| Also tagged in: Art, Budgets, Child abuse, Child development, Child health, Child nutrition, Children, Class size, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Criminal justice, Curricula, Day care, Disabled Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2142)
Bill TextA bill to provide for Kindergarten Plus programs. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Kindergarten Plus Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states to provide Kindergarten Plus (K+) programs of voluntary full days of kindergarten during the summer before and the summer after their traditional kindergarten school year. Directs the Secretary to ensure, to the extent possible, that each grant is of sufficient size to enable the state to provide K+ to all eligible students served by the local educational agencies (LEAs) within the state with the highest concentrations of eligible students. Makes children eligible to participate in such programs if they are: (1) five-years old or will be eligible to attend kindergarten at the beginning of the next school year; (2) from a family with an income at or below 185% of the poverty line; and (3) not already served by a high-quality program in the summer before or the summer after the child enters [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Children, Civil rights, Collection of accounts, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Discrimination in medical care, Estates (Law), Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to child health services, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Indian medical care, Insurance premiums Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Baucus under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/19/2007. With written report No. 110-255.
Bill TextAn original bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve health care provided to Indians under the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs, and for other purposes. 1/8/2008--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.)Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the eligibility of the Indian Health Service (IHS) for payments under such programs to Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations (Indian health programs).(Sec. 3) Amends SSA title XI to: (1) eliminate the National Commission on Children; and (2) require the Secretary [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 12/13/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas, and for other purposes. 12/13/2007--Introduced. Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act of 2007 - Amends part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium (tribe) operating a foster care program to receive federal foster care maintenance payments for children placed in its custody if the tribe: (1) operates a foster care program under part E; (2) has a cooperative agreement with the state for such purpose; or (3) submits a description of the arrangements made for the payment of funds and the provision of the required child welfare services and protections. Specifies provisions for the modification of plans and certain other requirements regarding the operation of foster care programs.[...] show full description | | Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide for child care workforce development initiatives, and for other purposes. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Quality Child Care for America Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for child care workforce development initiatives. Provides for funds to state and local governments and Indian tribes to carry out one or more specified child care workforce development initiatives. Requires a state plan to specify the activities that it will provide through any particular workforce development initiative. | | Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide for child care workforce development initiatives, and for other purposes. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Quality Child Care for America Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for child care workforce development initiatives. Provides for funds to state and local governments and Indian tribes to carry out one or more specified child care workforce development initiatives. Requires a state plan to specify the activities that it will provide through any particular workforce development initiative. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Children, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Estates (Law), Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to law enforcement, Handicraft, Humanities, Indian lands, Indian law enforcement, Indians, Law, Methamphetamine, Minorities Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan without amendment. With written report No. 110-326.
Bill TextA bill to amend certain laws relating to Native Americans to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. 9/25/2007--Introduced. Native American Omnibus Technical Corrections Act of 2007 - Amends various enactments relating to Native Americans, including the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Act, and the Indian Land Consolidation Act, to make technical corrections.Extends through FY2012 the grant programs for tribal justice training and technical assistance and for tribal justice systems. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include territories and Indian tribes as eligible grant recipients (or reaffirms such eligibility) under certain programs for combating methampethamine use. Revises legal definitions relating to interests in land and intestate descent under the Indian Land Consolidation Act. Amends the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to: (1) authorize any federal [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10804)
Bill TextA bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act of 2007 - Amends part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium (tribe) operating a foster care program to receive federal foster care maintenance payments for children placed in its custody if the tribe: (1) operates a foster care program under part E; (2) has a cooperative agreement with the state for such purpose; or (3) submits a description of the arrangements made for the payment of funds and the provision of the required child welfare services and protections. Specifies provisions for the modification of plans and certain other requirements regarding the operation of foster care programs.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Access to health care, Appropriations, Budgets, Child health, Children, Citizenship, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost effectiveness, Data banks, Directories, Economic policy, Education Latest Action: 07/27/2007 - Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Baucus. Without written report.
