public and nonprofit entities toward that end; (2) establishing priorities in a development plan for the region; (3) supporting local development districts, and creating them where they do not exist; and (4) encouraging private investment in the region. Permits the Authority to request and receive federal, state and local government personnel as employees. States that Authority grants [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/13/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1890-1891 text as passed Senate: CR S1890 text of measure as introduced: CR S1923) Bill TextA resolution relative to the death of Representative Charles W. Norwood, Jr., of Georgia. 2/13/2007--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.) Declares that the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Charles W. Norwood, Jr., a former member of the House of Representatives from Georgia. Declares that when the Senate adjourns on February 13, 2007, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of Representative Norwood.
Also tagged in: Alabama, Budgets, Federal aid to transportation, Governmental investigations, Highway finance, Infrastructure, Interstate highway system, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Road construction, South Carolina, Texas, Transportation
Latest Action: 01/26/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Bill TextA bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate a portion of Interstate Route 14 as a high priority corridor, and for other purposes. 1/26/2007--Introduced. Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the Interstate Route 14 corridor from Wilmington, North Carolina, westward to El Paso, Texas, as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.
Also tagged in: Anniversaries, Boats and boating, Commemorations, Energy, Hydroelectric power, Lakes, Marine terminals, Outdoor recreation, Sports, Transportation, Water resources
Latest Action: 06/11/2007 - Mr. Altmire moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Bill TextTo recognize the year 2007 as the official 50th anniversary celebration of the beginnings of marinas, power production, recreation, and boating on Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia. 6/11/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the 50th anniversary celebration of the beginnings of marinas, power production, recreation, and boating on Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia.
Latest Action: 09/05/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11125-11126; text as passed Senate: CR S11126; text of measure as introduced: CR S11120) Bill TextA resolution congratulating the Warner Robins American Little League team of Warner Robins, Georgia, for winning the championship game of the Little League World Series. 9/5/2007--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.) Congratulates the Warner Robins American Little League team on winning the 61st annual Little League Baseball World Series. Commends Little League Baseball for continuing the tradition of encouraging the development of sportsmanship and confidence in youth by sponsoring world-class baseball.
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Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Bill TextA bill to establish the SouthEast Crescent Authority, and for other purposes. 2/6/2007--Introduced. Southeast Crescent Authority Act of 2007 - Establishes a Southeast Crescent Authority for all parts of the following southeastern states not eligible for assistance from the Appalachian Regional Commission or the Delta Regional Authority: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. Directs the Authority to perform various functions, including: (1) formulating plans and programs to spur economic development, and approving grants to states and public and nonprofit entities toward that end; (2) establishing priorities in a development plan for the region; (3) supporting local development districts, and creating them where they do not exist; and (4) encouraging private investment in the region. Permits the Authority to request and receive federal, state and local government personnel as employees. States that Authority [...] show full description
Latest Action: 12/17/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15791; text as passed Senate: CR S15791; text of measure as introduced: CR S15772) Bill TextA resolution congratulating the Valdosta State University football team on winning the 2007 Division II National Championship. 12/17/2007--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.) Congratulates the Valdosta State University Blazers football team on winning the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II National Championship.
Also tagged in: Criminal justice, Curricula, Drug abuse, Drug addiction, Drug law enforcement, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Families, Family violence, Indian law enforcement, Methamphetamine, Minorities, Police training, Rural affairs, Rural crime, School security
Latest Action: 02/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1904) Bill TextA bill to create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. 2/13/2007--Introduced. Establishes a Rural Policing Institute to be administered by the Office of State and Local Training of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (based in Glynco, Georgia). Requires the Institute to: (1) evaluate the needs of law enforcement agencies of local and tribal governments in rural areas; (2) develop expert training programs to address the needs of such agencies regarding combating methamphetamine addiction and distribution, domestic violence, and response to school shootings; and (3) conduct outreach to ensure that its training programs reach law enforcement officers of such agencies. .
