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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
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Foreign policy, Free trade, International affairs, Livestock, Medical care, Medicine, Non-native species, Pests, Plant diseases, Trade, Trade agreements, Trade negotiations
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3403-3404) Bill TextA bill to require a report on invasive agricultural pests and diseases and sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to trade before initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement, and for other purposes. 4/24/2008--Introduced. Agriculture Smart Trade Act - Requires the President, before initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with a foreign country, to report to Congress on: (1) invasive agricultural pests or diseases in that country; and (2) sanitary or phytosanitary measures imposed by the country's government on goods the country imports.
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Ambulatory care, Animals, Armed forces, Biological warfare, Birds, Budgets, Business, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Communicable diseases, Communication in medicine, Communications, Compensation (Law), Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Curricula, Data banks, Defense policy, Department of Health and Human Services, Drug industry, Education, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Epidemics, Epidemiology, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Farm income, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to health facilities, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Government procurement, Government publicity, Health education, Health information systems, Health planning, Health policy, Health surveys, Higher education, Hospital care, Immigrant health, Immunology, Influenza, International affairs, International cooperation, Internet, Law, Medical care, Medical education, Medical laboratories, Medical personnel, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medical supplies, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Minorities, Minority health, Mortality, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Pharmaceutical research, Poultry, Preventive medicine, Public contracts, Public health administration, Public-private partnerships, Research centers, Science policy, Security measures, Social services, Standards, Storage, Technical assistance, Technology, Telecommunication, Terrorism, Trade, Vaccines, Veterinary medicine, Volunteer workers, Wild animal trade, World health
Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, and for other purposes. 12/6/2007--Introduced. Attacking Viral Influenza Across Nations Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to the Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) a proposal related to establishing a Pandemic Fund for countries affected by pandemic influenza. Establishes the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Policy Coordinating Committee to develop an Interagency Preparedness Plan. Requires the Secretary to strengthen, expand, and coordinate domestic pandemic influenza preparedness activities. Requires states to have an approved state preparedness plan as a condition of receiving funds related to bioterrorism from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Acreage allotments, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Aged, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural cooperatives, Agricultural credit, Agricultural estimating and reporting, Agricultural labor, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural prices, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel, Ammonia, Animals, Aquifers, Arid regions, Biomass energy, Biotechnology, Block grants, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Buy American, Chesapeake Bay, Child labor, Child nutrition, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Collection of accounts, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Conservation easements, Consumer education, Consumers, Contracts, Cotton, Crop insurance, Customs unions, Dairy industry, Dairy products, Dams, Day care, Department of Agriculture, Developing countries, Disabled, Disaster relief, Discrimination, Dispute settlement, Droughts, Drug abuse, Economic policy, Electric power production, Electric power transmission, Electrification, Emergency management, Energy, Energy crops, Energy demand, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Export finance, Farm income, Farm lands, Farmers, Federal aid to health facilities, Federally-guaranteed loans, Feed grains, Fertilizers, Finance, Floods, Food, Food relief, Food safety, Food stamps, Forced labor, Foreclosure, Foreign policy, Foreign trade promotion, Forest conservation, Foundations, Fraud, Free trade, Fruit, Germplasm resources, Goats, Government information, Government lending, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Grading (Agricultural products), Grassland ecology, Grazing, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Groundwater, Habitat conservation, Hawaiians, Health education, Higher education, Historic sites, Honey, Horticulture, Hospitals, Human rights, Hunger, Identification devices, Income, Indian education, Indians, Indigenous peoples, Infrastructure, Insurance premiums, International affairs, Internet, Job training, Labeling, Labor, Labor supply, Lakes, Landscape protection, Latin America, Law, Limitation of actions, Livestock, Marketing of farm produce, Marketing orders, Meat inspection, Methamphetamine, Mexico, Migrant labor, Milk, Minorities, Natural resources, Non-native species, Nongovernmental organizations, Nutrition, Organic farming, Parasitic diseases, Peanuts, Performance measurement, Pest control, Plant breeding, Plant diseases, Plant protection, Potatoes, Poultry, Propane, Puerto Rico, Rabies, Railroad freight operations, Range management, Reinsurance, Research and development, Restoration ecology, Rice, Right of privacy, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Rural health, Sales tax, Saline waters, Scholarships, Science policy, Seasonal labor, Seeds, Sheep, Small business, Social services, Soil conservation, Soil erosion, State and local government, Storage, Sugar, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunication, Territories (U.S.), Texas, Trade, Trade agreements, Transportation, Unemployment, Vegetables, Veterinary medicine, Waste water treatment, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water resources, Water supply, Watersheds, Welfare, Welfare eligibility, Wells, Wetlands, Wheat, Working poor
Latest Action: 11/02/2007 - Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Harkin. With written report No. 110-220. Additional views filed. Bill TextAn original bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 11/2/2007--Introduced. Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Revises agricultural and related programs and provisions respecting: (1) producer income; (2) conservation; (3) trade; (4) nutrition; (5) credit; (6) rural development and investment; (7) research and related matters; (8) forestry; (9) energy; (10) livestock marketing; and (11) agricultural security.