Bill TextAn original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. 7/27/2007--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.) Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Title I: Financing of CHIP - (Sec. 101) Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reauthorize the CHIP program (also known as SCHIP) through FY2012 at increased levels. (Sec. 102) Provides for the determination of allotments for the 50 states and the District of Columbia for FY2008-FY2012. (Sec. 103) Makes a one-time appropriation of additional funds to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for FY2012. (Sec. 104) Revises funding [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to modify a deadline relating to a certain election by Indian tribes. 7/23/2007--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.) Amends the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to extend until July 27, 2008, the deadline for an Indian tribe to elect to participate as a jurisdiction in the sex offender registration program under such Act or delegate its functions to another jurisdiction. | | Latest Action: 07/19/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to modify a deadline relating to a certain election by Indian tribes. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Amends the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to extend until July 27, 2008, the deadline for an Indian tribe to elect to participate as a jurisdiction in the sex offender registration program under such Act or delegate its functions to another jurisdiction. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Alaska, Business, Children, Compensation (Law), Corporations, Federal-Indian relations, Finance, Incorporation, Indian claims, Indian lands, Indians, Land transfers, Law, Minorities, Natural resources Latest Action: 06/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8742)
Bill TextA bill to provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. 6/29/2007--Introduced. Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to permit the Native residents of each of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Urban Corporations and to receive certain settlement lands and other compensation pursuant to this Act. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Child care workers, Child development, Child health, Children, Communications, Community and school, Continuing education, Curricula, Day care, Disabled, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, English language Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo promote public-private partnerships to strengthen investment in early childhood development for children from birth to entry into kindergarten in order to ensure healthy development and school readiness for all children. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Early Childhood Investment Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a three-to-five-year grant to not more than one public-private partnership in each state to promote school readiness by improving the quality of, and access to, early childhood development opportunities for children throughout the state from birth to kindergarten. Requires each partnership to include the state and at least one tax-exempt organization and be led by a board of directors. Reduces the federal share of the cost of activities assisted under this Act from 50% in the first year of a grant to 30% in the third and any succeeding year of the grant. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Child care workers, Child development, Child health, Children, Communications, Community and school, Continuing education, Curricula, Day care, Disabled, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, English language Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7348-7349)
Bill TextA bill to promote public-private partnerships to strengthen investment in early childhood development for children from birth to entry into kindergarten in order to ensure healthy development and school readiness for all children. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Early Childhood Investment Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a three-to-five-year grant to not more than one public-private partnership in each state to promote school readiness by improving the quality of, and access to, early childhood development opportunities for children throughout the state from birth to kindergarten. Requires each partnership to include the state and at least one tax-exempt organization and be led by a board of directors. Reduces the federal share of the cost of activities assisted under this Act from 50% in the first year of a grant to 30% in the third and any succeeding year of the grant. | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Aliens, Child abuse, Child safety, Child welfare, Children, Criminal justice, Families, Foster home care, Immigration, Minorities, Minority children, Welfare Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6556-6557)
Bill TextA bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to promote the adoption of children with special needs. 5/23/2007--Introduced. Adoption Equality Act of 2007 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for children with special needs in the adoption assistance program. Requires that the child be in the care of a public or licensed private child placement agency or Indian tribal organization pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement, relinquishment, or involuntary removal of the child from the home, where the state has determined that continuation in the home would be contrary to the child's safety or welfare. Specifies related requirements. Prohibits adoption assistance to parents with respect to a child who is not a U.S. citizen or resident, and who was adopted outside of the United States or brought into the United States for the purposes of being adopted. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Accreditation (Education), Administrative procedure, Adoption, Aged, Agriculture, Armed forces, Auditing, Authorization, Block grants, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Caregivers, Child care workers, Child development Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo improve the lives of working families by providing family and medical need assistance, child care assistance, in-school and afterschool assistance, family care assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Family and Workplace Balancing Act of 2007, or Balancing Act of 2007 - Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make five-year grants to a state or local government to pay for the federal share of projects that assist families by providing wage replacement for eligible individuals responding to family caregiving needs, especially those related to the birth or adoption of a child. Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and federal civil service law to allow employees covered by FMLA and civil servants to take specified additional leave for: (1) parental involvement in their children's or grandchildren's [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Budgets, Caregivers, Child abuse, Child development, Child health, Child welfare, Children, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Cost accounting, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Day care Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays, including potential mental health concerns, and for other purposes. 5/16/2007--Introduced. Education Begins at Home Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) allot grants to states, Indians, territories, and possessions for programs of early childhood home visitation; and (2) make competitive grants to local educational agencies and other eligible applicants for early home visitation for families with English language learners. Directs the Secretary of Defense to make competitive grants to eligible applicants for early home visitation for military families. Amends the Head Start Act to direct the Secretary of HHS to establish standards for home visitor staff in Early Head Start programs with respect to their training, qualifications, and conduct of home [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Aid to dependent children, AIDS (Disease), Budgets, Caregivers, Cash welfare block grants, Child health, Child support, Child welfare, Children, Church and social problems, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Custody of children Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo establish kinship navigator programs, to establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes. 5/7/2007--Introduced. Kinship Caregiver Support Act - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to pay for the federal share of the cost of carrying out kinship navigator programs. Amends part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize all states to opt to enter agreements to provide kinship guardianship assistance payments on behalf of children to grandparents and other relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of children for whom they have cared as foster parents and have committed to care for on a permanent basis. Provides that adoptive parents of children with special needs remain eligible for adoption assistance, even if they receive kinship guardianship [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abandonment of family, Assault, Budgets, Child abuse, Child safety, Child welfare, Children, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Crime prevention, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Curricula Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextA bill to provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting crimes of violence against children. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Violence Against Children Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for enhanced penalties for violent crimes against children (i.e., persons under 18 years of age).Requires the Attorney General to: (1) provide assistance to state, local, and Indian tribal governments in the criminal investigation or prosecution of any felony crime of violence against children; and (2) award grants to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution of crimes against children and to provide education, prevention, intervention, and victims' assistance services for such crimes.Requires states receiving grants under this Act or other federal assistance to: (1) use the National Incident-Based Reporting System; (2) enact a statute to allow a parent to leave a newborn baby at a hospital anonymously without [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Advice and consent of the Senate, Aged, Alcoholism, Authorization, Budgets, Children, Civil liberties, Comprehensive health care, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Received in the House.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend the Act. 2/26/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 - Reauthorizes Indian Health Service (IHS) programs. Title I: Amendments to Indian Laws - (Sec. 101) Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( IHCIA) to declare a national Indian health policy to: (1) raise the health status of Indians and Urban Indians by 2010 to at least the levels set forth in the goals contained within the Healthy People 2010 or successor objectives; (2) ensure maximum Indian participation in the direction of health care services to make the persons administering such services and the services themselves more responsive to the needs and desires of Indian communities; and (3) ensure that the United States and Indian Tribes work together to ensure quality health care for all tribal members.Authorizes approval [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Child health, Children, Civil rights, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Dental care, Dentistry, Dentists, Department of Health and Human Services, Disabled, Discrimination in medical care, Education Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo provide disadvantaged children with access to primary dental care services. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Children's Dental Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states to improve dental services to children enrolled in Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); (2) include dental services as a basic service under SCHIP; and (3) allow states to provide wrap-around coverage under SCHIP for dental services to privately-insured children.Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise Graduate Medical Education (GME) payments for dental residency programs.Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary, acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to establish a grant program to expand the availability of primary dental care services in dental [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Accounting, Administrative remedies, Air pollution, Alabama, Alaska, Architecture and the disabled, Armed forces, Arts, Auditing, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child abuse, Child development Latest Action: 12/12/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes. 12/12/2007--Public Law. (There are 5 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on November 14, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 - Amends the Head Start Act (the Act) to revise and reauthorize Head Start programs. (Sec. 2) Includes among the aims of Head Start programs children's growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social and emotional functioning, creative arts, physical skills, and approaches to learning. (Sec. 3) Includes community-based organizations and financial literacy training within the definitions of Head Start delegate agencies and family literacy services, respectively. Adds definitions of Head Start deficiencies, homeless children, institutions of higher education,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Advice and consent of the Senate, Aged, Alcoholism, Authorization, Budgets, Children, Civil liberties, Comprehensive health care, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies Latest Action: 04/04/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-564, Part I.
