| Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Mr. Hinojosa moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 2008, and for other purposes. 4/3/2008--Introduced. Supports the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month (April 2008), including raising public awareness about financial education. Recognizes the importance of managing personal finances, increasing personal savings, and reducing indebtedness in the United States. | | Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2306-2307; text as passed Senate: CR S2306-2307; text of measure as introduced: CR S2300)
Bill Text
A resolution designating April 2008 as "Financial Literacy Month".
| | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community development, Compensatory education Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1560-1561)
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 3/10/2008--Introduced. Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NSCA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise the programs under such Acts and reauthorize appropriations for such programs through FY2012. Revises under NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service (Learn and Serve programs); (2) National Service Trust programs (AmeriCorps); (3) the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Eliminates the current Community-Based Learn and Serve programs. Establishes a new Learn and Serve program, Innovative Service-Learning Programs and Research, providing matching grants to: (1) provide community service-learning opportunities to elementary and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Education, Educational innovations, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Federal aid to education, Finance, Personal budgets, Saving and investment, School districts, Secondary 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 enable local educational agencies to use amounts received from the Fund for the Improvement of Education for innovative programs to increase learning in financial literacy. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use amounts received under part A (Innovative Programs) of title V for programs to increase students' financial literacy through classroom learning or after school programs. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Children, College costs, Education, Education savings accounts, Finance, Government trust funds, Higher education, Income tax, Individual retirement accounts, Investments, Law, Mutual funds, Pensions, Personal budgets, Saving and investment Latest Action: 10/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts. 10/3/2007--Introduced. America Saving for Personal Investment, Retirement, and Education Act of 2005, or the ASPIRE Act of 2007 - Establishes a KIDS Account Fund in the Treasury. Establishes within the Fund a Kids Investment and Development Savings Account (KIDS Account). Makes eligible to contribute to such account, and to receive a matching federal contribution, any U.S. citizen born after December 31, 2007, and under 18 years of age, whose modified adjusted gross income is below the applicable national median adjusted gross income amount. Creates the KIDS Account Fund Board to establish a default investment program under which, in a manner similar to a lifecycle investment program, sums in each KIDS Account are allocated to investment funds in the KIDS Account Fund based on the amount of time before the account holder attains the age of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Budgets, Consumers, Counseling, Credit bureaus, Federal aid to housing, Federally-guaranteed loans, Fees, Finance, Financial statements, Foreclosure, Government information, Government lending, Government paperwork, Housing, Income Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing unavoidable, temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act. 9/19/2007--Introduced. Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a mortgage emergency assistance program for qualifying homeowners with National Housing Act-insured mortgages who are temporarily unable to meet their obligations due to financial hardship beyond their control. Requires: (1) homeowner repayment of such assistance and interest; and (2) certain conditions to be met before legal action may be taken against a qualifying homeowner, including providing the homeowner with program notice. | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, College costs, Colleges, Community and school, Compensatory education, Department of Education, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational counseling, Elementary and secondary education, Executive departments, Federal aid to education, Finance, Higher education, Mentoring Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve and enhance the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). 8/2/2007--Introduced. GEAR UP Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP) created to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education. Establishes a seven year GEAR UP grant period. Requires grantees to provide services to students through their first year of postsecondary education. Revises GEAR UP matching requirements to allow: (1) matching funds to accrue over the duration of a grant; (2) grantees to request that the match be reduced; and (3) each non-federal dollar obligated for student financial aid to be treated as two dollars toward the match. Expands permissible uses of grant funds to include promoting student financial and economic literacy and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Auctions, Authorization, Budgets, Collection of accounts, College costs, Compensatory education, Criminal justice, Curricula, Debt, Debtor and creditor, Defense policy, Drug abuse, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged Latest Action: 07/10/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy. Without written report.
Bill TextAn original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 602 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 (S. Con. Res. 21). 7/10/2007--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.) Higher Education Access Act of 2007 - Title I: Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education - (Sec. 101) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to repeal the formula for calculating an individual Pell grant which includes, in part, the sum of the student's tuition. (Thus eliminates the "tuition sensitivity provision" which currently prohibits maximum Pell grant awards to students attending low-tuition institutions of higher education (IHEs) even if their income is low enough otherwise to qualify for the maximum award.) Authorizes and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community development, Compensatory education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - H.AMDT.967 Amendment (A009) offered by Ms. Sutton. (consideration: CR H1389-1390; text: CR H1389) An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 110-539 to require the Corporation for National and Community Service to conduct a study to identify specifi
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 11/1/2007--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise their programs and reauthorize appropriations for them through FY2012. Title I: Amendments to National and Community Service Act of 1990 - Revises under the NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service, also known as Learn and Serve programs; (2) National Service Trust programs, also known as AmeriCorps; (3) the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration program; and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Subtitle A: Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions) - (Sec. 1101) Adds to NSCA purposes: (1) providing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Bank examination, Community development banking, Department of the Treasury, Executive departments, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal reserve system, Finance, Financial services, Government corporations, Law, National Credit Union Administration, Personal budgets Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Bill TextTo amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to allow the direct support by a financial institution of a qualified community-based financial literacy program provided to consumers and borrowers to be taken into account in assessing the institution's record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, and for other purposes. 6/22/2007--Introduced. National Financial Literacy Act of 2007 - Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to require federal financial supervisory agencies jointly to prescribe regulations establishing: (1) minimum standards to be met by a community-based financial literacy program in order to be eligible for consideration as a qualified community-based financial literacy program; (2) procedures for financial institutions to apply to a federal financial supervisory agency for approval of such a program; and (3) a requirement that financial institutions submit a regular report on how the institution supported and promoted financial literacy [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Budgets, Case management, Children, Day care, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Families, Federal aid to housing, Government information, Government publicity, Health insurance, Health policy, Homeless, Housing, Housing subsidies Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, and for other purposes. