| Latest Action: 12/14/2007 - Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15704-15705; text as passed Senate: CR S15704-15705)
Bill TextA resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the hanging of nooses should be thoroughly investigated by Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted. 12/14/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the hanging of nooses for the purpose of intimidation is a reprehensible, and under certain circumstances, criminal act. Calls for: (1) thorough investigation by federal, state, and local law enforcement of such conduct and for the cooperation of all private entities and individuals with such investigations; and (2) vigorous prosecution of any criminal violations. | | Latest Action: 12/05/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 826.
Bill TextExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously prosecuted. 12/5/2007--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.) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses for the purpose of intimidation is a horrible, and under certain circumstances, criminal act. Calls for federal investigation of such conduct and vigorous prosecution of any criminal violations. | | 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: Ballots, Civil rights, Communications, Computer software, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional elections, Disabled, Election administration, Election Assistance Commission, Elections, English language, Executive departments, Grants-in-aid, Illiteracy, Laboratories Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13694-13695)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. 11/1/2007--Introduced. Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) with respect to: (1) ballot verification and mandatory paper record audit capacity; and (2) accessibility and ballot verification of results for individuals with disabilities.Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to study, test, and develop best practices to enhance the accessibility of ballot verification mechanisms for individuals with disabilities, voters whose primary language is not English, and voters with difficulties in literacy.Requires laboratories to meet standards prohibiting conflicts of interest as a condition of accreditation for the testing of voting system hardware and software.Outlines additional voting system requirements [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Civil rights, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees, Government information, Government liability, Labor, Labor statistics, Law, Sex change, Sex discrimination, Sexual harassment, State and local government, Women Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity. 9/27/2007--Introduced. Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived gender identity by covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-management committees). Prohibits preferential treatment or quotas. Allows only disparate treatment claims.Prohibits related retaliation. Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) religious organizations; and (2) the relationship between the United States and members of the Armed Forces. Declares that this Act does not repeal or modify any federal, state, territorial, or local law creating a special right or preference concerning employment for a veteran.Provides for the construction of this Act with regard to: (1) enforcement by employers of rules and policies; (2) sexual harassment; (3) certain shared facilities such as showers or dressing facilities; (4) the construction of new or additional facilities;[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Civil rights, Discrimination in employment, Government information, Government liability, Government paperwork, Government statistics, Homosexuality, Labor, Labor statistics, Labor unions, Law, Sexual orientation Latest Action: 11/13/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479.
Bill TextTo prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. 11/7/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 - (Sec. 4) Makes it an unlawful employment practice for covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-management committees) to discriminate against an individual on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation, including actions based on the actual or perceived sexual orientation of a person with whom the individual associates or has associated. Prohibits preferential treatment or quotas. Allows only disparate treatment claims. (Sec. 5) Makes it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against an individual because the individual opposed any practice made an unlawful employment practice by this Act or made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Civil rights, Colleges, Communications, Conferences, Education, Engineering, Federal aid to research, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Government statistics, Governmental investigations, Higher education, Mathematics, Research grants Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo authorize workshops to eliminate gender bias for women in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and for other purposes. 9/10/2007--Introduced. Gender Bias Elimination Act of 2007 - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to separately host mandatory national meetings that educate members of review panels, university department chairs, and agency program officers about methods that minimize the effects of gender bias in evaluation. Requires that such meetings be held biennially for each major discipline. Instructs such agencies to enforce the federal anti-discrimination laws at universities and other higher education institutions through regular compliance reviews and prompt and thorough investigation of discrimination complaints.[...] show full description | | Latest Action: 06/22/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to require protection and advocacy systems to give notice to, and obtain the authorization of, an individual (or the individual's legal representative) before pursuing remedies on behalf of the individual. 6/22/2007--Introduced. Amends the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to require states, in order to receive allotments under provisions relating to state councils on developmental disabilities or provisions relating to the protection and advocacy of individual rights, to obtain the authorization of the individual with a developmental disability or the individual's legal representative before pursuing any legal or other remedy on behalf of the individual. | | Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to extend the period for filing charges of discrimination in violation of such title and to provide relief for certain current injuries arising from compensation calculations attributable to compensation decisions made at any time in violation of such title. 6/11/2007--Introduced. 2007 Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to increase the length of time an aggrieved person has to file a charge of an alleged unlawful employment practice. Declares that, for enforcement of unlawful employment practices provisions, an unlawful employment practice occurs with respect to compensation when an aggrieved person is injured as a result of a compensation calculation attributable in whole or in part to the application or continuation of a compensation decision that was made at any time before a charge relating to such calculation is filed and was made for an intentionally discriminatory purpose. | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Civil rights, Damages, Discrimination in education, Discrimination in employment, Education, Federal employees, Government contractors, Government employees, Government liability, Government procurement, Higher education, Labor, Law, Legal fees, Minorities Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo provide for equal protection of the law and to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions, and for other purposes. 