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Latest Action: 06/12/2008 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 779. Bill TextTo reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. 6/11/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 - Title I: Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for: (1) Amtrak capital and operating grants, including capital grants to states, to the Amtrak Office of the Inspector General, and for accessibility improvements and barrier removal for individuals with disabilities; (2) Amtrak repayment of long-term debt and capital leases; and (3) the rail cooperative research program. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 for grants to Amtrak and states participating in the Next Generation Corridor Train Equipment Pool Committee. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to withhold up to one-half of 1% of certain funds for the costs of project management oversight of capital projects carried out by Amtrak.(Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for costs [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-390. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resources studies of certain lands and structures to determine the appropriate means for preservation, use, and management of the resources associated with such lands and structures. 6/16/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site in Lamar, Missouri, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of adding the birthplace site to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site or designating the site as a separate unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site by the National Park Service (NPS), other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations.[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/30/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated with the preparation and return phases of the expedition, and for other purposes. 9/20/2007--Introduced. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Study Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include the Eastern Legacy sites (the sites associated with the preparation or return phases of the Lewis and Clark expedition, commonly known as the "Eastern Legacy," including sites in Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, and Illinois).
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Latest Action: 10/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Bill TextTo provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, to improve the administration of justice, and for other purposes. 9/10/2007--Introduced. Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2007 - Federal Judgeship Act of 2007 - Directs the President to: (1) appoint additional circuit judges for the first, second, sixth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary judges for the eighth and ninth circuit courts of appeals; and (2) appoint additional permanent and temporary district judges for districts in specified states. Establishes a federal judicial district in the Virgin Islands. Revises provisions relating to the jurisdiction of courts of the Virgin Islands.Enhanced Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2007 - Provides for additional permanent and temporary bankruptcy judgeships in specified states. Judicial Administration and Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to divide the Ninth Judicial [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Bill TextA bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated with the preparation and return phases of the expedition, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Study Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include the Eastern Legacy sites (the sites associated with the preparation or return phases of the Lewis and Clark expedition, commonly known as the "Eastern Legacy," including sites in Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, and Illinois).
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Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - On motion to recommit to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 - 231 (Roll no. 1101). (consideration: CR H13903) Bill TextMaking appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 9/12/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Transportation, including: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (3) the Federal Highway Administration; (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (6) the Federal Railroad Administration; (7) the Federal Transit Administration (FTA); (8) the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; (9) the Maritime Administration; (10) the Pipeline and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/16/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Murray. With written report No. 110-131. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 7/16/2007--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.) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Transportation, including: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (3) the Federal Highway Administration; (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (6) the Federal Railroad [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dorgan. With written report No. 110-127. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 7/9/2007--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.) Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Corps of Engineers-Civil - Makes FY2008 appropriations for: (1) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, and aquatic ecosystem restoration; (2) general investigations and construction (including rescissions of funds); (3) flood damage reduction for the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; (4) operation, maintenance, and administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands; (5) clean up of [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Bill TextTo prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic blackfish in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone, and for other purposes. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Atlantic Blackfish Conservation Act - Prohibits the commercial harvesting of Atlantic blackfish, popularly known as tautog, in the coastal waters or the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or the sale of blackfish taken in violation of that prohibition. Imposes penalties and allows civil forfeiture of vessels for violations. Requires the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to take actions reflecting the prohibition.
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requirements, Congressional witnesses, Connecticut, Corrosion, Cost accounting, Cost effectiveness, Counterterrorism, Cultural property, Defense budgets, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense industries, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Defense policy, Defense procurement, Democracy, Dentists, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Detention of persons, Deterrence, Developing countries, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Drugs, East Asia, Education, Electric power production, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Energy, Energy conservation, Enlisted personnel, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Europe, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Export controls, Extremist movements in politics, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal employees, Fighter aircraft, Finance, Firearms, Fissionable materials, Florida, Foreign aid, Foreign exchange, Foreign policy, Former Soviet states, Fringe benefits, Georgia, 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education, Medical research, Medicine, Metals, Michigan, Middle East and North Africa, Military agreements, Military aircraft, Military airlift, Military and naval supplies, Military assistance, Military base closures, Military bases, Military civic action, Military command and control, Military construction operations, Military dependents, Military education, Military housing, Military law, Military leave, Military medals, decorations, etc., Military medicine, Military occupation, Military operations, Military pay, Military pensions, Military personnel, Military posture, Military promotions, Military readiness, Military research, Military sealift, Military strategy, Military training, Military vehicles, Military weapons, Minorities, Missile warheads, Missing in action, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Music, Nanotechnology, National Guard, National security, NATO countries, NATO military forces, Natural resources, Navy, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York State, Nongovernmental organizations, North Carolina, North Dakota, North Korea, Nuclear energy research, Nuclear fuels, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear reactors, Nuclear security measures, Nuclear warfare, Nuclear weapons, Nuclear weapons plants, Nuclear weapons tests, Oaths, Officer personnel, Oklahoma, Ordnance, Pakistan, Palau Islands, Peace, Pennsylvania, Pension funds, Pensions, Performance measurement, Personnel management, Petroleum, Petroleum industry, Plutonium, Police, Politics and government, Potable water, Prescription pricing, Prison labor, Private police, Private schools, Public contracts, Radar, Radioactive waste disposal, Radioactive wastes, Reconnaissance satellites, Rent, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research and development, Research and development facilities, Research centers, Retired military personnel, Rhode Island, Russia, Scholarships, School buildings, Science policy, Secondary education, Security clearances, Service academies, Shipyards, Soldiers' homes, Solid wastes, South Asia, South Carolina, Space activities, Space warfare, Special forces (Military science), Strategic forces, Strategic materials, Strategic planning, Student loan funds, Submarines, Supplemental appropriations, Survivors' benefits, Tanker aircraft, Tanks (Combat vehicles), Tax-deferred compensation plans, Technical assistance, Technology, Tennessee, Terrorism, Terrorists, Texas, Thailand, Transportation, Travel costs, Treaty-making power, Utah, Veterans, Virginia, Wages, Warships, Washington State, Water resources, Weapons systems, Western Hemisphere, Whistle blowing
Latest Action: 06/29/2007 - Select Committee on Intelligence. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with amendments. With written report No. 110-125. Additional views filed. Bill TextAn original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 6/5/2007--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.) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Levin. Without written report. Bill TextAn original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military construction, and for other purposes. 6/5/2007--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.) Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Title XXI [sic]: Army - (Sec. 2101) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes such Secretary to construct or acquire family housing units, carry out architectural planning and design activities, and improve existing military family housing in specified amounts. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years after 2007 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agricultural conservation, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural subsidies, Agricultural wastes, Agriculture, Alcohol as fuel, Animals, Biomass energy, Budgets, Business, Cellulose, Chemicals, Chesapeake Bay, Commercialization, Diesel motor, District of Columbia, Energy, Energy crops, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Eutrophication, Farm manure, Federal aid to water pollution control, Forest conservation, Forest ecology, Habitat conservation, Marine pollution, Marine resources, Marine resources conservation, Maryland, New York State, Non-native species, Pennsylvania, Refuse as fuel, Solid wastes, Soybeans, Subsidies, Technology, Technology transfer, Transportation, Virginia, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, Watersheds, West Virginia, Wetlands
Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextA bill to amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes. 5/9/2007--Introduced. Chesapeake's Healthy and Environmentally Sound Stewardship of Energy and Agriculture Act of 2007 or CHESSEA Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend funding for the the environmental quality incentives program. Gives program allocation priority to interstate watersheds. Provides a cost-share payment exception for limited resource and beginning farmers.Provides: [...] show full description
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