Also tagged in: Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Air force, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Airlines, Airports, Alternative energy sources, Ambulatory care, American Samoa, Animals, Aquatic ecology, Armed forces, Army, Army Corps of Engineers, Arrest, Asbestos, Automobile industry, Automobile parts, Automobiles, Aviation safety, Block grants, Border patrols, Bridges, Budgets, Business, Cattle, Census, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Charter schools, Child sexual abuse, Child support, Children, Clinics, Coast guard, Commodity exchanges, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Communicable diseases, Community policing, Computer crimes, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Consumer credit, Consumers, Corporate finance, Corporate governance, Criminal justice, Cultural property, Customs administration, Dams, Defense budgets, Defense economics, Demography, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, Disabled, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Drugs, East Asia, Economic development, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Economic stabilization, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Electric batteries, Electric power distribution, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency housing, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Employee training, Energy, Energy assistance for the poor, Energy conservation, Energy efficiency, Energy prices, Energy research, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Epidemics, Excise tax, Executive compensation, Executive departments, Families, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to housing, Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to law enforcement, Federal aid to research, Federal aid to transportation, Federal aid to water pollution control, Federal aid to water resources development, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal employees, Federal installations, Federal office buildings, Federal-Indian relations, Federally-guaranteed loans, Feeds, Fees, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Fish culture, Floods, Florida, Food, Food relief, Food safety, Foreclosure, Fuel consumption, Futures trading, General Services Administration, Geology, Golden parachutes, Government and business, Government employees, Government lending, Government procurement, Government trust funds, Guerrilla warfare, Harbors, Hazardous substances, Health policy, Higher education, Highway finance, Homeless, Housing, Housing authorities, Housing subsidies, Humanities, Hydroelectric power, Ice breaking operations, Immigration, Income tax, Independent regulatory commissions, Influenza, Information technology, Infrastructure, Inspectors general, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Job training, Judicial officers, Labor, Law, Legal Services Corporation, Livestock, Loans, Louisiana, Low-income housing, Maintenance and repair, Marines, Mass rapid transit, Meat inspection, Medicaid, Medical care, Medical research, Medical supplies, Medical tests, Medicine, Mexico, Military construction operations, Military dependents, Military housing, Mine wastes, Minimum wages, Minorities, Minority employment, Mississippi River, Missouri, Missouri River development, Motor vehicles, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National forests, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National parks, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), Natural resources, Nature conservation, Navigation, Navy, Non-native species, Northern Mariana Islands, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear security measures, Nuclear weapons, Nutrition, Old age assistance, Park rangers, Passenger ships, Pensions, Philippines, Physical fitness, Police communication systems, Police training, Politics and government, Potable water, Prescription pricing, Preventive medicine, Protection of animals, Psychiatric hospitals, Public contracts, Public health administration, Public housing, Public lands, Public-private partnerships, Puerto Rico, Quality of care, Railroad engineering, Railroad equipment, Railroad finance, Railroad passenger traffic, Relocation, Rent, Rental housing, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research and development, Research centers, Restoration ecology, Revolving funds, Rivers, Road construction, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Rural education, Rural housing, Sales tax, School buildings, Science policy, Security measures, Sex offenders, Shipbuilding, Shipyards, Shore protection, Small business, Small Business Administration, Smithsonian Institution, Smuggling, Solid wastes, Southwest (U.S.), Space activities, Space flight, Space shuttles, Special education, Sports, State and local government, State taxation, Storms, Student activities, Sugar, Supplemental appropriations, Surveys, Survivors' benefits, Tax deductions, Tax returns, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunication, Texas, Trade, Trails, Transportation, Unemployment insurance, Uranium enrichment, Vaccines, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' pensions, Wage surveys, Waste reduction, Waste water treatment, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water resources, Water supply, Water treatment plants, Weapons systems, Welfare, WIC program, Wildlife refuges, World War II, Youth employment
Latest Action: 11/19/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10607) Bill Text
A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Bolivia, Botswana, Budgets, Business, Business records, Clothing, Colombia, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporation taxes, Cotton, Customs administration, Customs unions, Developing countries, Dominican Republic, Economic policy, Ecuador, Exports, Foreign policy, Free trade, Government information, Government paperwork, Governmental investigations, Gross national product, Imports, Income tax, International affairs, Mauritius, Namibia, Peru, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Tariff, Tariff preferences, Tax administration, Taxation, Textile fabrics, Textile industry, Trade, Trade agreements, User charges
Latest Action: 10/16/2008 - Signed by President. Bill Text
To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Arms sales, Chile, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, East Asia, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, Military assistance, Pakistan, Peru, Shipyards, South Asia, South Korea, Surplus government property, Trade, Warships, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 10/15/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-429. Bill Text
To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other purposes.