5/1/2007--Introduced. Equal Opportunity Protection and Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2007 - Prohibits discrimination or preferences in federal employment and contracting and other federal programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex. Prohibits requiring or encouraging any federal contractor or subcontractor to so discriminate or grant a preference. Prohibits states and private entities that receive federal financial assistance from so discriminating or granting a preference in connection with any contract or subcontract, employment, or admission to any educational institution. Prohibits construing this Act to prohibit or limit: (1) any act designed to benefit historically Black colleges or universities; or (2) any action under a [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Civil rights, Discrimination in employment, Government information, Government liability, Government paperwork, Government statistics, Homosexuality, Labor, Labor statistics, Labor unions, Law, Sexual orientation Latest Action: 09/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. 4/24/2007--Introduced. Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 - Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-management committees). Prohibits preferential treatment or quotas. Allows only disparate treatment claims. Prohibits related retaliation. Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) religious organizations; and (2) the relationship between the United States and members of the armed forces. States that this Act does not repeal or modify any federal, state, territorial, or local law creating a special right or preference concerning employment for a veteran. Provides for the construction of this Act with regard to: (1) enforcement by employers of rules and policies; (2) sexual harassment; (3) certain shared [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Business, Business records, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Class actions (Civil procedure), Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional employees, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Damages, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. 4/24/2007--Introduced. Fair Pay Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.) Prohibits the discharge of, or any other discrimination against, an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it. Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert fees as part of the costs awarded to prevailing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, AIDS (Disease), Alaska, American studies, Asian American ethnic groups, Black colleges, Boundaries, Budgets, Building construction, Cancer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Child health, Children, Civil rights, Clinics Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care.Provides for health care workforce diversity activities, including the establishment of: (1) a technical clearinghouse on health workforce diversity; and (2) Regional Minority Centers of Excellence Programs.Requires health-related programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect data on race, ethnicity, and primary language.Directs each federal health agency to implement a strategic plan to eliminate disparities and improve the health and health care of minority populations. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) an Office of Health Disparities within the Office of Civil Rights; and (2) civil rights [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Blacks, Civil rights, Claims, Criminal justice, Law, Limitation of actions, Minorities, Oklahoma, Racial discrimination, Racial violence, Riots, Victims of crimes Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo provide a mechanism for a determination on the merits of the claims brought by survivors and descendants of the victims of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Race Riot of 1921 but who were denied that determination. 4/23/2007--Introduced. Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riots Claims Accountability Act of 2007 - Provides that any Greenwood, Oklahoma, claimant (a survivor or descendant of victims of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Race Riot of 1921) who has not previously obtained a determination on the merits of a Greenwood claim may, in a civil action commenced within five years after enactment of this Act, obtain that determination. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Agriculture, Air pollution, Budgets, Carcinogens, Chemicals, Civil rights, Clinics, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Depressed areas, Discrimination, Economic policy, Environmental health, Environmental justice Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous substances, and for other purposes. 4/19/2007--Introduced. Community Environmental Equity Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit any entity that handles, manages, treats, releases, discharges, disposes, stores, transports, removes, moves, or delivers any covered substance from disproportionately exposing any person or community to such substance on the ground of race, color, national origin, or economic status. Defines "covered substance" to include: (1) any contaminant identified under the Safe Drinking Water Act; (2) any pesticide chemical under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; (3) any chemical listed as a known or probable human carcinogen under the National Toxicology Program of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); (4) any chemical substance or mixture regulated under the Toxic Substance Control Act; (5) any hazardous [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Business, Business records, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Class actions (Civil procedure), Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional employees, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Damages, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. 4/11/2007--Introduced. Fair Pay Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.) Prohibits the discharge of or any other discrimination against an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act, or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it. Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert fees as part of the costs awarded to prevailing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Armed forces, Cemeteries and funerals, Civil liberties, Commemorations, Communications, Defense policy, Freedom of speech, Injunctions, Law, Legal fees, Local laws, Military cemeteries and funerals, State and local government, State laws Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to provide for legal protection against frivolous lawsuits directed at statutes prohibiting picketing at military and other funerals, and for other purposes. 3/20/2007--Introduced. Sons and Daughters of America Act - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to provide that the remedies for a civil action for deprivation of rights are limited to injunctive and declaratory relief where the deprivation: (1) consists of a violation of the right to freedom of speech secured by the Constitution; and (2) is the result of a statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage which prohibits or restricts picketing, protesting, or demonstrating at a funeral or any other ceremony, procession, or memorial service held in connection with the burial or cremation of the dead.Prohibits the award of attorney's fees with respect to the prevailing party in such a claim, including one in any action brought against the United States [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Aged, Ambulatory care, Apprenticeship, Auditing, Budgets, Business, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Coinsurance, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care Latest Action: 03/07/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610.