Also tagged in: Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Animals, Aquaculture, Budgets, Compensation (Law), Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Government trust funds, Health planning, Health policy, Indemnity, Law, Livestock, Medical care, Medicine, Preventive medicine, Veterinary medicine
Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13702) Bill TextA bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an advisory committee to develop recommendations regarding the national aquatic animal health plan developed by the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force, and for other purposes. 11/1/2007--Introduced. National Aquatic Animal Health Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish the General Advisory Committee for Oversight of National Aquatic Animal Health which shall make recommendations regarding the national aquatic animal health plan (developed by the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force); and (2) establish an indemnification fund to compensate aquatic farmers for livestock or agricultural products lost in disease control measures or for related equipment disinfecting costs.
Also tagged in: Animals, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Budgets, Data banks, Deer, Elk, Environmental protection, Epidemiology, Federal aid to research, Government information, Government paperwork, Health surveys, Medical care, Medical laboratories, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medicine, Natural resources, Research grants, Science policy, Technology, Veterinary medicine, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife management
Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Bill TextTo support further research by State departments of wildlife and agriculture, colleges and universities, and related research entities regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease in deer and elk herds, to monitor the incidence of the disease, to support additional State efforts to control the disease, and for other purposes. 10/16/2007--Introduced. Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an official national database on chronic wasting disease for the surveillance and monitoring of data regarding chronic wasting disease in wild and captive cervid (member of the deer family) populations and other wildlife. Requires such Secretary to: (1) develop a national surveillance and monitoring program to identify the rate of chronic wasting disease infection in deer and elk wild herds; (2) allocate funds for the development and implementation of management strategies [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Animals, Budgets, Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Department of Agriculture, Department of Homeland Security, Emergency management, Environmental protection, Epidemiology, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal officials, Food, Food industry, Food irradiation, Food safety, Food supply, Foodborne diseases, Government employees, Hazardous substances, Health surveys, Livestock, Meat inspection, Medical care, Medical laboratories, Medicine, Pest control, Plant diseases, Poisons, Potable water, Poultry, Public health personnel, Terrorism, Veterinary medicine, Waste water treatment, Water pollution, Water resources
Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 7/18/2007 S9475-9476) Bill TextA bill to enhance the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, detect, and respond to agriculture and food emergencies. 7/17/2007--Introduced. National Agriculture and Food Defense Act of 2007 - States that: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) shall lead federal, state, local, tribal, and private efforts to enhance the protection of critical U.S. infrastructure and key resources, including the agriculture and food system; (2) the Secretary of Agriculture shall lead federal efforts relating to agriculture, meat, poultry, and egg food products; (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall lead federal efforts relating to other food products; and (4) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall lead federal efforts relating to drinking water and waste water.Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) a Chief Medical Officer who shall serve as the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs; [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agricultural extension work, Agricultural research, Agriculture, Animals, Arizona, Authorization, Bees, Biological research, Budgets, California, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Agriculture, Ecological research, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Florida, Fungicides, Genetic engineering, Genetic research, Hazardous substances, Herbicides, Immunology, Insect control, Insects, Laboratories, Maryland, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Natural resources, New York State, Pesticides, Research centers, Research grants, Science policy, Texas, Toxicology, Utah, Veterinary medicine
Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextA bill to authorize resources for sustained research and analysis to address colony collapse disorder and the decline of North American pollinators. 6/26/2007--Introduced. Pollinator Protection Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Research Service, for: (1) personnel, facilities improvement, and additional research at Department of Agriculture Bee Research Laboratories; (2) research on honey bee physiology, insect pathology, insect chemical ecology, and honey and native bee toxicology at other Department facilities in New York, Florida, California, Utah, and Texas; and (3) research to identify causes and solutions for Colony Collapse Disorder, with specified amounts for research at the Agricultural Research Services in Beltsville, Maryland, and Tucson, Arizona. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary, through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, for research grants to investigate: [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Animals, Appropriations, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Budgets, Business, Cattle, Department of Agriculture, Executive departments, Food, Food safety, Goats, Horses, Livestock, Meat inspection, Meat packing industry, Medical care, Medicine, Public contracts, Sheep
Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Bill TextTo prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture to approve for human consumption animals that do not stand and walk unassisted. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture to approve or contract with any person or entity to approve for human consumption any cow, sheep, pig, goat, or horse, mule, or other equine that does not stand and walk unassisted at any time while the animal is alive at a slaughtering, packing, meat-canning, rendering, or similar establishment.