Also tagged in: Alliances, Armed forces, Arms control, Arms control agreements, Arms control negotiations, Arms control verification, Arms sales, Authorization, Biological warfare, Bombs, Border patrols, Budgets, Caribbean area, Chemical warfare, Chile, Civil liberties, Coast guard, Commemorations, Communicable diseases, Communication in medicine, Conferences, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Conventional weapons, Coups d'etat, Criminal justice, Data banks, Debt relief, Defense policy, Democracy, Developing countries, Diplomacy, East Asia, Education, Egypt, Embassies, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Employee training, Energy, Epidemics, Epidemiology, Estonia, Europe, Export controls, Fissionable materials, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Foreign students, Former Soviet states, Greece, Haiti, Health information systems, Health policy, Health surveys, Higher education, Human rights, Information technology, International affairs, International agencies, International control of nuclear power, International cooperation, International finance, Israel, Job training, Laboratories, Land mines, Latvia, Law, Legislation, Licenses, Lithuania, Medical care, Medical education, Medical laboratories, Medical statistics, Medical supplies, Medicine, Middle East and North Africa, Military assistance, Military education, Military regimes, Military training, Minesweeping, Nuclear energy research, Nuclear exports, Nuclear fuels, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear security measures, Nuclear weapons, Ordnance, Pakistan, Peacekeeping forces, Peru, Police, Police training, Politics and government, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Preventive medicine, Public corruption, Public health personnel, Reactor fuel reprocessing, Research and development, Rule of law, Sanctions (International law), Scholarships, Science policy, Scientific instruments and apparatus, Shipbuilding, Shipyards, Smuggling, South Asia, South Korea, Space activities, Space stations, Syndromes, Technical assistance, Technology, Technology transfer, Terrorism, Trade, Uranium enrichment, Warships, Weapons systems, World health
Latest Action: 09/24/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dodd. With written report No. 110-496. Bill Text
An original bill to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and for other purposes.