Bill TextTo amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, and for other purposes. 3/5/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 4 other summaries) Division A: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act (PSHA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require group health plans to apply the same treatment limits on mental health or substance-related disorder benefits as they do for medical and surgical benefits (parity requirement). Extends [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Apprenticeship, Awards, medals, prizes, Budgets, Business, Business records, Civil rights, Class actions (Civil procedure), Commemorations, Communications, Conferences, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Department of Education, Department of Labor Latest Action: 03/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2699-2700)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies of victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages to: (1) add nonretaliation requirements; (2) increase penalties; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages. Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. Directs the Secretaries of Labor [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Apprenticeship, Awards, medals, prizes, Budgets, Business, Business records, Civil rights, Class actions (Civil procedure), Commemorations, Communications, Conferences, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Department of Education, Department of Labor Latest Action: 07/11/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages to: (1) add nonretaliation requirements; (2) increase penalties; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages. Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. Directs the Secretaries of Labor and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Alabama, Alien labor, Authorization, Block grants, Budgets, Casualty insurance, Civil rights, Commemorations, Community development, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Criminal justice, Damages Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo assist in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina. 3/21/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007 - Prohibits the use of any funds authorized by this Act to lobby or retain a lobbyist for the purpose of influencing a federal, state, or local governmental entity or officer. Title I: Community Development Block Grants - (Sec. 101) Prohibits the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from prohibiting or restricting the use by the state of Louisiana of specified amounts targeted under its Road Home Program for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, based upon a program requirement or condition that: (1) limits or reduces the amount made available to an eligible homeowner who does not agree to remain an owner and occupant of a home in Louisiana; or (2) waives the applicability of certain limitations or reductions [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Children, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Conspiracy, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Department of Justice, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Fair housing, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal law enforcement officers, Federal-local relations Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
Bill TextTo provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. 6/20/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 - Directs the Attorney General to designate a Deputy Chief in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Makes the Deputy Chief responsible for investigating and prosecuting violations of criminal civil rights statutes in which the alleged violation occurred before January 1, 1970 and resulted in death. (Sec. 4) Directs the Attorney General to designate a Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the DOJ to investigate violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred before January 1, 1970 and resulted in a death. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state or local law enforcement agencies for the investigation [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Children, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Conspiracy, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Department of Justice, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Fair housing, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal law enforcement officers, Federal-local relations Latest Action: 06/22/2007 - By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-88.
Bill TextA bill to establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes. 6/20/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - Directs the Attorney General to designate a Deputy Chief in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. Makes the Deputy Chief responsible for investigating and prosecuting violations of criminal civil rights statutes in which the alleged violation occurred before January 1, 1970 and resulted in death. (Sec. 4) Directs the Attorney General to designate a Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the Department of Justice to investigate violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred before [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Airports, Capital punishment, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Conspiracy, Correctional personnel, Criminal justice, Criminal procedure, Department of Justice, Disabled, Drug abuse, Drug traffic, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Federal employees Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo modify the law with respect to the death penalty, and for other purposes. 2/6/2007--Introduced. Death Penalty Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to modify substantive law and procedures relating to the death penalty. Adds certain crimes that result in death, including obstruction of justice, as aggravating factors in death penalty deliberations.Defines "mentally retarded" for death penalty purposes. Requires a defendant to give notice to the government of any mitigating factors, including mental retardation, which the defendant intends to present in a death penalty proceeding. Grants the government the right to an independent mental health examination of a defendant claiming mental retardation. Grants the Attorney General regulatory authority over the implementation of the death penalty. Repeals the prohibition against executing a person who is mentally retarded. Grants the government an unlimited right to rehearings of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Absentee voting, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Armed forces, Authorization, Ballots, Blind, Budgets, Business, Business records, Civil liberties, Communications, Competitive bidding, Computer software, Computers Latest Action: 05/16/2007 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-154.
