| 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: Career education, College costs, Colleges, Community and school, Community colleges, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Dropouts, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Employee selection, Families, Federal aid to education Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the participation in higher education of, and to increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas. 1/30/2008--Introduced. College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to partnerships between rural institutions of higher education (IHEs) and rural local educational agencies, rural education service agencies, regional employers, or rural education nonprofit organizations for activities to: (1) improve the rural IHE enrollment rates of rural secondary school graduates and former attendees; and (2) encourage nontraditional students' participation in rural IHE degree programs. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to partnerships between rural IHEs and regional employers to: (1) provide additional training to rural IHE attendees in careers relevant to the regional economy; and (2) encourage [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accreditation (Education), Alaska, Armed forces, Asian American ethnic groups, Black colleges, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Closed caption television, College costs, College teachers, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community colleges, Compensatory education Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 2/7/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize HEA programs. Title I: Title I Amendments - (Sec. 101) Revises the general definition of an institution of higher education (IHE) to include schools that: (1) admit students whose secondary education was conducted in a home school setting; (2) award degrees (not necessarily bachelor's degrees) that are acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program; and (3) enroll students who will be dually or concurrently enrolled in a secondary school. Revises the definition of an IHE for purposes of title IV student assistance programs. Requires graduate medical schools located outside the country, that qualified as IHEs owing to their having a state-approved [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Career education, College costs, Colleges, Community and school, Community colleges, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Dropouts, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Employee selection, Families, Federal aid to education Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas. 11/9/2007--Introduced. College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to partnerships between rural institutions of higher education (IHEs) and rural local educational agencies, rural education service agencies, regional employers, or rural education nonprofit organizations for activities to: (1) improve the rural IHE enrollment rates of rural high school graduates and former attendees; and (2) encourage nontraditional students' participation in rural IHE degree programs. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to partnerships between rural IHEs and regional employers to: (1) provide additional training to rural IHE attendees in careers relevant to the regional economy; and (2) encourage regional businesses [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Acreage allotments, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Aged, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural cooperatives, Agricultural credit, Agricultural estimating and reporting, Agricultural labor, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural prices, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Alaska Latest Action: 11/02/2007 - Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Harkin. With written report No. 110-220. Additional views filed.
Bill TextAn original bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 11/2/2007--Introduced. Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Revises agricultural and related programs and provisions respecting: (1) producer income; (2) conservation; (3) trade; (4) nutrition; (5) credit; (6) rural development and investment; (7) research and related matters; (8) forestry; (9) energy; (10) livestock marketing; and (11) agricultural security. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Economic policy, Federal-state relations, Grants-in-aid, Maine, New Hampshire, New York State, Northeastern States, Regional economic development, Regional planning, Rural affairs, State and local government, Vermont Latest Action: 10/26/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Bill TextA bill to establish the Northern Border Economic Development Commission, and for other purposes. 10/26/2007--Introduced. Northern Border Economic Development Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes the Northern Border Economic Development Commission, having a region of specified counties in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont, to develop plans and programs and to approve grants for the economic development of the region. Requires each such state to submit a development plan for the area of the region represented by such state. Outlines program development criteria, and provides for the approval of development plans and projects. Requires as a Commission goal to address economic distress along the northern border of the United States east of, and including, Cayuga County, New York, especially in rural areas. | | Also tagged in: Agricultural chemicals, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural credit, Agricultural industries, Agricultural machinery, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Air pollution, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Biomass energy, Bonds, Broadband, Brownfields, Budgets Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 446.
