Senator Leahy's Bills in the 110th Congress (updated
June 17, 2008)
A list of bills
Sen.
Leahy has written and introduced, or
co-sponsored, in the 110th
Congress,
which began in January 2007 and will end in December 2008.
(Bill summaries provided from the
Library of Congress.)
S.1 - A bill to provide
greater transparency in the legislative process.
This ethics reform bill is also known as the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007.
S. 2 - Fair
Minimum Wage Act of 2007. Amends the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an
hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2)
$6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3)
$7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day.
S. 3 - Medicare
Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007. Expresses
the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President
should sign, legislation to amend the Social Security Act to provide
for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.
S. 4 - Improving
America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007. Expresses the sense of
Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign,
legislation to make the United States more secure by implementing
unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war
on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security and for
other purposes.
S. 5 - Stem Cell
Research Enhancement Act of 2007. Amends the Public Health
Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
conduct and support research that utilizes human embryonic stem
cells, regardless of the date on which the stem cells were derived
from a human embryo. Limits such research to stem cells that meet
the following ethical requirements: (1) the stem cells were derived
from human embryos donated from in vitro fertilization clinics for
the purpose of fertility treatment and were in excess of the needs
of the individuals seeking such treatment; (2) the embryos would
never be implanted in a woman and would otherwise be discarded; and
(3) such individuals donate the embryos with written informed
consent and receive no financial or other inducements.
S. 6 -
National Energy and Environmental Security Act of 2007.
Expresses that Congress should enact legislation to reduce the
United States’ dependence on foreign and unsustainable energy
sources and the risks of global warming by: (1) requiring reductions
in emissions of greenhouse gases; (2) diversifying and expanding the
use of secure, efficient, and environmentally-friendly energy
supplies and technologies; (3) reducing the burdens on consumers of
rising energy prices; (4) eliminating tax giveaways to large energy
companies; and (5) preventing energy price gouging, profiteering,
and market manipulation.
S. 7 - College Opportunity Act of 2007.
A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and
other laws and provisions and urge Congress to make college more
affordable through increased Federal Pell Grants and providing more
favorable student loans and other benefits.
S. 8 -
Rebuilding America's Military Act of 2007.
Rebuilding America's Military Act of 2007 expresses that Congress
should enact legislation to: (1) restore and enhance the
capabilities of the Armed Forces for deterrence, combat, and
post-conflict operations; (2) enhance the readiness of the Armed
Forces, including the reset of military equipment; and (3) support
the men and women of the Armed Forces, including members of the
National Guard and Reserves.
S. 9 -Comprehensive
Immigration Reform Act of 2007.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 expresses that the
Senate and the House of Representatives should pass legislation to
recognize the heritage of the United States as a nation of
immigrants and to provide for more effective border and employment
enforcement, to prevent illegal immigration, and to reform and
rationalize avenues for legal immigration.
S. 10 - Restoring Fiscal
Discipline Act of 2007.
Restoring Fiscal Discipline Act of 2007 makes it out of order in the
Senate to consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that
would increase or cause an on-budget deficit during certain
specified time periods.
S. 21 - Prevention First Act. A bill to expand access to
preventive health care services that help reduce unintended
pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health
care.
S. 22
- Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of
2007. Amends
federal veterans' benefits provisions to entitle to educational
assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill certain individuals who
serve on active duty in the Armed Forces on or after September 11,
2001.
S. 25 - Citizen Petition Fairness and Accuracy Act
of 2007. A bill to
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish
requirements for certain petitions submitted to the Food and Drug
Administration. Outlines new requirements designed to increase
the fairness and accuracy of submitted petitions related to an
abbreviated new drug application. The Secretary of Health and Human
Services must investigate any petition that does not comply with
these requirements.
S. 118 - Effective
Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007. Effective Corruption
Prosecutions Act of 2007 amends the federal criminal code to: (1)
extend to eight years the statute of limitations for certain public
corruption offenses involving bribery, theft of government funds,
mail fraud, and racketeering; and (2) permit interception of wire,
oral or electronic communications in connection the crimes of theft
of federal funds or bribery (federal program bribery) and include
such crimes within the definition of racketeering for purposes of
the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Practices.
S. 119 - War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007. War
Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 amends the federal criminal code
to prohibit profiteering and fraud involving a contract or the
provision of goods or services in connection with a war, military
action, or relief or reconstruction activities within U.S.
jurisdiction.
S. 121 - A bill to
provide for the redeployment of United States forces from Iraq.
States that it is U.S. policy to redeploy U.S. forces within 180
days after enactment of this Act while maintaining in Iraq the
minimal level of U.S. forces sufficient to engage directly in
targeted counterterrorism activities, train Iraq security forces,
and protect U.S. infrastructure and personnel in Iraq. Directs
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to jointly
submit to Congress a report setting forth the strategy for such
redeployment.
S.156 - Permanent
Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007. Permanent Internet Tax
Freedom Act of 2007 amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make
permanent the ban on State taxation of Internet access and on
multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.
S. 159 - A bill to
redesignate the White Rocks National Recreation Area in the State of
Vermont as the "Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation
Area”.
S. 182 - Family
Abduction Prevention Act of 2007. Family Abduction
Prevention Act of 2007 directs the Attorney General to make grants
to states for projects involving: (1) the extradition of individuals
suspected of committing a family abduction; (2) investigation by law
enforcement agencies of family abduction cases; (3) training for law
enforcement agencies in responding to family abductions and
recovering abducted children; (4) outreach and media campaigns to
educate parents on the dangers of family abductions; and (5)
notifying law enforcement authorities of the name and address of
anyone requesting the school records of an abducted child. Requires
that not less than 50 percent of the cost of a project for which a
grant is made be provided by non-federal sources.
