Also tagged in: Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, American investments, Animals, Anniversaries, Appalachia, Appalachian Regional Commission, Archives, Armenia, Authorization, Azerbaijan, Beaches, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Carbon dioxide, Central Asia, Chesapeake Bay, Child abuse, Child pornography, Child safety, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Civil war, Climate change, Closed caption television, Coastal zone, Compensation (Law), Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Coral reefs, Court reporting, Courts of special jurisdiction, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Data banks, Debt relief, Department of Justice, Developing countries, Disabled, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Down's syndrome, Drug abuse, Economic assistance, Economic policy, Economic stabilization, Education, Educational exchanges, Emergency management, Employee rights, Employee training, Energy, Environmental assessment, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Environmental technology, Europe, Executive departments, Eye care, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to law enforcement, Federal aid to transportation, Federal aid to water pollution control, Finance, Flood control, Flowers, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Forest conservation, Foundations, Government corporations, Government information, Government publicity, Great Lakes, Greenhouse gases, Health information systems, Higher education, History, Homeless, Horticulture, Housing, Human rights, Humanities, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, International finance, International monetary system, Internet, Investment guaranty insurance, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Jews, Job training, Labor, Law, Low-income housing, Maintenance and repair, Maps, Marine ecology, Marine pollution, Marine resources, Marine resources conservation, Maryland, Mass rapid transit, Medical care, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medicine, Mental depression, Mental health services, Middle East and North Africa, Money laundering, Museums, Music, National Sea Grant Program, Nervous system diseases, Ocean currents, Oceanography, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Paralysis, Poland, Pregnancy, Preventive medicine, Primates, Prosecution, Quality of life, Railroad engineering, Railroad finance, Regional economic development, Religion, Runaway children, Scholarships, School security, Science policy, Slavery, Small business, Smithsonian Institution, Social services, Sports, State-sponsored terrorism, Strategic planning, Stroke, Students, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunication, Telemedicine, Terrorism, Torture, Trade, Trails, Transportation, Tropical forests, Turkey, United Nations finances, Victims of crimes, Virginia, Vocational rehabilitation, War relief, Water pollution, Water resources, Welfare, Wild animal trade, Women, Women's health
Latest Action: 12/10/2008 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure resumed in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10859) Bill TextA bill to advance America's priorities. 7/22/2008--Introduced. Advancing America's Priorities Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) establish a system to collect data on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and establish a registry for such data; (2) provide for an education and information campaign to promote stroke prevention; and (3) award grants for a pilot project to improve stroke patient outcomes by coordinating health care delivery through telehealth networks.Establishes programs for research, rehabilitation, and quality of life for people with paralysis.Provides for support services to women suffering from postpartum depression and who receive a positive diagnosis of Down syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to provide vision care for children. Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to expand services for homeless youth [...] 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 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, Latin America, 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--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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;[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Advanced weapons, Affiliated corporations, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, American investments, Armed forces, Arms control, Arms control verification, Arms sales, Ballistic missiles, Bank loans, Biological warfare, Boundaries, Business, Chemical warfare, Civil liberties, Conferences, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Conventional weapons, Criminal justice, Debt relief, Defense economics, Defense policy, Democracy, Development credit institutions, Diplomacy, Diplomats, Dissenters, Economic assistance, Elections, Embargo, Emergency management, Energy, Export controls, Export finance, Exports, Foreign aid, Foreign investments, Foreign loans, Foreign policy, Foreign service, Government contractors, Government procurement, Government property, Governmental investigations, Human rights, Import restrictions, Imports, International affairs, International agencies, International broadcasting, International control of nuclear power, International cooperation, International finance, International relief, Iran, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Joint ventures, Law, Lebanon, Licenses, Middle East and North Africa, Military agreements, Military and naval supplies, Military assistance, Military technology, Natural resources, Nongovernmental organizations, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear weapons, Ordnance, Petroleum, Petroleum industry, Political prisoners, Politics and government, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Public contracts, Radio broadcasting, Raw materials, Rockets (Ordnance), Sanctions (International law), Sovereignty, State-sponsored terrorism, Subsidiary corporations, Syria, Technical assistance, Technology, Technology transfer, Telecommunication, Television broadcasting, Terrorism, Trade, Trade agreements, Treaties, United Nations, Weapons of mass destruction, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other purposes. 4/24/2008--Introduced. Syria Accountability and Liberation Act - States that U.S. sanctions, controls, and regulations relating to Syria shall remain in effect until the President certifies that Syria has ceased support for terrorism, has dismantled biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons programs and has committed to combat their proliferation, respects the boundaries and sovereignty of all neighboring countries, and upholds human rights and civil liberties. Imposes specified trade, assistance, and military sanctions, as appropriate, on persons or countries that transfer goods or technology so as to contribute to Syria's biological, chemical, nuclear, or advanced conventional weapons programs.[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Coral reefs, Environmental protection, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Forest conservation, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, International finance, Marine ecology, Marine resources, Natural resources, Tropical forests