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Air cargo, Aircraft pilots, Airline passenger traffic, Airlines, Airports, Alien labor, Aliens, Animals, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Aviation safety, Biological warfare, Border patrols, Bridges, Budgets, Business, Canada, Chemical warfare, Child pornography, Child sexual abuse, Children, Coast guard, Computer security measures, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction industries, Construction workers, Counterfeiting, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Customs administration, Data banks, Defense policy, Delegation of powers, Department of Homeland Security, Deportation, Detention of persons, Disaster insurance, Disaster loans, Disaster relief, Drone aircraft, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Drugs, Emergency communication systems, Emergency housing, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Employee selection, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Explosives, Families, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal employees, Federal law enforcement officers, Federal-local relations, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fire prevention, Flight training, Floods, Food, Food relief, Foreign policy, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, Government lending, Government procurement, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Hazardous substances, Horses, Hours of labor, Housing, Identification of criminals, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Imports, Informers, Infrastructure, Inspectors general, Intelligence activities, International affairs, Ionizing radiation, Job training, Labor, Maps, Marine pollution, Marine resources, Marine terminals, Marine transportation, Mass rapid transit, Medical care, Medicine, Metropolitan areas, Mexico, Midwest (U.S.), Military pensions, Military training, Minimum wages, Missing children, Motor buses, Navigational aids, Nuclear research, Nuclear terrorism, Off-budget expenditures, Oil pollution, Patrol aircraft, Patrol ships, Pensions, Police training, Politics and government, Prescription pricing, Presidents, Protection of animals, Public contracts, Railroad safety, Repatriation, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research and development, Risk, Salaries, Science policy, Secret service, Security measures, Smuggling, State and local government, Survivors' benefits, Technological innovations, Technology, Telecommunication, Telephone, Temporary employment, Terrorism, Tornadoes, Trade, Transportation, Transportation safety, Trucking, Urban affairs, Veterans, Wages, Water pollution, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 09/18/2008 - The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-862, by Mr. Price (NC). Bill TextMaking appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 9/18/2008--Reported to House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Title I: Departmental Management and Operations - Makes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2009 for executive management, analysis and operations, and 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 for automation modernization, customs and border protection fencing, infrastructure, and technology (with obligations subject to the DHS Secretary [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animal diseases, Animals, Budgets, Communicable diseases, Dairy industry, Education, Epidemiology, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal-state relations, Health information systems, Health surveys, Higher education, Medical care, Medical education, Medical laboratories, Medical personnel, Medicine, Mexico, Public health administration, State and local government
Latest Action: 09/15/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1786-1787) Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions, and for other purposes. 9/15/2008--Introduced. National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) establish the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grant Program to assist public health agencies in improving surveillance for, and response to, infectious diseases and other conditions of public health importance; and (2) issue guidelines for public health entities relating to information systems to receive, monitor, and report infectious diseases and other such conditions.Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director, to: (1) address documented workforce shortages in state and local health departments in applied public health [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animal diseases, Animals, Budgets, Communicable diseases, Dairy industry, Education, Epidemiology, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal-state relations, Health information systems, Health surveys, Higher education, Medical care, Medical education, Medical laboratories, Medical personnel, Medicine, Mexico, Public health administration, State and local government
Latest Action: 09/11/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions, and for other purposes. 9/11/2008--Introduced. National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) establish the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grant Program to assist public health agencies in improving surveillance for, and response to, infectious diseases and other conditions of public health importance; and (2) issue guidelines for public health entities relating to information systems to receive, monitor, and report infectious diseases and other such conditions.Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director, to: (1) address documented workforce shortages in state and local health departments in applied public [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Caribbean area, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Criminal justice, Cuba, Defense policy, Deportation, Detention of persons, District courts, Habeas corpus, Immigration, Jurisdiction, Law, Military bases, Military law, Prisoners' rights, Witnesses
Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. 7/31/2008--Introduced. Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction of, and make it the exclusive venue for consideration of, all habeas corpus applications by or on behalf of any enemy combatant held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who is neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident (covered individual) that are pending on or filed on or after the enactment of this Act. Prescribes related procedures, including restrictions on oral testimony. Stays any such application until all Military Commission proceedings regarding the covered individual have been resolved. Requires release of a covered individual, for whom the District Court grants a writ application and orders release, into the custody of the Secretary of Homeland Security [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. 7/31/2008--Introduced. Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction of, and make it the exclusive venue for consideration of, all habeas corpus applications by or on behalf of any enemy combatant held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who is neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident (covered individual) that are pending on or filed on or after the enactment of this Act. Prescribes related procedures, including restrictions on oral testimony. Stays any such application until all Military Commission proceedings regarding the covered individual have been resolved. Requires release of a covered individual, for whom the District Court grants a writ of habeas corpus and orders release, into the custody of the Secretary of Homeland Security [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Boundaries, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Customs unions, Foreign policy, Free trade, International affairs, Mexico, Motor vehicle safety, Trade, Trade agreements, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation, Trucking, Trucks
Latest Action: 09/10/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextTo prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress. 9/9/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to terminate, by September 6, 2008, the one-year cross-border pilot project started on September 6, 2007, as part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) cross-border motor carrier provisions, to demonstrate the ability of Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate safely in the United States beyond the commercial zones along the U.S.-Mexico border. Prohibits the Secretary, unless expressly authorized by Congress, from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Building construction, Construction costs, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Executive departments, Humanities, Laboratories, Maryland, Museums, Panama, Research centers, Science policy, Smithsonian Institution
Latest Action: 09/18/2008 - Received in the Senate. Bill TextTo authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out certain construction projects, and for other purposes. 7/29/2008--Introduced. Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to: (1) design and construct laboratory and support space to accommodate the Mathias Laboratory at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland; and (2) construct laboratory space to accommodate the terrestrial research program of the Smithsonian tropical research institute in Gamboa, Panama.