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Budgets, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Department of Agriculture, Department of Homeland Security, Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal employees, Federal-state relations, Food, Food safety, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Imports, Livestock, Plant diseases, Plant protection, State and local government, Technology, Telecommunication, Trade, User charges
Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Bill TextTo restore import and entry agricultural inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Agricultural Border Safeguard Protection Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act to repeal the transfer of agricultural import and entry inspection functions from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) develop agricultural import and entry procedures for inspections, monitoring, and auditing; (2) ensure that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has an electronic system with real-time tracking capability for monitoring, tracking, and reporting inspection activities; (3) develop and maintain an integrated, real-time communication system with respect to import and entry agricultural inspections to alert state agriculture departments about significant Service findings; and (4) establish the International Trade Inspection Advisory Committee.
Also tagged in: Acreage allotments, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Aflatoxins, Agribusiness, Agricultural assistance, Agricultural colleges, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural credit, Agricultural education, Agricultural estimating and reporting, Agricultural experiment stations, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural innovations, Agricultural labor, Agricultural prices, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Air pollution, Alabama, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel, Alcoholism, Alternative crops, Alternative energy sources, American Samoa, Animals, Appropriations, Aquaculture, Armed forces, Authorization, Barley, Bees, Biological warfare, Biomass energy, Biotechnology, Black colleges, Block grants, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Buy American, California, Carbon cycle, Caribbean area, Chesapeake Bay, Child labor, Child nutrition, Children, Civil liberties, Climate change, Commemorations, Commercial arbitration, Commercialization, Computers, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Conservation easements, Consumer education, Consumers, Corn, Cotton, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Crop insurance, Dairy industry, Dairy products, Death, Defense policy, Department of Agriculture, Developing countries, Disabled, Disaster loans, Disaster relief, Distance education, District of Columbia, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug abuse treatment, Economic policy, Education, Electric power production, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Energy crops, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Entrepreneurs, Environmental protection, Eutrophication, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Export finance, Exports, Farm lands, Farmers, Farms, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to research, Federal aid to water pollution control, Federal aid to water resources development, Federal officials, Federal-state relations, Federally-guaranteed loans, Feed grains, Feedstock, Fertilizers, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Fire fighters, Food, Food labeling, Food relief, Food safety, Food stamps, Forced labor, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Foreign students, Foreign trade promotion, Forest conservation, Forest management, Forest products, Forestry, Fraud, Free trade, Fruit, Fungi, Futures trading, Genetic engineering, Georgia, Germplasm resources, Government employees, Government information, Government internships, Government lending, Government paperwork, Government procurement, Government publicity, Graduate education, Grassland ecology, Grazing, Great Lakes, Greenhouse gases, Grocery trade, Habitat conservation, Haiti, Hazardous substances, Health education, Health facilities, Health policy, Higher education, Hispanic Americans, Historic sites, History, Honey, Horticulture, Housing, Housing subsidies, Human rights, Hunger, Hydrogen, 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protection, Plants, Policy sciences, Politics and government, Poultry, Public broadcasting, Public contracts, Public lands, Public service advertising, Puerto Rico, Radio broadcasting, Railroads, Range management, Refuse and refuse disposal, Refuse as fuel, Reinsurance, Research and development, Research and development facilities, Research centers, Research grants, Restaurants, Restoration ecology, Rice, Right of privacy, Risk, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Rural health, Saline waters, Scholarships, Science policy, Scientific instruments and apparatus, Seasonal labor, Sediment control, Self-help devices for the disabled, Sheep, Single family housing, Small business, Social security, Social services, Soil conservation, Soil erosion, Solar energy, Solid wastes, Sorghum, Soybeans, State and local government, Storage, Sugar, Surplus government property, Swine, Tariff, Tariff preferences, Taxation, Technical assistance, Technology, Technology transfer, Telecommunication, Telemedicine, Television broadcasting, Terrorism, Trade, Trade agreements, Transportation, Trees, Vegetables, Veterinary medicine, Virus diseases, Waste water treatment, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, Water supply, Watersheds, Weather forecasting, Weeds, Welfare, Welfare eligibility, Welfare work participation, Wells, Wetlands, Wheat, Wildlife conservation, Wind power, Wisconsin, Wool
Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk. Bill TextTo provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 5/22/2007--Introduced. Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 - Extends and revises agricultural and related programs respecting: (1) commodities; (2) sugar; (3) dairy; (4) conservation; (5) exports and trade assistance; (6) food stamps and nutrition; (7) agricultural credit; (8) rural development; (9) rural electrification; (10) agricultural research; (11) forestry; (12) energy; (13) specialty crops; and (14) livestock.