Bill TextTo amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. 5/16/2007--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to revise requirements for the audit capacity of voting systems, particularly those for a permanent paper record. Requires the voting system to require the use of or produce an individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballot of the voter's vote, created by or made available for inspection and verification by the voter before the voter's vote is cast and counted. Requires the voting system to provide the voter with an opportunity to correct any system-made error in the voter-verified paper ballot before it is permanently preserved. Requires each ballot produced to be: (1) suitable for a manual audit equivalent to [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Adoption, Aged, Alien labor, Aliens, Arrest, Awards, medals, prizes, Border patrols, Boundaries, Budgets, Child abuse, Child sexual abuse, Children Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide increased protections and eligibility for family-sponsored immigrants. Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Board of Family-based Visa Appeals within the Department of State. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to deny a family-based immigration petition by a U.S. petitioner for an alien spouse or child if: (1) the petitioner is on the national sex offender registry for a conviction that resulted in more than one year's imprisonment; (2) the petitioner has failed to rebut such information within 90 days; and (3) granting the petition would put a spouse or child beneficiary in danger of sexual abuse. Directs the Secretary to establish the Task Force to Rescue Immigrant Victims of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Broadcasting, Civil rights, Communications, Congress, Congressional elections, Congressional reporting requirements, Conspiracy, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Department of Justice, Election administration, Election fraud, Elections, Executive departments Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-191. Additional views filed.
Bill TextA bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. 10/4/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Revised Statutes and federal criminal law to prohibit any person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, from knowingly deceiving any other person regarding: (1) the time, place, or manner of conducting any federal election; or (2) the qualifications for or restrictions on voter eligibility for any such election. Makes intent to prevent another person from exercising the right to vote, or from voting for the candidate of such other person's choice, an essential element of the offense. Prescribes a criminal penalty for such deceptive acts.Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of any offense under [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Boy Scouts, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Commemorations, Communications, Damages, Defense policy, Emblems, Federal incorporation, Federal office buildings, Government liability, Injunctions, Judicial opinions, Law Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Bill TextTo amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to prevent the use of the legal system in a manner that extorts money from State and local governments, and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth amendments. 1/30/2007--Introduced. Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to limit the remedy, in a civil action against a state or local official for deprivation of civil rights, to injunctive and declaratory relief and deny attorneys' fees where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion, including violations relating to: (1) religious words or imagery in veterans' memorials, public buildings, or official seals of states or their subdivisions; and (2) the chartering of Boy Scout units by states or their subdivisions [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Boy Scouts, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Commemorations, Communications, Damages, Defense policy, Emblems, Federal incorporation, Federal office buildings, Government liability, Injunctions, Judicial opinions, Law Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to prevent the use of the legal system in a manner that extorts money from State and local governments, and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth amendments. 1/29/2007--Introduced. Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to limit the remedy, in a civil action against a state or local official for deprivation of civil rights, to injunctive and declaratory relief and deny attorneys' fees where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion, including violations relating to: (1) religious words or imagery in veterans' memorials, public buildings, or official seals of states or their subdivisions; and (2) the chartering of Boy Scout units by states or their [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Apprenticeship, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Discrimination in employment, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care, Dismissal of employees, Employee health benefits Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-48.
Bill TextA bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. 3/29/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 - Title I: Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to specify that genetic information that an issuer of group health insurance may not establish as an enrollment eligibility factor includes information about a request for or receipt of genetic services by an individual or family member. Prohibits a group health plan or a health insurance issuer from: (1) adjusting premiums on the basis of genetic information; or (2) requesting or requiring an individual or a family member of such individual to undergo a genetic test.Applies such provisions to small group health plans.Allows [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Apprenticeship, Budgets, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Discrimination in employment, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care, Dismissal of employees Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 340, enrollment corrections on H.R. 493 have been made.
Bill TextTo prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. 4/24/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 - Title I: Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from adjusting premium or contribution amounts for a group on the basis of genetic information. Prohibits a group health plan from requesting or requiring an individual or family member of an individual from undergoing a genetic test. Provides that such prohibition does not: (1) limit the authority of a health care professional to request an individual to undergo a genetic test; or (2) preclude a group health plan from obtaining or using the results of a genetic test in making a determination [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Arson, Budgets, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Crime prevention, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Department of Justice, Disabled, Elections, Emergency management, Executive departments, Explosives, Federal aid to law enforcement Latest Action: 01/05/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes. 1/5/2007--Introduced. David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 or David's Law - Amends the federal criminal code to mpose penalties for willfully causing bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempting to cause such injury, whether or not acting under color of law, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of any person, where the offense is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to study the issue of adult recruitment of juveniles to commit hate crimes and, if appropriate, to amend the federal sentencing guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements for such an offense. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to state [...] show full description |
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