| Also tagged in: Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Air pollution, Alaska, Alien labor, Aluminum, American Revolution, Animals, Anniversaries, Archaeology, Arizona, Arkansas, Armed forces, Art, Astronautical accidents Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextA bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. 3/10/2008--Introduced. Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy concerning, among other things, land conveyances, boundary adjustments, studies, memorials, commissions, and museums, national park natural resource protection, national trails and rivers, national heritage areas, and advanced energy technology transfer centers. Sets forth provisions concerning the Northern Mariana Islands. Makes amendments to various public laws, including the National [...] 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: 03/12/2008 - 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: Appropriations, Budgets, Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporation taxes, Depreciation and amortization, Economic policy, Finance, Housing, Income tax, Mortgages, Puerto Rico, Secondary mortgage market, Tax credits, Tax deductions Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits. 2/13/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on February 7, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 - Title I: Recovery Rebates and Incentives for Business Investment - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to grant tax rebates of the lesser of net income tax liability or $600 to individual taxpayers ($1,200 for married taxpayers filing joint returns). Allows additional rebates of $300 for each child of an eligible taxpayer.Provides for a minimum tax rebate of $300 ($600 for married taxpayers filing joint returns) for taxpayers with earned income of at least $3,000. Includes social security retirement benefits and compensation and pension benefits [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Air pollution, Alaska, Alien labor, Aluminum, American Revolution, Animals, Anniversaries, Archaeology, Arizona, Arkansas, Armed forces, Art, Astronautical accidents Latest Action: 12/14/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.
Bill TextA bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. 12/13/2007--Introduced. National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy concerning, among other things, land conveyances, boundary adjustments, studies, memorials, commissions, and museums, national park natural resource protection, national trails and rivers, national heritage areas, and advanced energy technology transfer centers. Sets forth provisions concerning the Northern Mariana Islands.Makes amendments to various public laws, including the National Trails System Act, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998, the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, the Oregon [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: American Samoa, Caribbean area, Employee vacations, Foreign policy, Foreign service, Government employees, Government travel, Guam, Puerto Rico, Travel costs, Virgin Islands Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Bill TextTo amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for members of the Foreign Service. 9/25/2007--Introduced. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel for Foreign Service members and family members to U.S. territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Specifies that required leave based upon continuous service abroad may be taken in the United States or its territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Current law refers to the United States, its territories and possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.) | | Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Advice and consent of the Senate, Alabama, Alaska, Appellate courts, Arizona, Arkansas, Bankruptcy courts, California, Colorado, Congress, Delaware, District courts, Federal-territorial relations, Finance, Florida Latest Action: 10/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Bill TextTo provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, to improve the administration of justice, and for other purposes. 9/10/2007--Introduced. Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2007 - Federal Judgeship Act of 2007 - Directs the President to: (1) appoint additional circuit judges for the first, second, sixth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary judges for the eighth and ninth circuit courts of appeals; and (2) appoint additional permanent and temporary district judges for districts in specified states. Establishes a federal judicial district in the Virgin Islands. Revises provisions relating to the jurisdiction of courts of the Virgin Islands.Enhanced Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2007 - Provides for additional permanent and temporary bankruptcy judgeships in specified states. Judicial Administration and Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to divide the Ninth Judicial [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), American Samoa, Guam, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicine, Puerto Rico, State and local government, Territories (U.S.), Virgin Islands, Welfare, Welfare eligibility Latest Action: 12/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2486)
Bill TextTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to give states the option of providing Medicaid coverage for certain low-income HIV-infected individuals. Provides states taking advantage of this option with an enhanced federal Medicaid match. | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Africa (Sub-Saharan), AIDS (Disease), Air force, Air-to-air missiles, Aliens, American Samoa, Ammunition, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Arms control, Army, Ballistic missiles, Budgets, Buy American Latest Action: 11/13/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextMaking appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 11/13/2007--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 - Department of Defense - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, the defense agencies, the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Appropriates funds for: (1) the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; (2) environmental restoration for the military departments, the Department of Defense (DOD), and at formerly used defense sites; (3) overseas [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Accreditation (Medical care), Adult day care, Aged, AIDS (Disease), Alabama, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, American Samoa, Armed forces, Birth control, Budgets, Business, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Child health Latest Action: 09/04/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.