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Colombia, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Foreign policy, Hostages, Insurgency, International affairs, Politics and government, Terrorism
Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8015) Bill TextA resolution welcoming home Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves, three citizens of the United States who were held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after their plane crashed on February 13, 2003. 8/1/2008--Passed 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.) Welcomes Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves home to the United States after being held for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Celebrates with the families and relatives of the hostages who kept faith despite being unsure of the fates of their family members. Expresses gratitude to the government and military of Colombia for rescuing the hostages and applauds the U.S. government's contribution to this effort. Calls for [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Botswana, Budgets, Business, Caribbean area, Clothing, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporation taxes, Customs administration, Developing countries, Dominican Republic, Foreign policy, Free trade, Imports, Income tax, International affairs, International competitiveness, Mauritius, Namibia, Tariff, Tariff preferences, Tax administration, Taxation, Textile fabrics, Textile industry, Trade, Trade agreements, User charges
Latest Action: 07/30/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextTo establish an earned import allowance program under Public Law 109-53, and for other purposes. 7/29/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Amends the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish an earned import allowance program, which shall provide earned import allowance certificates to any producer or entity controlling production of eligible apparel articles in the Dominican Republic, based on specified elements. Specifies as eligible apparel articles cotton (but not denim) trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, skirts and divided skirts, and pants. Declares that such apparel articles wholly assembled in, and imported directly from, the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric or yarns from which the articles are made, if they are accompanied by an [...] show full description
Latest Action: 07/21/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6974-6975) Bill TextA bill to provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along the Nation's borders, and for other purposes. 7/21/2008--Introduced. Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants on a competitive basis to eligible law enforcement agencies to assist such agencies in addressing border-related criminal activity within their jurisdictions. Defines "eligible law enforcement agency" as a tribal, state, or local law enforcement agency located or performing duties in a county that is within 100 miles of the Mexican or Canadian border or a county that has been certified by the Attorney General as a high impact area.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural research, Agricultural statistics, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Alaska, Animal diseases, Animals, Appropriations, Aquaculture, Argentina, Biomass energy, Block grants, Budgets, Business, Canada, Caribbean area, Civil liberties, Congress, Congressional oversight, Crop insurance, Cuba, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of the Treasury, Economic policy, Electric utilities, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Energy, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Export finance, Farm Credit Administration, Farm lands, Federal aid to research, Federal aid to water pollution control, Federal employees, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Fisheries, Fishing boats, Flood control, Food, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food relief, Foreign trade promotion, Forest fires, Fruit, Government employees, Government lending, Government spending reductions, Grain, Grassland ecology, Groundwater, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat conservation, Hawaii, Hunger, Hurricanes, Illinois, Import restrictions, International relief, Law, Layoffs, Marine resources, Marketing of farm produce, Meat, Meat inspection, Meat packing industry, Medical care, Medical supplies, Medicine, Missouri, Natural resources, North Carolina, Nutrition, Organic farming, Pest control, Plant diseases, Plant protection, Potable water, Poultry, Privatization, Regional economic development, Relocation, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research centers, Research grants, Rhode Island, Right to travel, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Sanctions (International law), School lunch program, Science policy, Solid wastes, State and local government, Swine, Technological innovations, Technology, Texas, Trade, Transfer of employees, Transportation, Trees, Trucking, Trucks, User charges, Vegetables, Vermont, Veterinary medicine, Waste water treatment, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water resources, Watersheds, West Virginia, Wetlands, Wisconsin
