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Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextRecognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience, and for other purposes. 2/6/2007--Introduced. Recognizes the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience.
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Latest Action: 01/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Bill TextTo amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt airports in economically depressed communities from matching grant obligations under the airport improvement program. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Amends the airport improvement program to provide that the federal share of costs for airport improvement projects at airports that are receiving subsidized small community air service and that are located in economically depressed communities shall be 100% (effectively exempting such airports from matching grant requirements under the program).
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Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4439-4440) Bill TextA bill to reward the hard work and risk of individuals who choose to live in and help preserve America's small, rural towns, and for other purposes. 4/12/2007--Introduced. New Homestead Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to repay a specified percentage (up to $2,000 per year) of certain education loans to an individual who completes a degree and both resides and is employed for at least five years in an area outside a metropolitan statistical area which for 20 years has a net out-migration of inhabitants of at least 10% of the county population (qualifying county). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a: (1) tax credit for the lesser of $5,000 or 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence in a qualifying county; and (2) capital loss deduction with respect to a sale or exchange of a principal residence in a qualifying county. Provides for the creation of tax-exempt individual homestead accounts, funded by individual cash contributions and matching [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/03/2007 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S12456-12476; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S12457-12474) Bill TextAn original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. 6/26/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice; (8) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (9) National Reconnaissance [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - For Further Action See P.L. 110-234, Title 6, Subtitle A, Sections 6025 and 6026 and Title 14, Subtitle C, Section 14217 (H.R. 2419). Bill TextTo amend title 40, United States Code, to provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely economically distressed regions in the Nation. 10/4/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Establishes the Delta Regional Commission, the Northern Great Plains Regional Commission, the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and the Northern Border Regional Commission.Directs each Commission, for its region, to: (1) assess needs and assets; (2) develop comprehensive and coordinated economic infrastructure development strategies to establish and approve grants for economic development; (3) establish priorities in an economic and infrastructure development plan; (4) enhance capacity of and provide support for local development districts; (5) encourage private investment [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/24/2008 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Boxer. With written report No. 110-490. Additional views filed. Bill Text
An original bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action: 09/24/2008 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Boxer. With written report No. 110-490. Additional views filed. Bill Text
An original bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - For Further Action See P.L. 110-234, Title 6, Subtitle A, Sections 6025 and 6026 and Title 14, Subtitle C, Section 14217 (H.R. 2419). Bill TextTo amend title 40, United States Code, to provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely economically distressed regions in the Nation. 10/4/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Establishes the Delta Regional Commission, the Northern Great Plains Regional Commission, the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and the Northern Border Regional Commission.Directs each Commission, for its region, to: (1) assess needs and assets; (2) develop comprehensive and coordinated economic infrastructure development strategies to establish and approve grants for economic development; (3) establish priorities in an economic and infrastructure development plan; (4) enhance capacity of and provide support for local development districts; (5) encourage private investment [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/03/2007 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S12456-12476; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S12457-12474) Bill TextAn original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. 6/26/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice; (8) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (9) National Reconnaissance [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agricultural cooperatives, Agricultural credit, Agriculture, Bank accounts, Banks and banking, Budgets, Business, Capital gains tax, Capital investments, Catastrophic health insurance, College costs, Construction costs, Consumer cooperatives, Cost of living adjustments, County politics and government, Depreciation and amortization, Earned income tax credit, Economic policy, Education, Electrification, Energy, Entrepreneurs, Excise tax, Federal aid to education, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Government information, Government paperwork, Health policy, Higher education, Home ownership, Housing, Housing finance, Income tax, Indexing (Economic policy), Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Investment tax credit, Job creation, Job training, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medical economics, Minimum tax, Nonprofit organizations, Politics and government, Residence requirements, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Rural education, Rural housing, Saving and investment, Savings and loan associations, Scholarships, Securities, Small business, Small towns, Social services, State and local government, Student loan funds, Tax credits, Tax deductions, Tax exclusion, Tax exemption, Tax penalties, Tax returns, Tax-exempt organizations, Trusts and trustees, Urban affairs, Venture capital, Vocational education, Welfare
Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4439-4440) Bill TextA bill to reward the hard work and risk of individuals who choose to live in and help preserve America's small, rural towns, and for other purposes. 4/12/2007--Introduced. New Homestead Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to repay a specified percentage (up to $2,000 per year) of certain education loans to an individual who completes a degree and both resides and is employed for at least five years in an area outside a metropolitan statistical area which for 20 years has a net out-migration of inhabitants of at least 10% of the county population (qualifying county). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a: (1) tax credit for the lesser of $5,000 or 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence in a qualifying county; and (2) capital loss deduction with respect to a sale or exchange of a principal residence in a qualifying county. Provides for the creation of tax-exempt individual homestead accounts, funded by individual cash contributions and matching [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Black history, Blacks, Civil rights, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, History, Humanities, Immigrants, Immigration, Libraries, Minorities, New York City, Racial discrimination, Racial violence, Research centers, Slavery
Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextRecognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience, and for other purposes. 2/6/2007--Introduced. Recognizes the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience.
Also tagged in: Airports, Armed forces, Budgets, Business, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense industries, Depressed areas, Disasters, Economic policy, Emergency management, Federal aid to transportation, Government contractors, Imports, Income, Infrastructure, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Labor, Layoffs, Military base closures, Natural resources, Plant shutdowns, Public contracts, State and local government, Trade, Transportation, Unemployment
Latest Action: 01/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Bill TextTo amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt airports in economically depressed communities from matching grant obligations under the airport improvement program. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Amends the airport improvement program to provide that the federal share of costs for airport improvement projects at airports that are receiving subsidized small community air service and that are located in economically depressed communities shall be 100% (effectively exempting such airports from matching grant requirements under the program).
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