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Services To Prevent Veterans Homelessness Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to eligible entities (private nonprofit organizations or consumer cooperatives) to provide and coordinate the provision of various supportive services for very low-income veteran families occupying permanent housing. Requires: (1) equitable geographic distribution of such assistance; and (2) the Secretary to provide training and technical assistance to participating entities regarding the planning, development, and provision of such services. | | Also tagged in: Annuities, Budgets, Business, Counseling, Disability insurance, Disabled, Divorce, Families, Finance, Government information, Government publications, Grants-in-aid, Health insurance, Health policy, Income tax, Individual retirement accounts Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5580)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Women's Retirement Security Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain small employers who do not provide retirement plans for their employees to allow eligible employees to participate in a payroll deposit individual retirement account arrangement (automatic IRA); (2) expand eligibility for the tax credit for retirement savings contributions (saver's credit) and make such credit refundable; (3) allow certain part-time employees to participate in qualified cash or deferred arrangements; (4) allow the transfer of up to $500 of unused health plan benefits to qualified retirement plans; (5) treat wage replacement income (e.g., disability pay or unemployment compensation) as earned income for purposes of IRA contribution limits; [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3980-3981; text as passed Senate: CR S3980-3981; text of measure as introduced: CR S3846)
Bill TextA resolution designating April 2007 as "Financial Literacy Month". 3/27/2007--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.) Designates April 2007 as Financial Literacy Month to raise public awareness about the importance of financial education in the United States and the serious consequences that may result from a lack of understanding about personal finances. | | Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3437-3438)
Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, and for other purposes. 4/17/2007--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.) Supports the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, including raising public awareness about the importance of financial education in the United States and the serious consequences that may result from a lack of understanding about personal finances. | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Appropriations, Budgets, Case management, Children, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Day care, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Families, Family services, Federal aid to housing, Government information, Government publicity, Governmental investigations Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, and for other purposes. 3/14/2007--Introduced. Services To Prevent Veterans Homelessness Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to eligible entities (private nonprofit organizations or consumer cooperatives) to provide and coordinate the provision of various supportive services for very low-income veteran families occupying permanent housing. Requires: (1) equitable geographic distribution of such assistance; and (2) the Secretary to provide training and technical assistance to participating entities regarding the planning, development, and provision of such services. Directs the Secretary to conduct a two-year study of the effectiveness of the assistance program in meeting the needs of very low-income veteran families. | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Budgets, Child welfare, Children, Collection of accounts, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Families, Federal-state relations, Finance, Foster home care, Government information, Government paperwork, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Old age, survivors and disability insurance Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E364-365)
Bill TextTo ensure that foster children are able to use their social security and supplemental security income benefits to address their needs and improve their lives. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Foster Children Self-Support Act - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to ban the use of Social Security or SSI benefits, paid to representative payees on behalf of foster children, to reimburse foster care maintenance payments by states. Amends SSA title IV part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) to require the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to provide for screening of foster children for eligibility for Social Security and SSI benefits and assistance. Requires written notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem appointed to represent a foster child of the Commissioner of Social Security's initial determination to certify payment of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Adult education, Aged, Budgets, Business, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Crime prevention, Crimes against the elderly, Criminal justice, Estates (Law), Evaluation research (Social action programs), Finance, Financial services, Fraud, Grants-in-aid Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo establish a grant program to enhance the financial and retirement literacy of mid-life and older Americans and to reduce financial abuse and fraud among such Americans, and for other purposes. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Retirement Security Education Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to provide financial education programs to mid-life and older individuals who reside in local communities in order to: (1) enhance their financial and retirement knowledge; and (2) reduce financial abuse and fraud, including telemarketing, mortgage, and pension fraud, among them.Authorizes the Secretary to award a grant to one or more eligible entities to: (1) create and make available instructional materials and information that promote financial education; and (2) provide training and other related assistance regarding the establishment of financial education programs. Expresses the sense of Congress that organizations [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Animals, Armed forces, Biological warfare, Bridges, Budgets, Business, Chemical warfare, Chemicals, Civil rights, Communications, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
Bill TextTo provide for the security and safety of rail and rail transit transportation systems, and for other purposes. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Rail Transit Security and Safety Act of 2007 - Directs the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security to complete a vulnerability assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation, and develop specific prioritized recommendations for improving rail security. Directs the Under Secretary to establish the position of Federal Rail Security Manager. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to Amtrak for certain fire and life-safety improvements and infrastructure upgrades to tunnels on the Northeast Corridor. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants directly to public transportation agencies for allowable capital and operational security improvements based on the prioritized rail security recommendations. Sets forth certain whistleblower protections for rail employees [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Budgets, Business, California, Child nutrition, Children, Community organization, Congressional reporting requirements, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Exercise, Finance, Fingerprints, Food Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Bill TextTo amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide greater access to the food stamp program by reducing duplicative and burdensome administrative requirements, authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to certain community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose of establishing and implementing a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program for certain socially and economically disadvantaged populations, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to replace current food stamp program (program) administrative cost provisions with provisions authorizing 75% reimbursement for specified state activities to increase program access. States that fingerprinting shall not be required for program participation. Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen pilot program to provide grants: [...] show full description |
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