Bill TextTo amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. 8/1/2007--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There are 2 other summaries) Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 - Title I: Children's Health Insurance Program - (Sec. 100) States that it is the purpose of this title to provide dependable and stable funding for children's health insurance under titles XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) (also known as SCHIP) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) in order to enroll all six million uninsured children who are eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage today. Subtitle A: Funding - (Sec. 101) Prescribes formulae for new base CHIP allotments for states and territories beginning with FY2008. (Sec. [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo amend the General Notes of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with respect to certain products imported from United States insular possessions. 7/24/2007--Introduced. Insular Areas Trade Enhancement Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to specifically provide for duty-free treatment of certain tuna and textile and apparel imported directly from U.S. insular possessions. | | Also tagged in: American Samoa, Armed forces, Caribbean area, Defense policy, Electric power production, Embassies, Energy, Federal installations, Foreign policy, Guam, Income tax, Marine resources, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Military bases, Ocean energy resources Latest Action: 07/19/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources and the investment energy credit to include ocean thermal energy conversion projects. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Ocean Thermal Energy Tax and Energy Credits Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the tax credit for electricity produced from renewable resources and the investment energy tax credit for ocean thermal energy conversion. Extends eligibility for the tax credit for production of electricity from ocean thermal energy conversion resources to transactions taking place in: (1) Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico; (2) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau; or (3) any U.S. installation worldwide, including military bases, embassies, and other facilities. | | Also tagged in: Alien labor, Congress, Congressional elections, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Economic development, Economic growth, Economic policy, Elections, Federal-territorial relations, House of Representatives, Immigration, Labor, Members of Congress Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-324.
Bill TextTo amend the joint resolution that approved the covenant establishing the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. 12/11/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Title I: Northern Mariana Islands Immigration, Security, and Labor Act - Northern Mariana Islands Immigration, Security, and Labor Act - (Sec. 103) Extends U.S. immigration laws, as defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act, to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), subject to a transition period through December 31, 2013. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) numerical limitations for nonimmigrant workers (parallel provisions for Guam and the CNMI); (2) nonimmigrant investors and nonimmigrant workers; and (3) removal. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress respecting nonresident guestworkers in the CNMI. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for CNMI nonimmigrant [...] 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: Alternative energy sources, American Samoa, Budgets, Business, Caribbean area, Energy, Energy development, Energy industries, Federally-guaranteed loans, Geothermal resources, Guam, Marine resources, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Natural resources, Ocean energy resources Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Bill TextTo enhance the Department of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 by explicitly permitting its application on United States Government installations worldwide, in the Insular Areas of the United States, and in those nations in free association with the United States, as well as explicitly authorize loans for ocean thermal energy conversion projects. 6/22/2007--Introduced. Insular Areas Energy Act of 2007 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to make loan guarantees for target ocean thermal energy conversion systems projects. Authorizes such guarantees for any specified eligible innovative energy projects, including ocean thermal energy conversion systems, which are located in Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Bill TextA bill to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes. 6/15/2007--Introduced. Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act - Extends U.S. immigration laws, as defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act, to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, subject to a transition period through December 31, 2017. | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Agriculture, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alaska, American Samoa, Animals, Appropriations, Budgets, Building construction, California, Caribbean area, Cattle, Chemicals Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.
Bill TextMaking appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 6/27/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2008. Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) land and resource management; (2) construction; (3) land acquisition; (3) Oregon and California grant lands; (4) range improvements; (5) service charges, deposits, and forfeitures with respect to public lands; (6) miscellaneous trust funds; and (7) wildland fire management (including transfer of funds). Appropriates funds for FY2008 to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: American Samoa, Animals, Budgets, Business, Coral reefs, Disaster relief, Ecological research, Emergency management, Environmental protection, Finance, Forfeiture, Government information, Grants-in-aid, Guam, Law, Licenses Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7380-7385)
Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other coral conservation purposes. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for projects for the conservation of coral reef ecosystems (under current law, conservation of coral reefs). Modifies various requirements of the grant program. Authorizes the Secretary to make agreements with nonprofit organizations (under current law, an agreement with a nonprofit organization) for public-private partnerships promoting coral reef ecosystem conservation. Authorizes the Secretary, in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to provide assistance to any state, local, or territorial government agency for any unforeseen or disaster-related circumstance regarding coral reef ecosystems. (Current law does not mention FEMA.) Authorizes the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accounting, Accreditation (Medical care), Administrative procedure, Admission of nonimmigrants, Advice and consent of the Senate, Afghanistan, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agricultural conservation, Agriculture, Air cargo, Air force, Alabama, American Samoa, Ammunition, Animal diseases, Animals Latest Action: 05/25/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Bill TextMaking emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. 