Bill TextAn original bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish supplemental agricultural disaster assistance and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for conservation and alternative energy sources and to provide tax relief for farmers, and for other purposes. 10/25/2007--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.)Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 - Title I: Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance from the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish a program of supplemental agricultural disaster assistance. Establishes an Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund to provide payments to farmers and ranchers who suffer losses in areas declared as disaster areas by the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural conservation, Agricultural innovations, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Alternative energy sources, Aquaculture, Biomass energy, Budget deficits, Budgets, Business, Chesapeake Bay, Child nutrition, Children Latest Action: 10/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Bill TextA bill to extend and improve agricultural programs, and for other purposes. 10/24/2007--Introduced. Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007 - Amends the federal crop insurance program. Establishes: (1) a risk management account contract program; (2) a conservation planning pilot program; (3) a nutrient reduction and sediment control pilot program for the Chesapeake Bay watershed; (4) a national clean plant network; (5) an Office of Pest Management Policy; and (6) a program of hunger-free community collaborative and infrastructure grants. Extends and revises specified programs for: (1) commodity assistance; (2) conservation; (3) specialty crops; (4) food programs and nutrition, (5) agricultural trade; (6) rural development; (7) forestry; and (8) energy, including biobased products. Food Employment Empowerment and Development Program Act of 2007 or FEED Act of 2007 - Establishes the food employment empowerment and development program to [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Airline passenger traffic, Budgets, Business, Business education, Competitive bidding, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction industries, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Depressed areas, Disabled, Economic policy, Entrepreneurs, Ex-offenders, Executive departments Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Bill TextTo update and expand the procurement programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 10/30/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act - Title I: Ensuring Government Contract Opportunities for Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by Service-Disabled Veterans - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) permit agencies to enter into contracts with a small business owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran without first ensuring that there is only one company can perform a contract; and (2) allow contracting officers to decide whether or not to set aside contracts where at least two underutilized business zone (HUBZone) qualified companies could compete for the contract. (Sec. 102) Provides for the assessment of civil penalties against any company that misrepresents itself as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 09/21/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Bill TextTo amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, regarding county additions to the Appalachian region. 9/20/2007--Introduced. Adds the Tennessee counties of Hickman, Perry, and Wayne to the definition of "Appalachian region" for purposes of Appalachian regional development efforts. | | Also tagged in: Agricultural colleges, Agriculture, Business, Community and school, Community development, Economic policy, Education, Executive departments, Higher education, Infrastructure, Public-private partnerships, Rural affairs, Urban affairs Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
Bill TextTo improve the ability of small communities to coordinate with universities and design professionals in developing a vision to address their local needs. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Small Community Visioning Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to eligible recipients for small community visioning processes to: (1) help small communities address pressing local needs; (2) facilitate coordination between small communities, land-grant and other universities, and design professionals; (3) encourage public-private partnerships; and (4) develop design projects that integrate physical planning and design techniques with sustainable community action. | | Also tagged in: Broadband, Budgets, Business, Cable television, Commercialization, Communication satellites, Education, Executive departments, Federal aid to research, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Government securities, High technology, Higher education, Income tax, Industrial parks Latest Action: 08/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.
Bill TextTo bridge the digital divide in rural areas. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Rural America Digital Accessibility Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants or guarantee loans in order to facilitate the deployment by the private sector of broadband telecommunications networks and capabilities (including wireless and satellite services) to underserved rural areas. Limits to $100 million the total amount of such grants and loan guarantees.Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to research the enhancement or facilitation of broadband telecommunications services in rural and other remote areas, as well as Internet access through such services. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit to holders of qualified technology bonds (bonds representing an investment in projects to expand such telecommunications services). Sets a national technology bond limitation of $100 million for each of FY 2007 through 2011, and zero thereafter (with an exception) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural assistance, Agricultural colleges, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural credit, Agricultural education, Agricultural experiment stations, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural research, Agricultural statistics, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Alien labor, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Apartment houses Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331.
