Also tagged in: Aircraft, Antitrust law, Appropriations, Automobile industry, Bank failures, Bank loans, Bank records, Bankruptcy, Budgets, Business, Business records, Buy American, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporate finance, Corporate governance, Corporate management, Corporate reorganizations, Deposit insurance, Dividends, Economic policy, Economic stabilization, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Executive compensation, Finance, Fringe benefits, Fuel consumption, Golden parachutes, Government and business, Government information, Government lending, Government ownership, Government paperwork, Income tax, Inspectors general, International competitiveness, Judicial compensation, Law, Leases, Light rail transit, Losses, Mass rapid transit, Motor buses, Politics and government, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Private aviation, Product development, Public contracts, Railroad equipment, Stocks, Supreme Court justices, Tax deductions, Taxation, Trade, Transportation
Latest Action: 12/11/2008 - Received in the Senate. Bill TextTo authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes. 12/10/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the President to designate one or more executive branch officers (designee) to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires such designee to have appropriate expertise to facilitate the restructuring necessary to achieve the long-term financial viability of domestic automobile manufacturers. (Sec. 4) Requires the designee to authorize and direct the disbursement of bridge loans or to enter into commitments for lines of credit to each automobile manufacturer that submitted to Congress a plan on December 2, 2008, and request for such loan or commitment ("automaker," for purposes of this Act). Establishes as the amount of such assistance the amount intended to facilitate continued operations of the automaker and prevent [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/14/2008 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Murray. With written report No. 110-418. 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, 2009, and for other purposes. 7/14/2008--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.) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Makes appropriations for FY2009 to the Department of Transportation (DOT), 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 [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/02/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextTo provide for a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino National Forest in the State of California, and for other purposes. 9/22/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Solano County, California, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of land in the Mendocino National Forest comprising approximately 82 acres and known as the Fouts Springs Ranch, as depicted on the map entitled "Fouts Springs-Deafy Glade Federal and Non-Federal Lands" and dated July 17, 2008, if the county conveys to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the county in and to four parcels of land consisting of approximately 160 acres identified on such map.Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange to the city of Norfolk, Virginia, certain real property under the administrative [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/18/2008 - Received in the House. 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. 9/17/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) 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 - (Sec. 111) Provides that, if the Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress the operational effectiveness of the Stryker Mobile Gun System, or the Secretary [...] 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, 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, Radioactive wastes, Reconnaissance aircraft, Recruiting and enlistment, Religion, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research and development, 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: 10/14/2008 - Signed by President. 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. 10/14/2008--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 24, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Honorable Duncan Hunter, Representative from California, has discharged his official duties with integrity and distinction, has served the House of Representatives and the American people selflessly, and deserves the sincere gratitude of Congress and the Nation. Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Bill TextExpressing the sense of Congress that American oil companies should build additional refining capacity on existing refinery campuses. 5/8/2008--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that American oil companies should reinvest their profits into building additional refining capacity on existing refinery campuses so that the United States will become independent of foreign refineries and, in effect, help to reduce the current high price of gasoline.
Also tagged in: Accounting, Administrative procedure, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel, Alien labor, Alternative energy sources, Authorization, Biodegradation, Budgets, Buy American, Canada, Capital budgets, China, Collective bargaining, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Connecticut, Corporate finance, Corporation directors, Debt, Delaware, Department of Transportation, District of Columbia, Early retirement, East Asia, Economic development, Economic policy, Employee rights, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Europe, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to transportation, Federal-state relations, Finance, Financial planning, Florida, France, Germany, Government corporations, Government information, Government paperwork, Government procurement, Highspeed ground transportation, Historic sites, History, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Indiana, Industrial arbitration, Infrastructure, Inspectors general, Intermodal transportation, Labor, Labor contracts, Law, Leases, Louisiana, Lubrication and lubricants, Maintenance and repair, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mediation, Methanol, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), Natural resources, New Jersey, New York City, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Performance measurement, Planning-programming-budgeting, Politics and government, Public contracts, Public lands, Railroad commuting traffic, Railroad employees, Railroad engineering, Railroad equipment, Railroad finance, Railroad freight operations, Railroad passenger traffic, Railroad safety, Railroads, Right-of-way, Science policy, Spain, Standards, State and local government, Surface Transportation Board, Technology, Technology transfer, Telecommunication, Tennessee, Texas, Trade, Traffic congestion, Transportation, Transportation research, Tunnels, United Kingdom, Wireless communication
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
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 commi Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize tax credit bonds for capital improvements for police and fire departments. 5/1/2008--Introduced. Police and Fire Station Modernization Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in bonds to finance capital expenditures for state and local police or fire departments. Terminates such credit after 2014.
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Authorization, Budgets, Capital, Children, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug abuse treatment, Drug traffic, Drugs and youth, Executive departments, Federal aid to housing, Finance, Firearms, Firearms control, Housing, Housing authorities, Housing finance, Housing management, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Job training, Landlord and tenant, Law, Private police, Public housing, Rental housing, Violence, Welfare, Welfare work participation, Youth services
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Bill TextTo improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes. 4/17/2008--Introduced. Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008 - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from imposing restrictions or limitations on the amount of management and related fees for a public housing project which the public housing agency (PHA) determines reasonable, unless such restriction or limitation: (1) is determined pursuant to a negotiated rulemaking convened by the Secretary no earlier than April 1, 2009, with representatives from interested parties; and (2) is effective only on or after January 1, 2011. Allows any PHA that owns or operates fewer than 500 public housing units under the United States Housing Act of 1937 to elect to be exempt from asset management requirements imposed by the Secretary. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing any requirement, regulation, or guideline relating [...] show full description
Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo extend for 5 years the EB-5 regional center pilot program, and for other purposes. 6/9/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to extend the alien investor (EB-5) regional center program for five years. Expresses the sense of Congress that, to the extent practicable, qualifying program investments should be made in targeted employment areas including rural areas and high unemployment areas.
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Latest Action: 10/13/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-393. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property located in Norfolk, Virginia, and for other purposes. 2/12/2008--Introduced. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange to the city of Norfolk, Virginia, certain real property under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including land and improvements, located in Norfolk, if the Secretary: (1) determines that such conveyance is in the best interests of NOAA and the federal government; and (2) has provided prior notification to the appropriate congressional committees. Requires the proceeds of any conveyance under this Act to be made available for: (1) activities related to the operations of, or capital improvements to, NOAA property; or (2) relocation and other costs associated with the sale or exchange.
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Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. 1/28/2008--Public Law. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) 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,[...] show full description
Latest Action: 12/13/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on capital loss applicable to individuals. 12/13/2007--Introduced. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the limit on the deductibility of losses from the sale or exchange of capital assets for individual taxpayers to $10,000. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2008.
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Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Bill TextTo establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States. 9/14/2007--Introduced. National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 - Establishes: (1) the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand and facilitates economic growth; and (2) an advisory group, which shall include specified Cabinet level officials, to provide assistance and advice to the Commission.Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters as: (1) the capacity of infrastructure improvements to sustain economic development and competitiveness and to support a sustained and expanding economy; (2) the age and condition of public infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public works improvements; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve facilities and the projected [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit with respect to clean renewable water supply bonds. 8/4/2007--Introduced. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow holders of clean renewable water supply bonds a tax credit of 25% of the annual credit amount as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. Defines "c |
