| 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: Actions and defenses, Civil rights, Disasters, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Employee rights, Fire fighters, Government information, Government paperwork, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medicine Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13452)
Bill TextA bill to prohibit termination of employment of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel responding to emergencies, and for other purposes. 10/25/2007--Introduced. Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act - Prohibits any employee from being terminated, demoted, or discriminated against in the terms or conditions of employment because the employee is absent or late as a result of serving as a volunteer firefighter or providing volunteer emergency medical services as part of a response to an emergency or major disaster. Excludes absences for which the employee: (1) is absent for more than 14 days per calendar year; (2) responds to an emergency or major disaster without being official deployed in accordance with a coordinator national deployment system; or (3) fails to provide written verification within a reasonable period of time. Allows employers to: (1) reduce the employee's regular pay for such time as the employee is absent; and (2) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Capitol (Washington, D.C.), Civil service retirement, Congress, Congressional agencies, Congressional reorganization, Criminal justice, Employee vacations, Federal employees, Federal law enforcement officers, Federal libraries, Government employees, Government information, Humanities, Library of Congress, Pensions Latest Action: 01/07/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes. 1/7/2008--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 17, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Transfers each Library of Congress (LOC) police employee and each LOC civilian employee to the U.S. Capitol Police. States that: (1) a LOC Police employee shall become a member of the Capitol Police on the employee's transfer date if the Chief of the Capitol Police determines and issues a written certification that the employee meets specified eligibility requirements; and (2) if the Chief determines that such requirements are not met, then such employee shall become a civilian employee of the Capitol Police. Requires the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Child health, Children, Education, Employee health benefits, Evidence (Law), Finance, Health insurance, Health insurance continuation, Health policy, Higher education, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medicine, Physicians, Sick leave Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. 6/25/2007--Introduced. Michelle's Law - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from terminating coverage of a dependent child due to a medically necessary leave of absence from a postsecondary education institution or any other change in enrollment at that institution that commences while such child is suffering from a severe illness or injury and causes such child to lose full-time student status before that earlier of: (1) one year after the first day of the medically necessary leave of absence; or (2) the date on which such coverage would otherwise terminate under the terms of the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Authorization, Budgets, Caregivers, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense budgets, Defense economics, Defense policy, Employee vacations, Families, Federal employees, Government employees Latest Action: 07/13/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Bill TextA bill to provide for 2 programs to authorize the use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service, and for other purposes. 6/19/2007--Introduced. Military Family Support Act of 2007 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a program to authorize a caregiver (a federal employee at least 21 years of age capable of providing care to a child or other dependent family member of a member of the Armed Forces) to: (1) use any available sick leave for the provision of such care in the same manner as annual leave is used; and (2) use any federal leave available to that caregiver as though that period of caregiving is a medical emergency. Requires the service member: (1) for whom the caregiving is provided to be performing service in support of a contingency operation or in situations for which hostile fire or imminent danger pay is authorized; and (2) to designate the caregiver for his or her family. Terminates [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Cash welfare block grants, Civil rights, Discrimination in employment, Discrimination in insurance, Dismissal of employees, Employee training, Employee vacations, Families, Family violence, Finance, Job training, Labor, Rape, Sex crimes, Stalking Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo promote the economic security and safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes. 5/21/2007--Introduced. Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act - Sets forth entitlement standards and implementation guidelines for employee use of emergency leave to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (domestic or sexual violence). Permits victims of domestic or sexual violence to substitute existing leave in lieu of emergency leave. Authorizes state use of funds under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to provide nonrecurrent short-term emergency benefits for victims of domestic or sexual violence on emergency leave. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit denial of unemployment compensation to individuals separated from employment due to their experience of domestic or sexual violence. Amends the Social Security [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Colleges, Distance education, Education, Federal aid to health facilities, Graduate education, Health policy, Higher education, Hospitals, Hours of labor, Labor, Medical care, Medicine, Nurses, Nursing, Nursing education Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo create a pilot program to increase the number of graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses, and for other purposes. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of Education to award grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, partnerships composed of an accredited school of nursing at an institution of higher education and a hospital or other health facility to establish pilot projects to enable such a facility to retain its staff of experienced nurses while providing a mechanism to have these individuals become faculty members of such a school. Requires such individuals to teach for two years for each year of support received under the program. | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Defense policy, Disabled, Employee vacations, Federal employees, Government employees, Medical care, Medicine, Sick leave, Veterans, Veterans' medical care, War casualties Latest Action: 05/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Bill TextTo amend title 5, United States Code, relating to the use of the leave transfer program by wounded veterans who are Federal employees. 5/8/2007--Introduced. Amends federal provisions concerning the federal employee leave transfer program to exempt an employee who is undergoing medical treatment for a combat-related disability sustained while such individual was a member of the Armed Forces from the requirement that his or her annual and sick leave be exhausted before any transferred leave may be used. Limits the exemption to no more than five years. | | Also tagged in: Air pollution, Air pollution control, Antarctic regions, Authorization, Awards, medals, prizes, Black colleges, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Climate change, Commemorations, Communication in science, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost accounting, Curricula Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Research and Science and Education Prior to Introduction and Referral (March 20, 2007).
Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes. 5/2/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes appropriations to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for FY2008-FY2010, with specific allocations for: (1) research and related activities; (2) education and human resources; (3) major research equipment and facilities construction; (4) agency operations and award management; (5) the Office of the National Science Board; and (6) the Office of Inspector General. Sets minimum and maximum amounts of awards under the Major Research Instrumentation program. Permits, in addition to the acquisition of instrumentation and equipment, funds made available by awards under the Major Research Instrumentation program to be used to support the operations and maintenance of such instrumentation [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Cash welfare block grants, Civil rights, Discrimination in employment, Discrimination in insurance, Dismissal of employees, Employee training, Employee vacations, Families, Family violence, Finance, Job training, Labor, Rape, Sex crimes, Stalking Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to promote the economic security and safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes. 4/17/2007--Introduced. Survivors' Empowerment and Economic Security Act - Sets forth entitlement standards and implementation guidelines for employee use of emergency leave to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (domestic or sexual violence). Permits victims of domestic or sexual violence to substitute existing leave in lieu of emergency leave. Authorizes state use of funds under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to provide nonrecurrent short-term emergency benefits for victims of domestic or sexual violence on emergency leave. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit denial of unemployment compensation to individuals separated from employment due to their experience of domestic or sexual violence. Amends the Social [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Civil rights, Disasters, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Employee rights, Fire fighters, Government information, Government paperwork, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medicine Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo prohibit termination of employment of volunteers firefighters and emergency medical personnel responding to emergencies, and for other purposes. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act - Prohibits any employee from being terminated, demoted, or discriminated against in the terms or conditions of employment because the employee is absent or late as a result of serving as a volunteer firefighter or providing volunteer emergency medical services as part of a response to an emergency or major disaster. Excludes absences for which the employee: (1) is absent for more than 14 days per calendar year; (2) responds to an emergency or major disaster without being official deployed in accordance with a coordinator national deployment system; or (3) fails to provide written verification within a reasonable period of time. Allows employers to: (1) reduce the employee's regular pay for such time as the employee is absent; and (2) require [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Civil liberties, Civil rights, Clothing, Discrimination in employment, Employee rights, Employee training, Employers' liability, Hours of labor, Job training, Labor, Law, Recruiting of employees, Religion, Religion in the workplace, Religious liberty, Transfer of employees Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2007 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to modify the definition of "religion" for purposes of coverage under that Act by requiring employers to make an affirmative and bona fide effort to reasonably accommodate the religious practices of employees. Defines the term "perform the essential functions" to exclude practices having a temporary or tangential impact on an employee's ability to perform job functions, such as practices relating to clothing or taking time off work. Sets forth factors to consider in determining whether an accommodation causes undue hardship. Defines "employee" to require an ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Requires removal of the conflict between employment [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Aged, Budgets, Caregivers, Children, Confidential communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost effectiveness, Criminal justice, Disability insurance, Disabled, Diseases, Employee vacations, Employment subsidies, Evidence (Law), Families Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand the scope of the Act, and for other purposes. 3/7/2007--Introduced. Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act - Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Insurance Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make five-year grants to a state or local government to pay for the federal share of the cost of carrying out projects that assist families by providing wage replacement for eligible individuals responding to caregiving needs resulting from the birth or adoption of a son or daughter or other family caregiving needs. Family and Medical Leave Fairness Act of 2005 [sic]- Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to extend coverage to employees at worksites where the employer employs at least 25 (currently, 50) employees at the worksite and within 75 miles of that worksite. Amends FMLA and federal civil service law to entitle to leave those employees who must address the effects of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Case management, Civil rights, Communications, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuum of care, Counseling, Defense policy, Department of Defense, Disability evaluation, Disabled Latest Action: 03/28/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo ensure dignity in care for members of the Armed Forces recovering from injuries. 3/1/2007--Introduced. Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007 - Requires each recovering servicemember who is assigned to a military barracks or dormitory to be assigned to one that is maintained at the highest service standard in effect for enlisted members of the Armed Forces. Requires at least semiannual inspections of, and appropriate repairs to, any such quarters, as well as alternate housing during periods of unremedied housing deficiencies. Outlines requirements to be implemented for recovering servicemembers and their families, including: (1) physical disability evaluation system changes; (2) supervising officer and caseworker support; (3) increased training for caseworkers and social workers on particular servicemember conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); (4) increased support services, including an Ombudsman for Recovering Servicemembers; (5) a prohibition [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Case management, Civil rights, Communications, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuum of care, Counseling, Defense policy, Department of Defense, Disability evaluation, Disabled Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2363-2364)
