Also tagged in: Accident prevention, Administrative procedure, Agriculture, Alaska, Animals, Appellate courts, Aquaculture, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Coast guard, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Conspiracy, Coroners, Defense policy, Department of Homeland Security, Emergency management, Environmental education, Environmental protection, Environmental technology, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-Indian relations, Fishing boats, Florida, Foreign policy, Forfeiture, Government trust funds, Governmental investigations, Harbors, Hawaii, Hazardous substances, Housing, Ice breaking operations, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Indian lands, International affairs, International agencies, International environmental cooperation, Internet, Islands, Judges, Jurisdiction, Labor, Land transfers, Law, Legal services, Liability for environmental damages, Licenses, Liens, Lighthouses and lightships, Marine accidents, Marine mammals, Marine parks and reserves, Marine resources, Marine safety, Marine terminals, Maritime law, Massachusetts, Medical research, Merchant seamen, Michigan, Military bases, Military housing, Military law, Military leave, Military personnel, Military promotions, Military training, Minorities, Natural resources, Navigational aids, New York State, Officer personnel, Oil pollution, Optics, Oregon, Patrol aircraft, Patrol ships, Protection of animals, Public contracts, Public lands, Public-private partnerships, Remote sensing, Salvage, Science policy, Seals (Animals), Security measures, Selection of judges, Shipbuilding, Smuggling, Soldiers' homes, Standards, Surplus government property, Tankers, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation, Transportation of hazardous substances, Travel costs, Tugboats, Turtles, Veterans, Washington State, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Wildlife conservation
Latest Action: 02/05/2008 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-261. Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. 2/5/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - (Sec. 101) Title I: Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Coast Guard for: (1) operations and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) retired pay, payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents; (4) environmental compliance and restoration; (5) research, development, testing, and evaluation programs; (6) operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard reserve program; and (7) construction of a new Chelsea Street Bridge in Chelsea, Massachusetts. (Sec. 102) Authorizes FY2008 levels of Coast Guard active [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act or the IMPACT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand an existing grant program for training for health profession students to include the treatment of individuals who are overweight, obese, or have eating disorders. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the training of primary care physicians and other health professions on how to identify, treat, and prevent obesity or eating disorders and aid individuals who are overweight or obese or who suffer from eating disorders. Requires the Secretary, acting though the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants for the planning and implementation of programs that promote healthy eating behaviors and physical [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo amend the Controlled Substances Act to enhance criminal penalties for drug trafficking offenses relating to distribution of heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine and distribution to and use of children, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase prison terms or impose mandatory minimum prison terms for: (1) manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing certain large amounts of heroin, marihuana, or methamphetamine; (2) importing or exporting such drugs; (3) manufacturing or cultivating a controlled substance on federal property; (4) using hazardous substances on federal land in connection with illegal drug activities; (5) possessing a listed chemical with intent to manufacture a controlled substance; (6) committing a crime of violence during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; (7) engaging in a dangerous drug [...] show full description
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