Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Apartment houses, Budgets, Building construction, Citizen participation, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Criminal justice, Data banks, Education, Electronic government information, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Energy, Energy conservation, Environmental protection, Federal aid to housing, Federal aid to Indians, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Fire fighters, Government employees, Government information, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Green products, Housing, Housing finance, Housing subsidies, Indian housing, Indians, Insurance premiums, Law enforcement officers, Local employees, Low-income housing, Medical care, Medicine, Minorities, Mortgage guaranty insurance, Paramedical personnel, Police, Politics and government, Public housing, Rental housing, Single family housing, Social services, State and local government, State employees, Teachers, Technology, Telecommunication, Water conservation, Water resources, Welfare
Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16014-16015) Bill TextA bill to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families. 12/19/2007--Introduced. National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to establish in the Treasury a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance to states, Indian tribes, insular areas, and participating local jurisdictions to increase the supply of decent quality affordable housing, especially for low-income, extremely low-income, and very poor families. Prohibits the use of appropriations to the Fund for a fiscal year unless the amount equal to the net increase in the negative credit subsidy for specified mortgage insurance programs is first made available for: (1) single family housing mortgage [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Accreditation (Education), Alaska, Armed forces, Asian American ethnic groups, Black colleges, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Closed caption television, College costs, College teachers, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community colleges, Compensatory education, Conflict of interests, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Criminal justice, Data banks, Deaf, Debtor and creditor, Defense policy, Disabled, Disaster loans, Economic development, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational technology, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Energy, Energy conservation, Engineering, English language, Environmental protection, Federal aid to education, Finance, Foreign policy, Government information, Government paperwork, Graduate education, Hawaiians, Higher education, Hispanic Americans, Housing, Indian education, Indians, Indigenous peoples, Industry-university relations, International affairs, International education, Iraq compilation, Job hunting, Job training, Labor, Language and languages, Leave of absence, Mathematics, Medical care, Medicine, Military housing, Minorities, Minority education, Natural resources, Nonprofit organizations, Nurses, Nursing education, Ombudsman, Pacific Islanders, Politics and government, Preschool education, Public defenders, Public prosecutors, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Scholarships, School buildings, School security, Science policy, Scientific education, Secondary education, Simulation methods, Social services, Special education, Student employment, Student loan funds, Sustainable development, Teacher education, Technical education, Technology, Telecommunication, Veterans, Veterans' education, Vocational education, Welfare, Wireless communication, Women, Women's education
Latest Action: 08/31/2008 - Cleared for White House. Bill TextTo amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 8/14/2008--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 30, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Higher Education Opportunity Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize HEA programs. Title I: General Provisions - (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. (Sec. 102) Revises the definition of an IHE for purposes of title [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Depreciation and amortization, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy efficiency, Geothermal resources, Heat pumps, Housing, Income tax, Minimum tax, Tax administration, Tax credits, Tax deductions, Taxation
Latest Action: 11/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13998-13999) Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit, and for other purposes. 11/6/2007--Introduced. Geothermal Heat Pump Development Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) to include equipment that uses the ground or ground water as a thermal energy source or sink to heal or cool a structure (i.e., geothermal heat pump systems) as energy property for purposes of the energy tax credit; (2) allow a residential energy efficient property tax credit for 30% of qualified geothermal heat pump property expenditures; and (3) allow accelerated three-year depreciation of geothermal heat pump systems.