Also tagged in: Agricultural colleges, Agricultural diversification, Agricultural education, Agricultural experiment stations, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural research, Agricultural wastes, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Aquaculture, Authorization, Barley, Biological warfare, Biomass energy, Biotechnology, Budgets, Business, Carbon cycle, Children, Colleges, Counterterrorism, Department of Agriculture, Diesel motor, Disabled, Distance education, District of Columbia, Economic policy, Education, Energy, Energy crops, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Entrepreneurs, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Farmers, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to research, Food, Food stamps, Foreign policy, Foreign students, Forestry, Forestry research, Genetics, Government procurement, Graduate education, Health promotion, Higher education, Hispanic Americans, Indian education, Indians, International affairs, International competitiveness, International education, Land use, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Minorities, Minority business enterprises, Minority education, Natural resources, Nutrition, Oils and fats, Organic farming, Pest control, Plant diseases, Public contracts, Range management, Refuse as fuel, Research and development, Research centers, Research grants, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Scholarships, Science policy, Scientific education, Scientific instruments and apparatus, Security measures, Self-help devices for the disabled, Solid wastes, State and local government, State laws, Sustainable agriculture, Technology, Telecommunication, Terrorism, Tourism, Trade, Transportation, Veterinary medicine, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Welfare, Wheat, Youth services
Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1106-1107) Bill TextTo reauthorize and provide additional funding for essential agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs, to establish the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture as an independent agency reporting to and coordinating with the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 5/21/2007--Introduced. Creating Research Extension and Teaching Excellence for the 21st Century Act of 2007 or CREATE-21 Act of 2007 - Establishes the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture, which shall be located in Washington, DC. Transfers specified authorities of the Department of Agriculture and other authorities to the Institutes. Sets forth organizational and funding provisions. Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to repeal authority for the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. Eliminates specified funding provisions respecting agricultural research [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Agricultural statistics, Agriculture, Animals, Armed forces, Budgets, Business, Cattle, Confidential communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost accounting, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Data banks, Defense policy, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Electronic government information, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal preemption, Finance, Goats, Government information, Government paperwork, Grants-in-aid, Health policy, Health surveys, Identification devices, Law, Livestock, Medical care, Medicine, National security, Performance measurement, Poultry, Public health, Sheep, State and local government, State laws, Swine, Technology, Telecommunication, Trade secrets, Veterinary medicine
Latest Action: 05/14/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Bill TextTo establish a Livestock Identification Board to create and implement a national livestock identification system. 5/14/2007--Introduced. Livestock Identification and Marketing Opportunities Act - Establishes the Livestock Identification Board which shall: (1) establish an electronic livestock identification system (livestock system) that is capable of tracing all U.S. livestock from the time of first movement from its original premise to the time of slaughter in less than 48 hours, and tracking all relevant livestock information (identification number, species, date of birth); (2) maintain a centralized livestock data system; and (3) determine the official livestock system identification technology. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a U.S. premise identification system. Authorizes the owner of an animal or group of animals that is not subject to the livestock livestock system to voluntarily subject such animal, or group of animals, to system [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Accounting, Accreditation (Medical care), Administrative procedure, Admission of nonimmigrants, Advice and consent of the Senate, Afghanistan, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agricultural conservation, Agriculture, Air cargo, Air force, Alabama, American Samoa, Ammunition, Animals, Architecture and the disabled, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Arms control, Army, Asbestos, Aviation safety, Bank employees, Birds, Blind, Block grants, Bonds, Boundaries, Brain, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Budgets, Building construction, Business, California, Capital gains tax, Capitol (Washington, D.C.), Case management, Census, Checks, Chemical industries, Child health, Child safety, Children, Civil engineering, Civil liberties, Classified defense information, Coast guard, Coastal zone, Collection of accounts, Collective bargaining, Colombia, Combat vehicles, Commemorations, Community development, Competitive bidding, Computer security measures, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congress and military policy, Congressional agencies, Congressional elections, Congressional investigations, Congressional Medal of Honor, Congressional oversight, Congressional pensions, Congressional reporting requirements, Constitution, Constitutional amendments, Corporation for National and Community Service, Corporation taxes, Corporations, Cost accounting, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Cultural relations, Customs administration, Data banks, Debt, Debt relief, Defense budgets, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense industries, Defense procurement, Democracy, 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 State, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Depreciation and amortization, Development credit institutions, Disabled, Disaster loans, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Drainage, Dredging, Droughts, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drug law enforcement, Drug traffic, Drugs, Due process of law, Earnings, Eastern Europe, Economic assistance, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Ecosystem management, Education, Educational exchanges, Elections, Electric power plants, Electric p |