Bill TextMaking appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2008 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (Department) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) executive operations; (3) National Appeals Division; (4) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (5) Homeland Security Staff; (6) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (7) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (8) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; (9) Office of Civil Rights; (10) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; (11) agriculture buildings and facilities [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural conservation, Agriculture, Authorization, Budgets, Congress, Department of Agriculture, Economic policy, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal office buildings, Legislation, Natural resources, Relocation, Rural affairs Latest Action: 07/19/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Bill TextA bill to prohibit the closure or relocation of any county, local, or field office of the Farm Service Agency or Natural Resources Conservation Service or any office related to the rural development mission of the Department of Agriculture until at least 1 year after the enactment of an Act to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs after fiscal year 2007. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from closing or relocating any county, local, or field office of the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or any rural development-related office of the Department of Agriculture until at least one year after the date of enactment of an Act to provide for the post-FY2007 continuation of agricultural programs. | | Also tagged in: Agricultural cooperatives, Agriculture, Biomass energy, Budgets, Economic policy, Electric power production, Energy, Energy facilities, Farmers, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Government lending, Grants-in-aid, Investments, Rural affairs Latest Action: 07/18/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide individuals with an opportunity to participate in the financing or ownership of local biorefineries. 7/18/2007--Introduced. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require that a biorefinery recipient of federal assistance provide eligible purchasers with an opportunity to participate in the financing or ownership of the biorefinery. Defines an eligible purchaser as: (1) a natural person with a principal residence located not more than 50 miles from the biorefinery; or (2) a farmer or rancher cooperative. | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Agriculture, Alabama, Animals, Budgets, Churches, Civil liberties, Community development, Congressional reporting requirements, Economic development, Economic policy, Emergency management, Eminent domain, Evidence (Law), Executive departments Latest Action: 08/10/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Bill TextTo protect private property rights. 7/16/2007--Introduced. Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2007 - Prohibits a state or political subdivision from exercising its power of eminent domain, or allowing the exercise of such power by delegation, over property to be used for economic development or over property that is used for economic development within seven years after that exercise, if the state or political subdivision receives federal economic development funds during any fiscal year in which the property is so used or intended to be used. Prohibits the federal government from exercising its power of eminent domain for economic development. Establishes a private cause of action for any private property owner or tenant who suffers injury as a result of a violation of this Act. Prohibits state immunity in federal or state court. Sets the statute of limitations at seven years. Requires the Attorney General to bring an action to enforce this Act [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agriculture, Air piracy, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alaska, Alternative dispute resolution, Animals, Appropriations, Arizona, Bears, Budgets, California, Children, Civil war Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Feinstein. With written report No. 110-91.
Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 6/26/2007--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.) 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) wildland fire management (including transfer of funds); (3) construction; (4) land acquisition; (5) Oregon and California grant lands; (5) range improvements; (6) service charges, [...] 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: Bonds, Construction costs, Economic policy, Enterprise zones, Finance, Income tax, Labor, Residence requirements, Rural affairs, Tax credits, Tax deductions, Tax exemption, Taxation, Urban affairs, Wages Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities, and for other purposes. 6/14/2007--Introduced. Empowerment Zone and Renewal Community Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to tax-preferred empowerment zones, rural enterprise communities, and renewal communities to: (1) extend the period of designation for such areas through 2015; (2) provide a safe harbor standard for employee residency requirements in empowerment zones; (3) eliminate certain residency requirements for the empowerment zone employment tax credit; (4) grant authority to expand the boundaries of empowerment zones and enterprise communities, including those located in rural areas; (5) allow carryovers of unused expensing allowances for enterprise zone businesses; (6) allow certain empowerment zone businesses to elect to receive payments in lieu [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agribusiness, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural credit, Agricultural labor, Agricultural prices, Agricultural subsidies, Agricultural wastes, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, American Samoa, Animals, Armed forces, Authorization Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reform commodity programs and to increase nutrition, conservation, and energy programs of the Department of Agriculture, to reduce the national budget deficit, and for other purposes. 