Latest Action: 09/20/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to require updating of State building energy efficiency codes and standards. 9/20/2007--Introduced. Requires the Secretary of Energy to facilitate the updating of national model building energy codes and standards at least every three years to achieve overall energy savings, compared to the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for residential buildings and ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 for commercial buildings, of at least 30% by 2015 and 50% by 2022. Requires the Secretary, if the 2022 target cannot be achieved using existing technology or would not be lifecycle effective, to establish a revised target that ensures the maximum level of energy efficiency in buildings that is technologically feasible and lifecycle cost effective.Requires the Secretary: (1) to determine if a revision to the IECC or ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 will improve energy efficiency in buildings and meet such energy savings targets; and (2) if a code or standard does not meet the targets [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Air conditioning, Air pollution, Alternative energy sources, Authorization, Biomass energy, Block grants, Budgets, Building laws, Business, Climate change, Cogeneration of electric power and heat, Commuting, Computer software, Computers, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Consumer education, Consumers, Cost accounting, Department of Energy, Education, Electric appliances, Electric power, Electric utilities, Elementary and secondary education, Employee training, Energy, Energy assistance for the poor, Energy conservation, Energy consumption, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Environmental assessment, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Environmental technology, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal installations, Federal office buildings, Federal officials, Federal preemption, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Geothermal resources, Government employees, Government lending, Government procurement, Grants-in-aid, Hazardous substances, Heating, Higher education, Housing, Indoor air pollution, Industrial pollution, Job training, Law, Lighting, Local government, Medical care, Medicine, Mercury, Mobile homes, Occupational health and safety, Ocean energy resources, Office buildings, Performance measurement, Public contracts, Recycling of waste products, Refrigeration, Research grants, Retail trade, Revolving funds, School districts, Science policy, Solar energy, Solid wastes, Standards, State and local government, State laws, State politics and government, Surveys, Technological innovations, Technology, Transportation, Waste reduction, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water resources, Welfare
Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - For Further Action See Public Law 110-140 (H.R. 6). Bill TextTo promote greater energy efficiency. 8/3/2007--Reported to House without amendment, Part I. (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 Efficiency Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Promoting Energy Efficiency - Subtitle A: Appliance Efficiency - (Sec. 101) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to revise provisions that set energy standards, including standards for specified appliances, boilers, motors, and external power supplies. Provides procedures to amend or make standards. Subtitle B: Lighting Efficiency - (Sec. 121) Instructs the Secretary of Energy to issue regulations prohibiting the sale of: (1) 100 watt general service incandescent lamps after January 1, 2012, unless those lamps emit at least 60 lumens per watt; and (2) general service lamps manufactured after specified [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Agriculture, Air conditioning, Air pollution, Air travel, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel, Algae, Alternative energy sources, American investments, Animals, Auditing, Authorization, Automobile engines, Automobile industry, Bicycles, Biological research, Biomass energy, Block grants, Bonds, Budgets, Building construction, Building laws, Business, Canals, Capital investments, Capitol (Washington, D.C.), Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, Cellulose, China, Climate change, Coast guard, Coastal zone, Colorado, Commercialization, Computer software, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Conservation easements, Construction industries, Construction workers, Consumer education, Consumers, Curricula, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Depreciation and amortization, Developing countries, Diesel motor, East Asia, Ecological research, Economic assistance, Ecosystem management, Education, Educational exchanges, Electric appliances, Electric batteries, Electric power distribution, Electric power plants, Electric power production, Electric power transmission, Electric vehicles, Emergency management, Endangered species, Energy, Energy assistance for the poor, Energy conservation, Energy crops, Energy efficiency, Energy industries, Energy prices, Energy research, Energy security, Energy storage, Engines, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Environmental technology, Exchange of persons programs, Excise tax, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to research, Federal aid to transportation, Federal installations, Federal office buildings, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Flood control, Floodplains, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Foreign trade promotion, Forestry research, Foundations, Fringe benefits, Fuel cells, Fuel consumption, Gas appliances, Gas in submerged lands, Gas industry, Gasoline, Geology, Geophysical prediction, Geothermal resources, Government information, Government lending, Government procurement, Government publicity, Government travel, Government trust funds, Government vehicles, Governmental investigations, Greenhouse gases, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat conservation, Heating, Higher education, Highway finance, Hurricanes, Income tax, India, Indian lands, Infrastructure, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Israel, Job training, Labor, Law, Leases, Licenses, Lighting, Marine ecology, Marine pollution, Marine resources, Marine transportation, Mass rapid transit, Methane, Middle East and North Africa, Minimum tax, Minimum wages, Mining leases, Minorities, Mobile homes, Motor vehicle