Bill TextA bill to ensure dignity in care for members of the Armed Forces recovering from injuries. 2/28/2007--Introduced. Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007 - Requires each recovering servicemember who is assigned to a military barracks or dormitory to be assigned to one that is maintained at the highest service standard in effect for enlisted members of the Armed Forces. Requires at least semiannual inspections of, and appropriate repairs to, any such quarters, as well as alternate housing during periods of unremedied housing deficiencies. Outlines requirements to be implemented for recovering servicemembers and their families, including: (1) physical disability evaluation system changes; (2) supervising officer and caseworker support; (3) increased training for caseworkers and social workers on particular servicemember conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); (4) increased support services, including an Ombudsman for Recovering Servicemembers; (5) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Civil liberties, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Disciplining of employees, Dismissal of employees, Due process of law, Election candidates, Elections, Employee rights, Evidence (Law), Federal preemption, Fines (Penalties), Government employee unions, Government employees Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1421-1422)
Bill TextA bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide standards and procedures to guide both State and local law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers during internal investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, and administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure accountability of law enforcement officers, to guarantee the due process rights of law enforcement officers, and to require States to enact law enforcement discipline, accountability, and due process laws. 1/31/2007--Introduced. State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to set forth the due process rights, including procedures, that shall be afforded a law enforcement officer (officer) who is the subject of an investigation or disciplinary hearing. Declares that an officer shall not be: (1) prohibited from engaging in political activity or be [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Children, Education, Employee health benefits, Evidence (Law), Health insurance continuation, Health policy, Higher education, Labor, Law, Medical care, Sick leave, Students Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1198-1199)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. 1/25/2007--Introduced. Michelle's Law - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan from terminating the coverage of a dependent child due to a medically necessary leave of absence from a postsecondary educational institution that causes the child to lose full-time status before the date that is the earlier of: (1) one year after the first day of the leave of absence; or (2) the date on which such coverage would otherwise terminate under the terms of the plan. Requires documentation and a certification by a physician. | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Civil liberties, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Disciplining of employees, Dismissal of employees, Due process of law, Election candidates, Elections, Employee rights, Evidence (Law), Federal preemption, Fines (Penalties), Government employee unions, Government employees Latest Action: 01/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide standards and procedures to guide both State and local law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers during internal investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, and administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure accountability of law enforcement officers, to guarantee the due process rights of law enforcement officers, and to require States to enact law enforcement discipline, accountability, and due process laws. 1/24/2007--Introduced. State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to set forth the due process rights, including procedures, that shall be afforded a law enforcement officer (officer) who is the subject of an investigation or disciplinary hearing. Declares that an officer shall not be: (1) prohibited from engaging in political activity or be denied [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Business, Defense policy, Defined benefit pension plans, Federal employees, Government employees, Income tax, Iraq compilation, Labor, Military pay, Military personnel, National Guard, Pensions, Salaries, Tax credits Latest Action: 01/24/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1070-1071)
Bill TextA bill to provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and the National Guard, and for other purposes. 1/24/2007--Introduced. Helping Our Patriotic Employers at Helping Our Military Employees Act of 2007 or the HOPE at HOME Act of 2007- Entitles federal employees who are absent from their jobs for a period of more than 90 days for the purpose of performing active duty service in the uniformed services to receive the full amount of basic pay that they would have received if there had been no such interruption in their federal employment.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow employers a business tax credit for 50 percent of the actual compensation paid to Ready Reserve-National Guard employees while on active duty or hospitalized incident to such duty; (2) allow employers a tax credit for wages paid to temporary employees hired to replace Ready Reserve-National Guard employees while on active duty; (3) provide for withholding of tax on differential wage [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, College administration, College costs, Defense policy, Education, Federal aid to education, Higher education, Iraq compilation, National Guard, Retired military personnel, Scholarships, Student aid, Students, Students' rights Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to preserve the educational status and financial resources of military personnel called to active duty. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Military Educational Parity Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education, as a condition of their participation in the student aid program, to grant students who are called or ordered to active duty a military leave of absence while serving on active duty and for one year after conclusion of such service. Entitles students receiving such leave, upon release from active duty, to be restored to prior educational status attained without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition or fees paid, unless those have been refunded. Requires institutions to give such students certain refunds of tuition or fees paid prior to active duty. Includes as active duty, in the case of [...] show full description |
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