6/14/2007--Introduced. Food and Agriculture Risk Management for the 21st Century Act of 2007 or FARM 21 Act of 2007 - Prohibits, after 2007, any direct, counter-cyclical or transition payment to an individual or entity whose adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to offer to enter into a risk management account with a qualifying farm or ranch operator. Extends direct payments and reduces payment amounts. Requires specified payment percentages, and 100% for FY2012, to be deposited into a risk management account. Links such payments to environmental stewardship. Extends counter-cyclical payments. Repeals: (1) the milk price support program; (2) specified commodity support [...] show full description | | 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: Bonds, Construction costs, Economic policy, Enterprise zones, Finance, Income tax, Labor, Residence requirements, Rural affairs, Tax credits, Tax deductions, Tax exemption, Taxation, Urban affairs, Wages Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities, and for other purposes. 6/6/2007--Introduced. Empowerment Zone and Renewal Community Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to tax-preferred empowerment zones, rural enterprise communities, and renewal communities to: (1) extend the period of designation for such areas through 2015; (2) provide a safe harbor standard for employee residency requirements in empowerment zones; (3) eliminate certain residency requirements for the empowerment zone employment tax credit; (4) grant authority to expand the boundaries of empowerment zones and enterprise communities, including those located in rural areas; (5) allow carryovers of unused expensing allowances for enterprise zone businesses; (6) allow certain empowerment zone businesses to elect to receive payments in lieu of tax benefits;[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Aflatoxins, Agribusiness, Agricultural assistance, Agricultural colleges, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural credit, Agricultural education, Agricultural estimating and reporting, Agricultural experiment stations, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural innovations, Agricultural labor, Agricultural prices, Agricultural research Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Rule H. Res. 1189 passed House.
Bill TextTo provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 5/22/2007--Introduced. Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 - Extends and revises agricultural and related programs respecting: (1) commodities; (2) sugar; (3) dairy; (4) conservation; (5) exports and trade assistance; (6) food stamps and nutrition; (7) agricultural credit; (8) rural development; (9) rural electrification; (10) agricultural research; (11) forestry; (12) energy; (13) specialty crops; and (14) livestock. | | Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Bill TextTo require that an independent review of the efficiency and effectiveness of all headquarters offices of USDA Rural Development and the Natural Resource Conservation Service be carried out before any county Rural Development office may be merged with a county office of the Natural Resource Conservation Service or any county office of the Natural Resource Conservation Service may be merged with a county Rural Development office. 5/22/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to contract with an independent reviewing authority to review the efficiency and effectiveness of operations at all headquarters offices of the Department of Agriculture's Rural Development office and its Natural Resources Conservation Service, including: (1) the headquarters offices in Washington, DC; and (2) all state offices. Prohibits the Secretary from merging any county Rural Development office with a county office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, or any county office [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural colleges, Agricultural diversification, Agricultural education, Agricultural experiment stations, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural research, Agricultural wastes, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Animal diseases, Animals, Aquaculture Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1106-1107)
Bill TextTo reauthorize and provide additional funding for essential agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs, to establish the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture as an independent agency reporting to and coordinating with the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 5/21/2007--Introduced. Creating Research Extension and Teaching Excellence for the 21st Century Act of 2007 or CREATE-21 Act of 2007 - Establishes the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture, which shall be located in Washington, DC. Transfers specified authorities of the Department of Agriculture and other authorities to the Institutes. Sets forth organizational and funding provisions. Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to repeal authority for the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. Eliminates specified funding provisions respecting agricultural research [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural colleges, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural education, Agricultural labor, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Air pollution, Air pollution control, American Samoa, Animals, Armed forces, Authorization, Block grants, Budgets, Business, Child nutrition Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Bill TextTo provide for greater access and opportunities for socially disadvantaged farmers, to create incentives for research, conservation, and market viability, to provide a healthy and just work environment for agricultural workers, to provide Americans with healthier food choices, to address hunger and poverty in the United States, and for other purposes. 5/21/2007--Introduced. Nutrition and Opportunities for the Underserved and Rural Incentives to Secure the Heartland Act of 2007 or NOURISH Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a program through FY2013 to provide greater access and opportunities for minority and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to Department of Agriculture programs and services; and (2) establish the USDA Minority Producer Land Preservation Commission (to terminate nine years after enactment of this Act) to review pending Department foreclosure proceedings. Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Adult education, Agricultural credit, Agriculture, Alabama, Arkansas, Authorization, Budgets, Church and social problems, Colleges, Community development, Community organization, Compensatory education, Congress, Congressional districts, Congressional reporting requirements Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