Bill TextTo amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise requirements for health care programs and services for Indians, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations. Provides for: (1) expanded coverage for qualified Indians in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under title XXI of the Social Security Act (SSA), as well as Medicare under SSA title XVIII and Medicaid under SSA title XIX; and (2) related payments to Indian Health Programs and Urban Indian Organizations operating in the state. Replaces the Urban Health Programs Branch with a Division of Urban Indian Health. Requires the Indian Health Service to be administered by an Assistant Secretary of Indian Health (currently, it is administered by a Director). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Child health, Children, Civil rights, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Dental care, Dentistry, Dentists, Department of Health and Human Services, Disabled, Discrimination in medical care, Education Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2505-2507)
Bill TextA bill to provide disadvantaged children with access to dental services. 3/1/2007--Introduced. Children's Dental Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states to improve dental services to children enrolled in Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary, acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to establish a grant program to expand the availability of primary dental care services in dental health professional shortage areas or medically underserved areas. Authorizes retention bonuses for eligible dental officers of the Indian Health Service. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of HRSA and the Director of the Indian Health Service, to establish demonstration projects to increase access [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Aid to dependent children, AIDS (Disease), Budgets, Caregivers, Cash welfare block grants, Child health, Child support, Child welfare, Children, Church and social problems, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Custody of children Latest Action: 02/16/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2171-2172)
Bill TextA bill to establish kinship navigator programs, to establish guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Kinship Caregiver Support Act - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants for kinship navigator programs to state agencies, metropolitan agencies, or tribal organizations with experience in addressing needs of kinship caregivers or children and connecting them with services and assistance.Amends part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize all states to opt to enter agreements to provide kinship guardianship assistance payments on behalf of children to grandparents and other relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of children for whom they have cared as foster parents and have committed to care for on a permanent basis. Allows states to use part E funds to [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Budgets, Caregivers, Child abuse, Child development, Child health, Child welfare, Children, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Cost accounting, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Day care Latest Action: 02/16/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2173-2178)
Bill TextA bill to expand programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays, including potential mental health concerns, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Education Begins at Home Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to make: (1) grants to states for programs of early childhood home visitation; and (2) competitive grants to local educational agencies and other eligible applicants for early home visitation for families with English language learners. Directs the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to make competitive grants to eligible applicants for early home visitation for military families. Amends the Head Start Act to direct the Secretary of HHS to establish standards for home visitor staff in Early Head Start programs with respect [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Administrative procedure, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Armed forces, Authorization, Budgets, Child abuse, Child health, Child nutrition, Child safety, Children, Communications, Computer literacy, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-49.
Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the Head Start Act, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Head Start for School Readiness Act - Amends the Head Start Act (the Act) to revise and reauthorize Head Start programs. (Sec. 2) Includes children's growth in language, preliteracy, premathematics, emotional, and physical skills among the aims of Head Start programs. (Sec. 3) Includes community-based organizations and financial literacy training within the definitions of Head Start delegate agencies and family literacy services, respectively. Adds definitions of Head Start deficiencies, homeless children, institutions of higher education, interrater reliability, limited English proficient (LEP) children, and unresolved areas of noncompliance. Removes Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau from the list of program participants. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alcoholism, Alternative medicine, Asthma, Authorization, Breast cancer, Budgets, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Cervical cancer, Child health, Children, Chronically ill, Colleges, Communicable diseases, Community health services, Congress Latest Action: 01/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1332)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act. 1/30/2007--Introduced. Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes for for FY2007-FY2012 and revises the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. Requires any Department of Health and Human Services grant to or contract with Papa Ola Lokahi (an organization of public agencies and private organizations focused on improving the health status of Native Hawaiians) to support community-based initiatives that reflect holistic approaches to health. Requires Papa Ola Lokahi to report to Congress on the impact of federal and state health care financing mechanisms and policies on the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians. Makes Papa Ola Lokahi eligible to receive research endowments under the Public Health Service Act. Adds to authorized services the support of culturally appropriate activities enhancing health and wellness, including [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Authorization, Budgets, Building construction, Children, Construction costs, Department of Education, Disabled, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Entitlements, Executive departments, Families, Impact aid, Indian education, Military dependents Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo amend the impact aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the delivery of payments under the program to local educational agencies. 