pollution control, Natural gas, Natural gas vehicles, Natural resources, Navigation, New York City, Ocean energy resources, Oil and gas leases, Oil and gas royalties, Oil shales, Oil well drilling, Pedestrians, Petroleum in submerged lands, Petroleum industry, Petroleum reserves, Pipelines, Planning, Polar regions, Power marketing administrations, Public contracts, Public lands, Railroad commuting traffic, Railroad engineering, Railroad equipment, Railroad freight operations, Real estate appraisal, Reclamation of land, Refrigeration, Research and development, Research centers, Research grants, Restoration ecology, Revenue sharing, Revolving funds, Right-of-way, Road construction, Rural affairs, Saline waters, Science policy, Sea level, Securities, Service stations, Shipbuilding, Small business, Social services, Solar energy, South Asia, Species, Standards, State and local government, Surety and fidelity, Tax credits, Tax deductions, Tax exclusion, Taxation, Taxation of foreign income, Technological innovations, Technology, Technology transfer, Trade, Transportation, Wages, Walking, Waste reduction, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, Water resources development, Water reuse, Water supply, Waterways, Welfare, Wetlands, Wildlife conservation, Wind power
Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextMoving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure. 7/30/2007--Introduced. New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act - Incorporates various legislative initiatives for energy conservation, independence, and security.Green Jobs Act of 2007 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to: (1) establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program; (2) collect and analyze labor market data to track workforce trends resulting from energy-related initiatives under this Act; and (3) award National Energy Training Partnerships Grants to community based nonprofit organizations to carry out training programs that lead to economic self-sufficiency and develop an [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, Aged, Agriculture, Air conditioning, Air pollution, Air travel, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel, Algae, Alternative energy sources, American investments, Animals, Apartment houses, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Auditing, Authorization, Automobile engines, Automobile industry, Bicycles, Biological research, Biomass energy, Block grants, Bonds, Budgets, Building construction, Building laws, Burns, Business, Canals, Capital investments, Capitol (Washington, D.C.), Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, Cellulose, China, Climate change, Coast guard, Coastal zone, Colorado, Commercialization, Community development banking, Computer software, Condominium (Housing), Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Conservation easements, Construction industries, Construction workers, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Counseling, Curricula, Damages, Defense policy, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, Depreciation and amortization, Developing countries, Diesel motor, Disabled, Disaster relief, East Asia, Ecological research, Economic assistance, Ecosystem management, Education, Educational exchanges, Electric appliances, Electric batteries, Electric power distribution, Electric power plants, Electric power production, Electric power transmission, Electric utilities, Electric vehicles, Emergency management, Eminent domain, Endangered species, Energy, Energy assistance for the poor, Energy conservation, Energy crops, Energy efficiency, Energy industries, Energy prices, Energy research, Energy security, Energy storage, Engines, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Environmental technology, Exchange of persons programs, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to housing, Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to research, Federal aid to transportation, Federal employees, Federal home loan banks, Federal installations, Federal office buildings, Federally-guaranteed loans, Fees, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Flood control, Floodplains, Foreclosure, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Foreign trade promotion, Forestry research, Foundations, Fraud, Fuel cells, Fuel consumption, Gas appliances, Gas in submerged lands, Gas industry, Gasoline, Geology, Geothermal resources, Government employees, Government information, Government lending, Government procurement, Government publicity, Government travel, Government trust funds, Government vehicles, Governmental investigations, Greenhouse gases, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat conservation, Hawaii, Hawaiians, Health facilities, Heat pumps, Heating, Higher education, Highway finance, Home equity conversion, Home ownership, Home repair and improvement, Household moving, Housing, Housing finance, Housing for the aged, Housing for the disabled, Hurricanes, Income, Income tax, India, Indian housing, Indian lands, Infrastructure, Insurance premiums, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Investment tax credit, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Israel, Job training, Kansas, Land banking, Law, Leases, Liability (Law), Licenses, Lighting, Local taxation, Losses, Low-income housing, Marine ecology, Marine pollution, Marine resources, Marine transportation, Mass rapid transit, Medical care, Medicine, Methane, Middle East and North Africa, Military dependents, Military personnel, Minimum tax, Minimum wages, Mining leases, Minorities, Mobile homes, Moderate income housing, Mortgage banks, Mortgage guaranty insurance, Mortgage interest rates, Mortgages, Motor vehicle pollution control, National Guard, Natural gas, Natural gas vehicles, Natural resources, Navigation, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Ocean energy resources, Oil and gas leases, Oil and gas royalties, Oil shales, Oil well drilling, Pedestrians, Performance measurement, Petroleum in submerged lands, Petroleum industry, Petroleum reserves, Pipelines, Planning, Polar regions, Power marketing administrations, Propane, Property tax, Public contracts, Public housing, Public lands, Public utilities, Railroad commuting traffic, Railroad engineering, Railroad equipment, Railroad freight operations, Real estate appraisal, Real estate investment trusts, Reclamation of land, Refrigeration, Relocation, Rental housing, Research and development, Research and development tax credit, Research