Bill TextTo amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for comprehensive community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region while leveraging existing efforts, entities, and resources. 5/21/2007--Introduced. Southern Empowerment and Economic Development Act to authorize the Delta Black Belt Regional Authority - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to rename the Delta Regional Authority as the Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority. Extends the Authority's termination date. Directs the Authority to establish a Constituency Representation Board which shall: (1) ascertain state and congressional district community strategic planning efforts; and (2) evaluate and fund programs. Amends the Delta Development Act to revise the definition of the "Lower Mississippi" region. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Agribusiness, Agricultural credit, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Budgets, Business, Children, Congressional reporting requirements, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Families, Family farms, Farmers, Federally-guaranteed loans Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo promote expanded economic opportunities for farmers and ranchers through local and regional markets, expand access to healthy food in underserved communities, provide access to locally and regionally grown food for schools, institutions, and consumers, and strengthen rural-urban linkages, and for other purposes. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Local Food and Farm Support Act - Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to support value-added agricultural products which shall include a socially disadvantaged farmer and rancher component and may include a small and individual producer grant component. Directs the Secretary to establish a Family Rancher and Rancher Viability and Innovation Fund. Amends the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to direct the Secretary, through the Agricultural Marketing Service, to: (1) establish a grant program for eligible entities to conduct enterprise [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Armed forces, Books, Budgets, Business, Citizenship education, Class size, Communications, Computer software, Computers, Congressional reporting requirements, Curricula, Defense policy, Democracy Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo provide for adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems, and for other purposes. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Student Bill of Rights - Directs the Secretary of Education to make annual determinations as to whether each state's public school system provides all its students with educational resources to succeed academically and in life. Requires such education to enable students to: (1) acquire knowledge and skills necessary for responsible citizenship; (2) meet challenging academic achievement standards; and (3) compete and succeed in a global economy. Requires each system to do so through: (1) providing specified fundamentals of educational opportunity to students at each public elementary and secondary school; (2) providing educational services in school districts that receive funds for disadvantaged students that are, taken as a whole, at least comparable to educational services provided in school districts not receiving [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Capital gains tax, College costs, Depreciation and amortization, Disaster relief, Economic policy, Education, Emergency management, Health policy, Higher education, Home ownership, Housing, Housing finance, Income tax, Individual retirement accounts, Kansas Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - S.AMDT.1193 Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to extend tax relief to the residents and businesses of an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-1699-DR) by reason of severe storms and tornados beginning on May 4, 2007, and determined by the President to warrant individual or public assistance from the Federal Government under such Act. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Kansas Disaster Tax Relief Assistance Act - Extends to businesses and individuals in certain Kansas counties declared by the President as major disaster areas under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-1699-DR) by reason of severe storms and tornados beginning on May 4, 2007 (qualifying area) provisions of the Internal Revenue Code allowing: (1) suspension of certain limitations on personal casualty losses; (2) an extension of the period for replacing damaged property without recognizing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural cooperatives, Agricultural credit, Agricultural education, Agricultural estimating and reporting, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural industries, Agricultural innovations, Agricultural insurance, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural prices, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agricultural wastes Latest Action: 05/17/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Farm, Nutrition, and Community Investment Act of 2007 - Extends and revises various agricultural programs, including programs respecting: (1) milk and dairy; (2) conservation security; (3) conservation reserve; (4) wetlands reserve; (5) environmental quality incentives; (6) farmland protection; (7) cooperative conservation partnership initiative; (8) wildlife habitat; (9) conservation loan guarantees; (10) market access; (11) food stamps; (12) farm and ranch profitability grants; (13) community forest and open space conservation; (14) healthy forests reserve; (15) biomass and renewable energy; (16) specialty crops, farmers' markets, and nutrition; (17) organic agriculture programs; (18) crop insurance; and (18) colony collapse disorder. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Advice and consent of the Senate, Air pollution, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Armed forces, Automobile industry, Biomass energy, Business, Cellulose, Coal liquefaction, Compressed natural gas, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporation taxes, Defense contracts Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Bill TextTo promote the national security and stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes. 5/16/2007--Introduced. American Fuels Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President the Office of Energy Security to oversee all federal energy security programs, including coordination of all federal agency efforts to assist the United States in achieving full energy independence. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide: (1) a tax credit, against both ordinary and alternative minimum tax, for production of qualified flexible fuel motor vehicles; and (2) an alternative fuel retail sales credit. Amends the Clayton Act and the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to prohibit restrictions on the installation of alternative fuel pumps within fuel franchise documents. Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Employee training, Executive departments, Federal employees, Federal-state relations, Government employees, Housing, Indian economic development, Indigenous peoples, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Job training, Minorities Latest Action: 05/11/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6018)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Denali Commission Act of 1998 to modify the authority of the Commission. 5/11/2007--Introduced. Denali Commission Act Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Denali Commission Act of 1998 to provide that no member of the Commission, other than the Federal Co-chairperson, shall be considered to be a federal employee. Authorizes the Commission to accept, use, and dispose of matching funds provided by public and private sources for projects approved by the Commission.Provides that each Commission member who is not a federal employee may elect to waive compensation. Authorizes (current law requires) the Federal Co-chairperson to appoint an Economic Development Committee consisting of specified representatives. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make direct lump sum payments to the Commission to be used to carry out a training program on careers associated with infrastructure development and long-term stability in rural Alaska. Requires [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural conservation, Agriculture, Community development, Economic policy, Environmental protection, Federal-local relations, Infrastructure, Natural resources, Planning, Rural affairs, State and local government Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Bill TextTo amend the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to revise the Resource Conservation and Development Program of the Department of Agriculture to require a planning process under the program that is locally led, to guarantee funds for the program for fiscal years 2008 through 2012, and for other purposes. 5/9/2007--Introduced. Resource Conservation and Community Development Enhancement Act - Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to provide for a locally led planning process under the resource conservation and development program. Replaces the permanent authorization of appropriations with an annual obligation of specified amounts from the Commodity Credit Corporation for FY2008-FY2012. | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Aged, Air cargo, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Aviation safety, Banks and banking, Border patrols, Budgets, Children, Collection of accounts, Community development, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumption, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo require a study and comprehensive analytical report on transforming America by reforming the Federal tax code through elimination of all Federal taxes on individuals and corporations and replacing the Federal tax code with a transaction fee-based system. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Comprehensive Transform America Transaction Fee Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct an in-depth study on the implementation of a transaction fee in the United States to replace all existing federal taxes. Sets forth guidelines for such study, including: (1) an identification of the transactions to which such fee would apply; (2) exclusions from such fee; (3) the rate of such fee; (4) potential uses for revenue from such fee; (5) progressivity standards; and (6) general matters, including point of liability for such fee and responsibility for collection. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the results of such study within one year after the enactment of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Agriculture, Economic policy, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Government information, Government lending, Government publicity Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Bill TextTo amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish an Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2007 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish in the Department of Agriculture the Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives, to be headed by the Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives. States that the Under Secretary shall: (1) administer all rural broadband-related grant and loan programs previously administered by the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, including the rural broadband access loan and loan guarantee program and the community connect grant program; (2) conduct rural outreach; (3) foster development of a comprehensive rural broadband strategic vision; (4) assess relevant technologies; (5) serve as a single information source for all federal rural broadband programs and services; and (6) provide technical assistance [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Bonds, Economic policy, Electric utilities, Energy, Environmental protection, Finance, Income tax, Infrastructure, Rural affairs, Solid wastes, Tax credits, Taxation, Waste water treatment, Water resources, Water supply, Water treatment plants Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to holders of rural renaissance bonds. 5/2/2007--Introduced. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow holders of rural renaissance bonds a tax credit of 25% of the annual credit amount for such bonds as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. Defines "rural renaissance bond" as any bond issued by a rural renaissance bond lender, a cooperative electric company, or a governmental body that is used for capital expenditures for qualified projects in rural areas, including projects for water or waste treatment, distance learning or telemedicine programs, rural electric and telephone programs, and broadband access programs.Sets forth rules for bond refinancing, maturity limitations, and allocations, including a requirement that 95% of the proceeds from the sale of a rural renaissance bond be spent on qualified projects within five years from the date of a bond issuance. Terminates [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Federal aid to housing, Federal aid to Indians, Housing, Indian economic development, Indian housing, Indians, Minorities, Rural affairs, Rural housing, Social security, Social security numbers Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for the rural housing and economic development program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 7/16/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, through the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development, to implement an assistance program to support innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas by: (1) Indian tribes; (2) state housing finance agencies; (3) state community or economic development agencies; (4) local nonprofit organizations; and (5) community development corporations. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require, as a condition of initial or continuing assistance under [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Air pollution, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Armed forces, Biomass energy, Cellulose, Coal gasification, Coal liquefaction, Cost effectiveness, Defense policy, Droughts, Economic policy, Electric vehicles, Emergency management, Energy, Energy prices Latest Action: 04/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4753)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Clean Air Act to increase the use of renewable and alternative fuel, and for other purposes. 4/19/2007--Introduced. Alternative Fuel Standard Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to replace the renewable fuel program with an alternative fuel program. Includes within in the meaning of "alternative fuel" alcohols, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, coal-derived liquid fuels, fuels derived from biological materials, electricity, and other fuels that are not derived from crude oil and would yield energy security or environmental benefits.Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an alternative fuel program that: (1) ensures that motor vehicle and nonroad fuel sold or introduced into U.S. commerce contains a specified volume of alternative fuel; (2) establishes compliance provisions for refineries, blenders, distributors, and importers; and (3) provides for the generation, banking, trading,[...] 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 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: Block grants, Budgets, Business, Business education, Capital gains tax, Community development, Economic policy, Education, Entrepreneurs, Finance, Government lending, Grants-in-aid, Higher education, Home ownership, Housing, Housing finance Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to create investment opportunities for rural families and access to credit for rural entrepreneurs and microenterprises, to support rural regional investment, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Rural Investment to Strengthen our Economy Act of 2007 or Rural RISE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a capital loss deduction with respect to the sale or exchange of a principal residence in certain rural areas; and (2) expand the work opportunity tax credit to include a qualified small business employee as a targeted group member. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a program for the forgiveness of student loans for certain rural students who obtain a degree. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a: (1) rural entrepreneurship and microenterprise program; and (2) rural regional entrepreneurship program. Requires the Secretary of Labor to award [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 15-year recovery period for nonresidential real property in rural areas. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for accelerated depreciation (i.e., 15-year recovery period) for nonresidential real property placed in service in a rural area. | | Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Agriculture, Economic policy, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Government information, Government lending, Government publicity Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish an Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2007 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish in the Department of Agriculture the Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives, to be headed by the Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives. States that the Under Secretary shall: (1) administer all rural broadband-related grant and loan programs previously administered by the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, including the rural broadband access loan and loan guarantee program and the community connect grant program; (2) conduct rural outreach; (3) foster development of a comprehensive rural broadband strategic vision; (4) assess relevant technologies; (5) serve as a single information source for all federal rural broadband programs and services; and (6) provide technical [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agricultural extension work, Agriculture, Air pollution, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Biomass energy, Brazil, Budgets, Business, Canada, Carbon cycle, Caribbean area, China, Clean coal technology, Climate change Latest Action: 03/28/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4054)
Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of State to work with the Government of Brazil and other foreign governments to develop partnerships that will strengthen diplomatic relations and energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure to alleviate poverty, create jobs, and increase income, while improving energy security and protecting the environment. 3/28/2007--Introduced. United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Western Hemisphere Energy Cooperation Forum which should seek to: (1) strengthen relationships between the United States and other countries of the Western Hemisphere through cooperation on energy issues; and (2) enhance cooperation between major energy producers and major energy consumers in the Western Hemisphere, particularly among the governments of Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela. Directs the U.S. government to seek to implement: [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Afghanistan, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alien labor, Aliens, Arizona, Armed forces, Artists, Awards, medals, prizes, Border patrols, Boundaries, Budgets Latest Action: 12/26/2007 - Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Section 553 of Title V of Division E of H.R. 2764.