Latest Action: 10/15/2007 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-196. Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2010, to rename the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as the "Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2007", and for other purposes. 10/15/2007--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.) Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Renames the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as The Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2007 (Act) . (Sec. 3) Includes tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems within the scope of such Act. (Current law refers to tropical forests.) (Sec. 4) Renames the Tropical Forest Facility as the Conservation Facility. (Sec. 5) Makes developing countries with tropical [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Armed forces, Auditing, Budgets, Caribbean area, Civil liberties, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Debt relief, Defense budgets, Defense economics, Democratic Republic of Congo, Developing countries, Development credit institutions, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Economic growth, Economic policy, Environmental degradation, Environmental protection, Finance, Food, Food supply, Foreign aid, Foreign loans, Foreign policy, Government information, Government publicity, Haiti, Human rights, International affairs, International cooperation, International finance, Latin America, Negotiations, Poverty, South Africa, State-sponsored terrorism, Welfare
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextTo provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries, and for other purposes. 4/16/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and other defined international financial institutions, to negotiate an agreement to accomplish the following: (1) debt cancellation of eligible low-income countries to such institutions (without undermining their financial integrity) and to the United States; (2) ensuring that the provision of debt cancellation to eligible low-income countries is not followed [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Advanced weapons, Affiliated corporations, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, American investments, Armed forces, Arms control, Arms control verification, Arms sales, Ballistic missiles, Bank loans, Biological warfare, Boundaries, Business, Chemical warfare, Civil liberties, Conferences, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Conventional weapons, Criminal justice, Debt relief, Defense economics, Defense policy, Democracy, Development credit institutions, Diplomacy, Diplomats, Dissenters, Economic assistance, Elections, Embargo, Emergency management, Energy, Export controls, Export finance, Exports, Foreign aid, Foreign investments, Foreign loans, Foreign policy, Foreign service, Government contractors, Government procurement, Government property, Governmental investigations, Human rights, Import restrictions, Imports, International affairs, International agencies, International broadcasting, International control of nuclear power, International cooperation, International finance, International relief, Iran, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Joint ventures, Law, Lebanon, Licenses, Middle East and North Africa, Military agreements, Military and naval supplies, Military assistance, Military technology, Natural resources, Nongovernmental organizations, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear weapons, Ordnance, Petroleum, Petroleum industry, Political prisoners, Politics and government, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Public contracts, Radio broadcasting, Raw materials, Rockets (Ordnance), Sanctions (International law), Sovereignty, State-sponsored terrorism, Subsidiary corporations, Syria, Technical assistance, Technology, Technology transfer, Telecommunication, Television broadcasting, Terrorism, Trade, Trade agreements, Treaties, United Nations, Weapons of mass destruction, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Bill TextTo strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other purposes. 5/15/2007--Introduced. Syria Accountability and Liberation Act - States that U.S. sanctions, controls, and regulations relating to Syria shall remain in effect until the President certifies that Syria has ceased support for terrorism, has dismantled biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons programs and has committed to combat their proliferation, respects the boundaries and sovereignty of all neighboring countries, and upholds human rights and civil liberties. Imposes specified trade, assistance, and military sanctions, as appropriate, on persons or countries that transfer goods or technology so as to contribute to Syria's biological, chemical, nuclear, or advanced conventional weapons programs. [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Authorization, Congressional reporting requirements, Coral reefs, Debt relief, Ecosystem management, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive Office of the President, Foreign policy, Forest conservation, International affairs, International agencies, International environmental cooperation, International finance, Marine ecology, Marine resources, Marine resources conservation, Natural resources, Treaties, Tropical forests
Latest Action: 10/15/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextTo amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. 10/9/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) (Sec. 1) Amends the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to include tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems within the scope of such Act. (Current law refers to only tropical forests.) (Sec. 3) Renames the Tropical Forest Facility as the Conservation Facility. (Sec. 4) Makes developing countries with tropical forests or coral reefs or associated coastal marine ecosystems eligible for benefits. (Current law refers only to tropical forests.) (Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations through FY2010 for specified credit and concessional loan debt reduction owed to the United [...] show full description
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