centers, Research grants, Residential rehabilitation, Restoration ecology, Restrictive trade practices, Revenue sharing, Revolving funds, Right-of-way, Road construction, Rural affairs, Saline waters, Science policy, Sea level, Secondary mortgage market, Securities, Self-help devices for the disabled, Service stations, Shipbuilding, Small business, Social services, Solar energy, Solid wastes, South Asia, Species, Standards, State and local government, State taxation, Storms, Surety and fidelity, Tax credits, Tax deductions, Tax exemption, Tax refunds, Tax returns, Taxation, Technological innovations, Technology, Technology transfer, Telecommunication, Telephone, Tornadoes, Trade, Transportation, Travel costs, Trusts and trustees, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' loans, Wages, Walking, War casualties, Waste reduction, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, Water resources development, Water reuse, Water supply, Waterways, Welfare, Wetlands, Wildlife conservation, Wind power
Latest Action: 09/27/2008 - Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (05/15/2007).. Bill TextA bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes. 7/30/2008--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Division A: Housing Finance Reform - Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 - Title I: Reform of Regulation of Enterprises - Subtitle A: Improvement of Safety and Soundness Supervision - (Sec. 1101) Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to replace the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (Agency), headed by a Director with regulatory authority over: (1) the Office of Finance; (2) the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs); (3) the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae); and (4) the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are referred to jointly as the enterprises.) [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the question of passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. Bill TextMaking appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Senate receded and concurred with amendment. (There are 4 other summaries) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY2008. Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, including training and employment services; (2) community service employment for older Americans; (3) federal unemployment benefits and allowances; (4) state unemployment insurance and employment service operations; (5) advances to the Unemployment [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alabama, Alternative energy sources, Appropriations, Architecture and the disabled, Asbestos, Authorization, Bicycles, Biomass energy, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Buy American, Carbon dioxide, Charter schools, Child health, Child safety, Children, Class size, Competitive bidding, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction industries, Construction workers, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Department of Education, Disabled, Economic assistance, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational technology, Electronic government information, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Emergency management, Emissions trading, Employee selection, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to Indians, Foreign aid, Fungi, Geothermal resources, Government contractors, Government information, Government lending, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Hazardous substances, Hurricanes, Identification of criminals, Illegal aliens, Immigrant education, Immigration, Indian education, Indians, Indoor air pollution, Iron, Iron and steel industry, Labor, Lead, Louisiana, Maintenance and repair, Marshall Islands, Medical care, Medicine, Micronesia, Minimum wages, Minorities, Minority business enterprises, Mississippi, Occupational health and safety, Oceania, Paints and varnishes, Pedestrians, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Poor children, Public contracts, Revolving funds, School buildings, School districts, School libraries, Science policy, Scientific education, Secondary education, Security measures, Small business, Solar energy, Standards, Steel, Subcontractors, Teachers, Technical education, Technology, Telecommunication, Trade, Transportation, Wages, Welfare, Wind power, Women, Women in business, Wood
Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. 6/4/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Title I: Grants for Modernization, Renovation, or Repair of School Facilities - (Sec. 102) Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including public charter schools, to make them safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date. Allocates grant funds among states on the basis of the relative portion of school improvement funds provided to local educational agencies (LEAs) in each state under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Reserves 1% of the grant funds for assistance to outlying areas and Indian [...] show full description
Latest Action: 07/11/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit. 7/11/2007--Introduced. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an energy tax credit and a residential energy efficient property tax credit for geothermal heat pump systems.
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Latest Action: 06/29/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Bill TextTo provide for the establishment of energy performance standards for new Federal or federally supported buildings, and major renovations of Federal or federally supported buildings, and for other purposes. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Energy Efficient Buildings Promotion Act - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish, by rule, revised building energy performance standards for new federal buildings and those undergoing major renovations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase: (1) limitations for the nonbusiness energy property tax credit; (2) the applicable amount for the new energy efficient home credit; and (3) the per square footage dollar amount for the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction. Requires the Secretary to study and make recommendations to Congress on whether to conform certain Internal Revenue Code incentives, as provided in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, to the building [...] show full description
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