Bill TextTo provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 or STRIVE Act of 2007- Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from implementing the New Worker Program established in title IV or grant conditional nonimmigrant classification under title VI of this Act prior to certification to the President and to Congress that specified conditions have been met respecting: (1) border security; (2) document security; and (3) first phase implementation of the electronic employment verification system. Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) personnel and asset increases and enhancements; (2) a National Strategy for Border Security; (3) border security initiatives, including biometric data enhancements and a biometric entry-exit system, and document integrity, (4) international cooperation; (5) Central American [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3391-3392)
Bill TextA bill to modify the boundaries for a certain empowerment zone designation. 3/20/2007--Introduced. Includes all of Aroostook County, Maine, within the Aroostook County Empowerment Zone (for Department of Agriculture empowerment zone purposes). | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Alcohol as fuel, Alien labor, Alternative energy sources, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Authorization, Border patrols, Budget deficits, Budget reconciliation, Budget resolutions Latest Action: 05/17/2007 - Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Bill TextAn original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. 5/16/2007--Conference report filed in House. (There are 4 other summaries) Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2008, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2007 and FY2009-FY2012. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2007-FY2012, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) debt subject to limit; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security and specified major functional categories for FY2007-FY2012. Title II: Budget Process [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Economic policy, Federal-state relations, Grants-in-aid, Maine, New Hampshire, New York State, Northeastern States, Regional economic development, Regional planning, Rural affairs, State and local government, Vermont Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Bill TextTo establish the Northern Border Economic Development Commission, and for other purposes. 3/15/2007--Introduced. Northern Border Economic Development Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes the Northern Border Economic Development Commission, having a region of specified counties in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont, to develop plans and programs and to approve grants for the economic development of the region. Requires each such state to submit a development plan for the area of the region represented by such state. Outlines program development criteria, and provides for the approval of development plans and projects. Requires as a Commission goal to address economic distress along the northern border of the United States east of, and including, Cayuga County, New York, especially in rural areas. | | 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: Academic performance, Budgets, Business, Charitable contributions, Corporate philanthropy, Corporation taxes, Depressed areas, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Emergency management Latest Action: 03/09/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2970-2971)
Bill TextA bill to make the United States competitive in a global economy. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Competitiveness through Education, Technology, and Enterprise Act of 2007 or the COMPETE Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax incentives for research and education by: (1) making permanent the credit for increasing research activities; (2) providing a credit for information and communications technology education; and (3) setting an alternative percentage limitation for corporate charitable contributions to the mathematics and science partnership program. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an SBIR-STEM Workforce Development Grant Pilot program awarding bonus grants to grantees under the Small Business Innovation Research program to provide workforce development opportunities to college students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the maximum [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Bank reserves, Bonds, Budgets, Business, Business ethics, Community development, Conflict of interests, Corporation directors, Defense polic |
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