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Latest Action: 05/11/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6018-6019) Bill TextA bill to grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation safety or security or takes reasonable action to mitigate such activity. 5/11/2007--Introduced. Grants immunity from civil liability to persons who: (1) in good faith report threats to or acts of terrorism against transportation systems or passengers; and (2) take reasonable action to mitigate such actions.
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Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextA bill to encourage the effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Food Employment Empowerment and Development Program Act of 2007 or the FEED Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a food employment empowerment and development program of grants to eligible public agencies and private nonprofit institutions to encourage the use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training.
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Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo provide construction, architectural, and engineering entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Good Samaritan Protection for Construction, Architectural, and Engineering Volunteers Act - Grants construction companies and architectural and engineering firms and their employees immunity from liability for negligence, except for gross negligence or willful misconduct, when providing emergency assistance on a voluntary basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster, in good faith, and without expectation of compensation.
Latest Action: 05/14/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation safety or security or takes reasonable action to mitigate such activity. 5/14/2007--Introduced. Grants immunity from civil liability to persons who: (1) in good faith report threats to or acts of terrorism against transportation systems or passengers; and (2) take reasonable action to mitigate such actions.
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Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Star Print ordered on the bill. Bill TextTo protect users of the Internet from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs, and for other purposes. 6/6/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act or Spy Act - (Sec. 2) Makes it unlawful for any person who is not the owner or authorized user (user) of a protected computer (a computer exclusively for the use of a financial institution or the U.S. government, or a computer used in interstate or foreign commerce or communication) to engage in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with specified conduct, including: (1) taking unsolicited control of the computer; (2) modifying computer settings; (3) collecting personally identifiable information; (4) inducing the owner or authorized user to disclose personally identifiable information; (5) inducing the unsolicited installation of computer software; and (6) removing or [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11149-11155) Bill TextTo provide health care liability reform, and for other purposes. 9/10/2007--Introduced. Medical Justice Act of 2007 - Sets forth provisions regulating civil actions for an injury or death as the result of health care.Limits the non-economic damages that an individual may recover to: (1) $250,000 from health care practitioners; (2) $250,000 from any single health care institution; and (3) $500,000 from the class of liable health care institutions.Limits the total damages, including compensatory damages, that a person may recover from any single liable health care practitioner to $1,400,000. Provides that an insurer of a health care practitioner or health care institution is not liable for damages in excess of the liability of the insured for rejecting a reasonable settlement offer within policy limits.Sets forth requirements for qualified expert reports.Allows periodic or accrual payment for future damages.Prohibits a jury from awarding [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Bill TextTo facilitate the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes. 10/30/2007--Introduced. Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2007- Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the permitting authority, with the concurrence of the state in which an abandoned or inactive mine remediation project is proposed or a federal agency or the Indian tribe which owns or has jurisdiction over the site on which a remediation project is proposed, to issue a Good Samaritan discharge permit to a Good Samaritan to carry out a project to remediate an inactive or abandoned mine site to reduce pollution caused by historic mine residue. Outlines the permit process, including requirements governing remediation plans, investigative sampling, and application review and approval.Defines the term "Good Samaritan" to mean a person that, with respect to historic mine residue at an inactive or [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Bill TextTo facilitate the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes. 10/30/2007--Introduced. Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2007- Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the permitting authority, with the concurrence of the state in which an abandoned or inactive mine remediation project is proposed or a federal agency or the Indian tribe which owns or has jurisdiction over the site on which a remediation project is proposed, to issue a Good Samaritan discharge permit to a Good Samaritan to carry out a project to remediate an inactive or abandoned mine site to reduce pollution caused by historic mine residue. Outlines the permit process, including requirements governing remediation plans, investigative sampling, and application review and approval.Defines the term "Good Samaritan" to mean a person that, with respect to historic mine residue at an inactive or [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Business, Damages, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Finance, Insurance companies, Juries, Law, Legal fees, Liability (Law), Limitation of actions, Medical care, Medical malpractice, Medicine, Negligence, Punitive damages, Witnesses
Latest Action: 10/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11149-11155) Bill TextTo provide health care liability reform, and for other purposes. 9/10/2007--Introduced. Medical Justice Act of 2007 - Sets forth provisions regulating civil actions for an injury or death as the result of health care.Limits the non-economic damages that an individual may recover to: (1) $250,000 from health care practitioners; (2) $250,000 from any single health care institution; and (3) $500,000 from the class of liable health care institutions.Limits the total damages, including compensatory damages, that a person may recover from any single liable health care practitioner to $1,400,000. Provides that an insurer of a health care practitioner or health care institution is not liable for damages in excess of the liability of the insured for rejecting a reasonable settlement offer within policy limits.Sets forth requirements for qualified expert reports.Allows periodic or accrual payment for future damages.Prohibits a jury from awarding [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, Charitable contributions, Food, Food relief, Food service, Grants-in-aid, Hunger, Job training, Labor, Law, Nonprofit organizations, Restaurants, Social services, Unemployment
Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextA bill to encourage the effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Food Employment Empowerment and Development Program Act of 2007 or the FEED Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a food employment empowerment and development program of grants to eligible public agencies and private nonprofit institutions to encourage the use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training.
Latest Action: 05/14/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation safety or security or takes reasonable action to mitigate such activity. 5/14/2007--Introduced. Grants immunity from civil liability to persons who: (1) in good faith report threats to or acts of terrorism against transportation systems or passengers; and (2) take reasonable action to mitigate such actions.
Latest Action: 05/11/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6018-6019) Bill TextA bill to grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation safety or security or takes reasonable action to mitigate such activity. 5/11/2007--Introduced. Grants immunity from civil liability to persons who: (1) in good faith report threats to or acts of terrorism against transportation systems or passengers; and (2) take reasonable action to mitigate such actions.
Also tagged in: Architecture, Business, Construction industries, Construction workers, Disaster relief, Disasters, Emergency management, Engineering, Federal preemption, Humanities, Hurricane aftermath legislation, Infrastructure, Labor, Law, Liability (Law), Social services, State and local government, State laws, Volunteer workers
Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo provide construction, architectural, and engineering entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Good Samaritan Protection for Construction, Architectural, and Engineering Volunteers Act - Grants construction companies and architectural and engineering firms and their employees immunity from liability for negligence, except for gross negligence or willful misconduct, when providing emergency assistance on a voluntary basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster, in good faith, and without expectation of compensation.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Advertising, Business, Civil liberties, Computer crimes, Computer hackers, Computer industry, Computer networks, Computer security measures, Computer software, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Criminal justice, Electronic commerce, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Federal preemption, Federal Trade Commission, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Identification devices, Independent regulatory commissions, Interactive media, Internet, Labeling, Law, Restrictive trade practices, Right of privacy, State and local government, State laws, Sunset legislation, Technology, Telecommunication, Telecommunication industry, Web sites
Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Star Print ordered on the bill. Bill TextTo protect users of the Internet from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs, and for other purposes. 6/6/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act or Spy Act - (Sec. 2) Makes it unlawful for any person who is not the owner or authorized user (user) of a protected computer (a computer exclusively for the use of a financial institution or the U.S. government, or a computer used in interstate or foreign commerce or communication) to engage in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with specified conduct, including: (1) taking unsolicited control of the computer; (2) modifying computer settings; (3) collecting personally identifiable information; (4) inducing the owner or authorized user to disclose personally identifiable information; (5) inducing the unsolicited installation of computer software; and (6) removing or [...] show full description
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