Latest Action: 07/21/2008 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Kohl. With written report No. 110-426. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 7/21/2008--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.) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2009 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (Department) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of the Chief Economist; (3) National Appeals Division; (4) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (5) Office of Homeland Security; (6) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (7) Office of the Chief Financial Officer;[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Africa, Africa (Sub-Saharan), African Development Foundation, AIDS (Disease), Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Appropriations, Arabs, Armed forces, Arms sales, Belize, Biological diversity, Bolivia, Bombs, Boundaries, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Budgets, Burma, Business, Cambodia, Canada, Central Asia, Child health, Children, China, Civil liberties, Civil service retirement, Colombia, Commemorations, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional agencies, Congressional oversight, Construction costs, Contraceptives, Costa Rica, Criminal justice, Cuba, Cultural relations, Debt agreements, Debt relief, Defense policy, Democracy, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Development credit institutions, Diplomats, Disaster relief, Displaced persons, Dominican Republic, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, East Asia, Economic assistance, Education, Educational exchanges, El Salvador, Embassies, Energy, Environmental protection, Europe, Executive departments, Export controls, Export finance, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Female circumcision, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Fishery management, Food relief, Foreign aid, Foreign exchange, Foreign leaders, Foreign loans, Foreign policy, Foreign service, Forest conservation, Foundations, Government corporations, Government employees, Government lending, Government trust funds, Greenhouse gases, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Health policy, Higher education, Historic sites, History, Honduras, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Human rights, Humanities, Immigration, Indonesia, Inspectors general, Inter-American Foundation, International affairs, International agencies, International broadcasting, International environmental cooperation, International finance, International military forces, International relief, Investment guaranty insurance, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Israel, Job training, Kenya, Land mines, Law, Lebanon, Libya, Marine resources, Marriage, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medicine, Mexico, Middle East and North Africa, Military assistance, Military education, Military personnel, Military training, Minesweeping, Montenegro, Namibia, Natural resources, Nicaragua, Nongovernmental organizations, North Korea, Nuclear nonproliferation, Obstetrics, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Pakistan, Panama, Peace Corps, Peacekeeping forces, Peru, Philippines, Police, Politics and government, Population, Preventive medicine, Protection of officials, Public corruption, Radio broadcasting, Recruiting and enlistment, Refugees, Repatriation, Research centers, Scholarships, Security measures, Sexually transmitted diseases, Sierra Leone, Smuggling, Social services, South Asia, Sri Lanka, State-sponsored terrorism, Sudan, Taiwan, Technical assistance, Telecommunication, Terrorism, Thailand, Tibet, Trade, Trade and Development Agency, Tropical forests, United Nations economic assistance, United Nations finances, User charges, Vietnam, Vocational education, War crimes, Weapons systems, Women, Women's education, Women's health, World health, Zimbabwe
Latest Action: 07/18/2008 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Leahy under authority of the order of the Senate of 01/04/2007. With written report No. 110-425. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 7/18/2008--Introduced. Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes FY2009 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: (1) administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the civilian stabilization initiative; (3) the Capital Investment Fund; (4) the Office of Inspector General; (5) educational and cultural exchange programs; (6) representation allowances; (7) protection of foreign missions and officials; (8) U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (9) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (10) the repatriation loans program account; (11) the American Institute in Taiwan; (12) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (13) international organizations, peacekeeping, and [...] show full description
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