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Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - H.AMDT.1165 Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Flake. An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a new section at the end of the bill for the elimination of military construction congressional earmarks. Bill TextMaking appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 7/24/2008--Reported to House 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 and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009 - Title I: Department of Defense - Appropriates funds for FY2009 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD; (4) the Department [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/16/2008 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Inouye. With written report No. 110-422. Bill Text
An original bill to reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action: 07/07/2008 - Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Baucus. With written report No. 110-408. Additional views filed. Bill TextAn original bill to impose sanctions on Iran and for other purposes. 7/7/2008--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.) Iran Sanctions Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress concerning a variety of existing and proposed sanctions against Iran. (Sec. 4) States that nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the President to use military force against Iran. (Sec. 5) Defines specified terms. (Sec. 6) Amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to expand the definition of "person" to include: (1) a financial institution, insurer, underwriter, guarantor, or any other business organization, including any foreign subsidiary, parent, or affiliate of one of the foregoing; and (2) an export credit agency that is a governmental entity operating [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Byrd. With written report No. 110-396. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 6/23/2008--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.)Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Title I: Department of Homeland Security Departmental Management and Operations - Makes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2009 for the Offices of the Secretary, the Under Secretary for Management, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer, the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, and the Inspector General.Title II: Security, Enforcement, and Investigations - Makes appropriations for FY2009 for: (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4971-4972) Bill TextA bill to establish a National Innovation Council, to improve the coordination of innovation activities among industries in the United States, and for other purposes. 6/3/2008--Introduced. National Innovation and Job Creation Act of 2008 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a National Innovation Council, to be responsible for formulating and advocating for the federal government's innovation policy. Requires the Council to collaborate with major statistical agencies, collect data concerning the impact on productivity of the Council's programs, and annually report to Congress on national innovation and productivity. Places the Council under the direction of a National Innovation Council Board.Transfers to the Council specified research and innovation programs of the National Institute of Standards of Technology, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Labor.Establishes within the Council the CLUSTER Information Center to promote [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Bill TextTo establish and fund a Clean Energy Fund, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Renewable Investment and Consumer Protection Act - Establishes in the Treasury a Clean Energy Fund, to which shall be appropriated an amount equivalent to the increase in revenues resulting from a tax imposed on each repurchase of outstanding shares of stock by a major integrated oil company pursuant to a stock buyback program. Appropriates amounts in the fund as follows: (1) 60% to offset the cost of subsequent legislation to accelerate the use of clean domestic renewable energy resources and alternative fuels, promote energy efficiency and conservation, and increase research, development, and deployment of clean renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies; and (2) 40% for carrying out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose the oil company stock repurchase transaction tax.
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Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextTo authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes. 5/15/2008--Introduced. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2009 for: (1) science; (2) aeronautics; (3) exploration; (4) education; (5) space operations; (6) cross-agency support programs; and (7) the inspector general. Authorizes additional appropriations for use to accelerate the initial operational capability of the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle and the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle. Requires: (1) a process for transitioning NASA experimental earth science and space weather research into operational services; and (2) a plan for the continuation of Landsat thermal infrared data collection or its equivalent. Reauthorizes the Glory Mission. Requires development of a plan for a Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR). Sets [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - 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 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 5/12/2008--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.) Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 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 for FY2009 for defense-wide procurement. Subtitle B: Army Programs [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Advanced weapons, Afghanistan, Air force, Alternative energy sources, Ammunition, Animal pests, Animals, Anxiety, Arkansas, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Arms control, Army, Athletes, Authorization, Autopsy, Ballistic missile defenses, Ballistic missiles, Bomber aircraft, Budgets, Business, Capital investments, Chemical warfare, Children, Classified defense information, College costs, Colorado, Communicable diseases, Communications, Compensation (Law), Competition, Computer security measures, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Conventional weapons, Cost effectiveness, Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, Criminal justice, Czech Republic, Defense budgets, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Defense policy, Defense procurement, Dental care, Dentists, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Disabled, District of Columbia, Drug abuse, Drug therapy, Education, Educational exchanges, Electric batteries, Electric power transmission, Elementary and secondary education, Employee selection, Employee training, Endangered species, Energy, Energy conservation, Engineers, Environmental protection, Europe, Executive departments, Families, Family leave, Federal employees, Fighter aircraft, Finance, Fissionable materials, Florida, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Former Soviet states, Fringe benefits, Georgia, Germany, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, Governmental investigations, Guam, Guided missiles, Habitat conservation, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Health policy, Higher education, Housing, Idaho, Illinois, Impact aid, Imprisonment, Infrared technology, Intelligence activities, International affairs, International cooperation, International relief, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Italy, Job training, Kentucky, Labor, Laboratories, Land banking, Land transfers, Language and languages, Lasers, Law, Leases, Logistics, Maintenance and repair, Managed care, Mandatory retirement, Marines, Maryland, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medicine, Mental depression, Mental health services, Mental illness, Middle East and North Africa, Military aircraft, Military airlift, Military and naval supplies, Military aviation, Military base closures, Military bases, Military chaplains, Military civic action, Military command and control, Military construction operations, Military dependents, Military discharges, Military education, Military electronics, Military housing, Military intelligence, Military law, Military leave, Military medicine, Military occupation, Military operations, Military pay, Military pensions, Military personnel, Military promotions, Military research, Military strategy, Military training, Military vehicles, National Guard, NATO military forces, Natural resources, Navy, New Mexico, New York State, Non-native species, Nuclear energy research, Nuclear fuels, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear reactors, Nuclear security measures, Nuclear weapons, Nuclear weapons plants, Nuclear weapons tests, Nurses, Nursing education, Officer personnel, Olympic games, Ordnance, Pensions, Personnel records, Pest control, Pests, Petroleum industry, Pharmacists, Physicians, Privatization, Psychologists, Public contracts, Radioactive waste disposal, Reconnaissance aircraft, Recruiting and enlistment, Religion, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research and development facilities, Research centers, Retiree health benefits, Russia, Scholarships, Science policy, Scientists in government, Searches and seizures, Security measures, Semiconductors, Service academies, Shipbuilding, Snakes, Solar energy, Solid wastes, South Asia, Space activities, Space warfare, Special education, Sports, Standards, Student employment, Submarines, Suicide, Surplus government property, Tanker aircraft, Tanks (Combat vehicles), Technological innovations, Technology, Technology assessment, Terrorism, Torpedoes, Transportation, Travel costs, Utah, Veterans, Virginia, Warships, Washington State, Weapons systems, Youth services
Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7983, S7984-7987) Bill TextAn original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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. 5/12/2008--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 2009 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 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: 05/13/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee conc Bill TextMaking emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 5/13/2008--Introduced. Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes emergency supplemental FY2008 appropriations for specified activities related to the war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters to the Departments of Agriculture (including food relief to certain foreign countries), of Justice, of Defense (military, including funds for Afghan and Iraqi security forces), of Defense (military construction), and of State (including international peacekeeping activities). Rescinds certain funds made available in: (1) the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 for the Defense Health Program; and (2) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. Makes additional supplemental appropriations [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Rockefeller. With written report No. 110-333. Additional and Minority views filed. Bill TextAn original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. 5/8/2008--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.) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Title I: Budget and Personnel Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army,[...] show full description
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