5/25/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 - Title I: Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, International Affairs, and Other Security-Related Needs - Chapter 1 - Makes additional FY2007 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under Public Law 480 Title II Grants. Chapter 2 - Makes additional FY2007 appropriations to the Department of Justice, to remain available through FY2008, for general legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, the U.S. Marshals Service, the National Security Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, AIDS (Disease), Alaska, American studies, Asian American ethnic groups, Black colleges, Boundaries, Budgets, Building construction, Cancer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Child health, Children, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care.Provides for health care workforce diversity activities, including the establishment of: (1) a technical clearinghouse on health workforce diversity; and (2) Regional Minority Centers of Excellence Programs.Requires health-related programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect data on race, ethnicity, and primary language.Directs each federal health agency to implement a strategic plan to eliminate disparities and improve the health and health care of minority populations. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) an Office of Health Disparities within the Office of Civil Rights; and (2) civil rights [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Bill TextTo amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Federal employees stationed in American Samoa shall be paid the same nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance as if stationed in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Provides that federal employees stationed in American Samoa shall be paid the same allowance based on living costs and conditions of environment as if stationed in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Advice and consent of the Senate, Afghanistan, Africa, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agricultural conservation, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Air cargo, Air force, Airline passenger traffic, Alabama, American Samoa, Ammunition Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 222 - 203, 1 Present (Roll no. 276). (consideration: CR H4315-4326; text of Veto message: CR H4315)
Bill TextMaking emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. 4/24/2007--Conference report filed in House. (There are 3 other summaries) U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 - Title I: Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations - Chapter 1 - Makes FY2007 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under Public Law 480 Title II Grants. (Sec. 1101) Makes specified appropriations to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the release of eligible commodities for emergency humanitarian food needs in developing countries under the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act, in order to replenish the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust. Chapter 2 - Makes FY2007 emergency supplemental appropriations [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Airports, Alabama, Alaska, Animal diseases, Animals, Aquatic ecology, Aquatic pests, Aquatic plants, Aquifers, Arizona, Arkansas, Barrier islands, Beaches, Birds, Bridges Latest Action: 11/09/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-114.
Bill TextTo provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. 11/8/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 31, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Authorizes flood control, navigation, and environmental projects and studies by the Army Corps of Engineers.Title I: Water Resources Projects - (Sec. 1001) Authorizes projects for navigation, ecosystem or environmental restoration, and hurricane, flood, or storm damage reduction in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), American Samoa, Guam, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicine, Puerto Rico, State and local government, Territories (U.S.), Virgin Islands, Welfare, Welfare eligibility Latest Action: 03/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3070)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV. 3/13/2007--Introduced. Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to give states the option of providing Medicaid coverage for certain low-income HIV-infected individuals. Provides states taking advantage of this option with an enhanced federal Medicaid match. | | Also tagged in: American Samoa, Auditing, Bank management, Banks and banking, Bonds, Budgets, Federal-territorial relations, Finance, Government information, Government paperwork, Grants-in-aid, Guam, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Loan defaults, Local finance Latest Action: 03/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs.
Bill TextTo establish the United States Territories Infrastructure Bond Bank, and for other purposes. 2/15/2007--Introduced. United States Territories Infrastructure Bond Bank Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary to establish a United States Territories Infrastructure Bond Bank to provide low-cost financing for the governments of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands to construct infrastructure or to refinance debt acquired to construct infrastructure. Directs the Secretary to incorporate the Bank in a U.S. jurisdiction and organize the initial meeting of its Board of Directors, which shall consist of five members, with one appointed by the Secretary and each of the governors of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Allows the Secretary, after the initial five years of the Bank's existence, to invite the governor of another U.S. territory to appoint a Board member, at which time eligibility [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Alaska, Appellate courts, Arizona, California, Congress, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Judicial reform, Judicial tenure, Law, Nevada, Oregon, Presidential appointments, Presidents Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into 2 circuits, and for other purposes. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit into the Ninth Circuit (to be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands) and the Twelfth Circuit (to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington).Requires the President to appoint five additional circuit judges for the new Ninth Circuit and two temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit, to be stationed in California.Specifies the locations where new circuits are to hold regular sessions. Locates the offices of the new Twelfth Circuit in Phoenix, Arizona.Assigns active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Assault, Authorization, Bankruptcy courts, Budgets, Civil liberties, Computer security measures, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Courts, Criminal justice, Criminal procedure, Department of Justice, District courts, Families, Federal aid to law enforcement Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Received in the House.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes. 4/19/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Judicial Security Improvements and Funding - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal judicial code to require the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service to consult with the Judicial Conference of the United States (Judicial Conference) on a continuing basis regarding the security requirements of the judicial branch.