1/29/2007--Introduced. Government Reservation Accelerated Development for Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to entitle certain local educational agencies (LEAs) to specified payment amounts under Impact Aid programs: (1) relating to federal acquisition of real property; and (2) for basic support for eligible federally-connected children. (Current law makes such LEAs eligible for such payments up to specified maximum amounts.) Revises the formula for calculating additional Impact Aid payments to LEAs for federally-connected children with disabilities who are eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.Extends the authorization of appropriations for: (1) construction and school modernization payments for certain LEAs, including [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Alaska, Authorization, Budgets, Child abuse, Child health, Child sexual abuse, Children, Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Crime prevention, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Drug abuse Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to identify and remove barriers to reducing child abuse, to provide for examinations of certain children, and for other purposes. 5/25/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007 - (Sec. 4) Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to require a local law enforcement or local child protective services agency's final written report on the investigation of any child abuse allegation to include any federal, state, or tribal final conviction. Requires transmission of a copy of the report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Requires the FBI to maintain a record of each written report in a manner accessible to: (1) a local law enforcement agency that requires the information to carry out an official duty; and (2) any agency requesting the information [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Adoption, Alcohol and youth, Budgets, Child abuse, Child development, Child welfare, Children, Church and social problems, Community organization, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Dropouts, Drug abuse, Drugs and youth Latest Action: 01/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care. 1/24/2007--Introduced. Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2007 - Amends title IV part B (Child-Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using networks of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care. Authorizes a grant award directly to a political subdivision if the subdivision serves a substantial number of foster care youth. Prescribes program implementation guidelines, including: (1) application requirements; (2) training; (3) screening; (4) educational requirements; (5) federal and nonfederal share of funds for the program; (6) considerations in awarding grants; and (7) use of funds. Sets forth a [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Church and social problems, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to Indians, Government information, Government publicity, Health insurance, Health policy, Indian medical care, Language and languages, Maternal health services Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs, and for other purposes. 1/19/2007--Introduced. Children's Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to: (1) conduct innovative outreach and enrollment efforts that are designed to increase the enrollment and participation of eligible children under SCHIP; and (2) promote understanding of the importance of health insurance coverage for prenatal care and children. Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to grant a state the option to provide for simplified determinations of a child's financial eligibility for medical assistance under Medicaid or child health assistance under SCHIP. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Child safety, Child welfare, Children, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drugs and youth, Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to law enforcement, Indian law enforcement, Methamphetamine, Minorities, Pregnant women, Prisoners, Rehabilitation of criminals, Territories (U.S.) Latest Action: 03/26/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 85.
Bill TextTo amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine. 3/22/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 21, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include territories and Indian tribes as eligible grant recipients (or reaffirm that eligibility) under the programs to: (1) address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphetamine; (2) aid children in homes in which methamphetamine or other drugs are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, dispensed, or used; and (3) address methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders. | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Alternative medicine, Budgets, Child health, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to Indians, Higher education, Indian education, Indian medical care, Indians, Medical care Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan with an amendment. With written report No. 110-43.
Bill TextA bill to establish an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project. 4/10/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration project to award up to five grants, of up to four years each, for the provision of telemental health services to Indian youth who have expressed suicidal ideas, have attempted suicide, or have mental health conditions that increase or could increase the risk of suicide. Makes eligible for such grants any Indian tribes and tribal organizations that operate one or more facilities: (1) located in Alaska and part of the Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network; (2) reporting active clinical telehealth capabilities; or (3) offering school-based telemental health services relating to psychiatry to Indian youth. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Child safety, Child welfare, Children, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drugs and youth, Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to law enforcement, Indian law enforcement, Methamphetamine, Minorities, Pregnant women, Prisoners, Rehabilitation of criminals, Territories (U.S.) Latest Action: 01/11/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S452)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine. 1/11/2007--Introduced. Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include territories and Indian tribes as eligible grant recipients (or reaffirm that eligibility) under the programs to: (1) address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphetamine; (2) aid children in homes in which methamphetamine or other drugs are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, dispensed, or used; and (3) address methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Child safety, Child welfare, Children, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drugs and youth, Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to law enforcement, Indian law enforcement, Methamphetamine, Minorities, Pregnant women, Prisoners, Rehabilitation of criminals, Territories (U.S.) Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S93)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Indian Tribes Methamphetamine Reduction Grants Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include territories and Indian tribes as eligible grant recipients (or reaffirm such eligibility) under the programs to: (1) address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphetamine; (2) aid children in homes in which methamphetamine or other drugs are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, dispensed, or used; and (3) address methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders. |
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