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Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. With written report No. 110-157. Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor in Alabama and Georgia, and for other purposes. 9/17/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor Study Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of, and report on, the suitability and feasibility of designating a specified study area in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (Alabama and Georgia) as the "Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor."
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Latest Action: 07/21/2008 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. Bill TextTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the "Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building". 5/20/2008--Introduced. Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the "Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building."
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Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7983, S7984-7987) Bill TextAn original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 5/12/2008--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.) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Levin. Without written report. Bill TextAn original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military construction, and for other purposes. 5/12/2008--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 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Division B: Military Construction Authorizations - Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - (Sec. 2002) Terminates all authorizations contained in Titles XXI through XXVI, and Title XXIX of this Act on October 1, 2011, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2012, whichever is later, with exceptions. (Sec. 2003) Makes the effective date of Titles XXI through XXVII, and Title XXIX, of this Division the later of October 1, 2008, or the date of enactment of this Act. Title [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3701-3704) Bill TextA bill to provide for the development and inventory of certain outer Continental Shelf resources, to suspend petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes. 5/1/2008--Introduced. Domestic Offshore Energy Security Act of 2008, or the DOES Act - Permits United States persons to: (1) engage in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from any portion of any foreign exclusive economic zone contiguous to the exclusive economic zone of the United States; and (2) export without license authority all pertinent equipment for such activity. Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize travel-related transactions for travel to, from, or within Cuba in connection with exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources in any part of a foreign maritime Exclusive Economic Zone contiguous to the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. Identifies as persons authorized [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Bill TextTo authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. 5/21/2008--Passed House 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.) Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2009 in: (1) Palo Alto, California; (2) San Antonio, Texas; and (3) San Juan, Puerto Rico. Amends the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 to increase the amount authorized under such Act for: (1) all projects; and (2) specified projects in Florida, Nevada, and Pennsylvania in connection with the Capital Asset Realignment Initiative. Authorizes the Secretary to carry [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2234) Bill TextA bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. 3/31/2008--Introduced. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2009. Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) the Rapid Acquisition Fund; (3) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (4) Defense Production Act purchases; (5) research, development, test, and evaluation; (6) operation and maintenance, including working capital funds, the Defense Health Program, chemical agents and munitions destruction, drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, and the Defense Inspector General; (6) active and reserve military personnel, including [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2357) Bill TextA bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. 4/2/2008--Introduced. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2009 in: (1) Palo Alto, California; (2) Lee County, Florida; (3) San Juan, Puerto Rico; and (4) San Antonio, Texas. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects in FY2009, as originally authorized under the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers in Denver, Colorado, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. Authorizes appropriations for projects and leases authorized under this Act.
Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S991-992; text as passed Senate: CR S991-992; text of measure as introduced: CR S985) Bill TextA resolution recognizing February 20, 2008, as the 100th anniversary of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. 2/13/2008--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.) Recognizes: (1) the 100th anniversary of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College for its contributions to the community and to higher education in Georgia; and (2) the achievements of its administration, faculty, students, and staff.
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Latest Action: 07/23/2008 - Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged. Bill TextTo amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. 2/8/2008--Introduced. Amends the National Trails System Act to add as components of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail the following routes and land components by which the Cherokee Nation was removed to Oklahoma: (1) the Benge and Bell routes; (2) the land components of the designated water routes in Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee; (3) the routes from the collection forts in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee to the emigration depots; and (4) the related campgrounds located along such routes and land components. Bars the Secretary of the Interior from using eminent domain to acquire lands for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Requires the Secretary to only include lands in the Trail that are consistent with and appropriate [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/01/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo require a study of the feasibility of establishing the John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System, and for other purposes. 1/29/2008--Introduced. John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System Act - Directs the Archivist of the United States to conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing the John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System to mark the geographic locations in the United States, including U.S. territories, of historically significant events related to struggles for civil rights based on racial equality. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish and maintain individual trails marking the geographic locations of such events. Authorizes the establishment of such a trail in each state where a significant civil rights event occurred.
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