(Sec. 102) Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to: (1) authorize the Judicial Conference to allow redactions of personal information of family members of judges from financial disclosure forms filed by such judges; (2) extend through 2009 the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact certain personal information of judges from financial disclosure reports; and (3) require [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Assault, Authorization, Bankruptcy courts, Budgets, Civil liberties, Clothing, Computer security measures, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Counterterrorism, Courthouses, Courts, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information Latest Action: 01/07/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes. 1/7/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Judicial Security Improvements and Funding - (Sec 101) Amends the federal judicial code to require the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service to consult with the Judicial Conference of the United States (Judicial Conference) on a continuing basis regarding the security requirements for the U.S. judicial branch.(Sec. 102) Authorizes the U.S. Marshals Service to provide for the security of the U.S. Tax Court.(Sec. 103) Authorizes additional amounts in FY2007-FY2011 for: (1) hiring deputy U.S. Marshals to provide security for judicial officers and U.S. attorneys; and (2) the Office of Protective Intelligence to provide secure computer systems.(Sec. 104) Amends the Ethics in Government Act [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: American Samoa, Budgets, Federal-territorial relations, Guam, Health policy, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Medicaid, Medical care, Puerto Rico, State and local government, Virgin Islands, Welfare Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. 1/22/2007--Introduced. Amends titles XI and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. | | Also tagged in: American Samoa, Coins and coinage, Commemorations, Copper, District of Columbia, Federal-city relations, Federal-territorial relations, Finance, Guam, Puerto Rico, Silver, State and local government, Urban affairs, Virgin Islands Latest Action: 01/24/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin program to honor the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. 1/23/2007--Passed House 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.) District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act - (Sec. 2) Requires quarter dollar coins issued during 2009 to have designs on the reverse side which are emblematic of the District of Columbia and the territories. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue during 2009 redesigned quarter dollars commemorating the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Bankruptcy, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Civil rights, Collective bargaining, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Criminal justice, Delegation of powers, Department of Labor, Depreciation and amortization, Discrimination in insurance Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo increase the minimum wage, to provide access to health care coverage to employees of small businesses, and to preserve American jobs. 1/9/2007--Introduced. Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to incrementally increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25. Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations, and which meet certain ERISA certification requirements. Establishes the Association Health Plan Fund to be used by the Secretary of Labor to make payments to an insurer to maintain coverage for a plan, if there is a reasonable expectation that, without such payments, claims would not be satisfied by reason of termination of coverage.[...] show full description | | Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1483, S1488-1512)
Bill TextTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. 2/1/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Title I: Fair Minimum Wage - Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 - (Sec. 101) Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day. (Sec. 102) Applies federal minimum wage requirements to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Increases the minimum wage in the Commonwealth: (1) to $3.55 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; and (2) by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount necessary to equal the federal minimum wage), beginning six months after enactment of this Act and every six months thereafter until such minimum [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Airline passenger traffic, Airports, Alaska, Aliens, American Samoa, Appropriations, Armed forces, Auditing, Aviation safety, Biological warfare, Border patrols, Budgets, Business, Canada, Charities Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Senate incorporated this measure in H.R.1 as an amendment.
Bill TextA bill to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes. 3/13/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Improving America's Security Act of 2007 - Provides for implementation of recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission). Title I: Improving Intelligence and Information Sharing within the Federal Government and with State, Local, and Tribal Governments - Subtitle A: Homeland Security Information Sharing Enhancement - (Sec. 111) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (the Secretary) to administer the Homeland Security Advisory System to provide warnings regarding the risk of terrorist attacks on the homeland to federal, state, local, and tribal government authorities [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: American Samoa, Curricula, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Guam, History, Puerto Rico, Secondary education, State and local government, Teaching, Virgin Islands Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextExpressing the sense of the Congress that schools in the United States should honor the contributions of individuals from the territories of the United States by including such contributions in the teaching of United States history. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the Congress that schools in the United States should honor the contributions of individuals from Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history. | | Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Advice and consent of the Senate, Alaska, Appellate courts, Arizona, California, Congress, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Judges, Judicial districts, Judicial reform, Law, Montana, Nevada Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Bill TextTo amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two circuits, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 - Divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.Directs the President to appoint two additional judges for the former Ninth Circuit, three additional judges for the new Ninth Circuit, and two temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit. Specifies the locations where new circuits are to hold regular sessions. Assigns active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Allows senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: American Samoa, Budgets, Federal-territorial relations, Guam, Health policy, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Medicaid, Medical care, Puerto Rico, State and local government, Virgin Islands, Welfare Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for those territories. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Amends titles XI and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa; and (2) adjust the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for those territories. | | Latest Action: 01/08/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day. Applies federal minimum wage requirements to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sets forth a transition period during which a specified minimum wage in the Commonwealth shall be gradually increased to equal the federal minimum wage. |
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