S. 185 - Habeas
Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. Habeas Corpus Restoration
Act of 2007 repeals provisions of the Military Commissions Act of
2006 that eliminated the jurisdiction of any court to consider
applications for a writ of habeas corpus filed by aliens who have
been detained as enemy combatants (thus restoring habeas corpus
rights existing prior to the enactment of such Act). Allows courts
to hear or consider legal challenges to military commissions only as
provided by the Code of Military Justice or by a habeas corpus
proceeding.
S. 188 -A bill to
revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and
Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments
Act of 2006.
S. 197 - A bill to
authorize salary adjustments for justices and judges of the United
States for fiscal year 2007.
S. 206 - Social
Security Fairness Act of 2007. Social Security Fairness
Act of 2007 amends the Social Security Act to repeal: (1) government
pension offset requirements applicable to husband's and wife's
insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and
mother's and father's insurance benefits with respect to OASDI
payments; and (2) windfall elimination requirements with respect to
computation of an individual's primary insurance amount.
S. 214 - Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007. Preserving
United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007 - Amends the federal
judicial code to authorize the U.S. district court for a district in
which the office of the U.S. attorney is vacant to appoint a U.S.
attorney to serve until that vacancy is filled. Repeals the
authority of the Attorney General to make such a vacancy
appointment.
S. 215 -Internet Freedom Preservation Act.A bill to amend the Communications
Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality.
S. 221 - Fair
Contracts for Growers Act of 2007. Fair Contracts for Growers
Act of 2007 allows the use of arbitration to resolve a controversy
as provided for under a livestock or poultry contract only if, after
the controversy arises, both parties consent in writing. Directs the
arbitrator to provide to the parties to the contract a written
explanation of the factual and legal basis for an award.
S. 231 - A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through
2012.
S. 233 - A bill to
prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States
military forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9,
2007. Prohibits the U.S. government from increasing the
number of U.S. military forces in Iraq above the number of forces as
of January 9, 2007 without a specific congressional authorization.
S. 236 -
Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007.A bill to require
reports to Congress on Federal agency use of data mining.
Requires the head of each federal department or agency that is
engaged in any activity to use or develop data-mining to report to
Congress on all such activities. Requires that such report be made
available to the public, except for classified information.
S. 238 - Social
Security Number Misuse Prevention Act. Social Security
Number Misuse Prevention Act amends the federal criminal code to
prohibit the display, sale, or purchase of Social Security numbers
without the affirmatively expressed consent of the individual,
except in specified circumstances. Directs the Attorney General to
study and report to Congress on all the uses of Social Security
numbers permitted, required, authorized, or excepted under any
federal law, including the impact of such uses on privacy and data
security.
S. 242 -
Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.
A bill to amend the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of
prescription drugs.
S. 254 - A bill to award
posthumously a Congressional gold medal to Constantino Brumidi.
S. 259 - A bill to
authorize the establishment of the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna
Memorial Archives at the University of Hawaii. Authorizes
the Secretary of Education to award a grant to the University of
Hawaii Academy for Creative Media for the establishment,
maintenance, and periodic modernization of the Henry Kuualoha Giugni
Kupuna Memorial Archives at the University of Hawaii.
S. 274 - Federal
Employee Protection of Disclosures Act. A bill to amend chapter 23 of title
5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information
protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement
in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies,
forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections,
provide certain authority for the Special Counsel.
S. 287 - A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an escalation
of United States military forces in Iraq above the numbers existing
as of January 9, 2007. Prohibits the U.S. government from
obligating or expending funds to increase the number of U.S.
military forces in Iraq above the number for such forces which
existed as of January 9, 2007, without a specific congressional
authorization for such increase.
S. 309 -Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act.
A bill to amend the Clean Air
Act to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, and for other purposes.
S. 311
- A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the
shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing,
purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be
slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.
S. 316 -
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.A bill to prohibit
brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies
to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.
S. 329 - Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2007
- Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security
Act to provide for coverage of items and services under a cardiac
rehabilitation program and a pulmonary rehabilitation program.
S. 335 - A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from
using private debt collection companies. Requires the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to suspend the use of private debt
collection companies to collect unpaid taxes and prohibits the use
of any IRS funds for tax collection contracts with private
companies.
S. 339 -
DRIVE Act.A bill to promote the national
security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the
dependence of the United States on oil through the use of
alternative fuels and new technology.
S. 340 -AgJOBS
Act of 2007.A bill to improve agricultural job
opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United
States.
S. 352 -
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007.A bill to provide for media coverage
of Federal court proceedings. Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of
2007 authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court or
U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic
recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court
proceedings over which that judge presides except when such action
would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party.
S. 357 - Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act. A bill to improve passenger
automobile fuel economy and safety, reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
reduce dependence on foreign oil, and for other purposes.
S. 358 - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
of 2007. A bill to prohibit
discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to
health insurance and employment.
S. 367 -
Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to
revise the prohibition on importing convict-made goods into the
United States to make it unlawful to: (1) import into, or export
from, the United States any sweatshop good; or (2) introduce into
commerce, sell, trade, or advertise in commerce, offer to sell, or
transport or distribute in U.S. commerce, any sweatshop good.
S. 368 - COPS Improvements Act of 2007. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT
grant program, and for other purposes.
S. 369 - Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act. A bill to provide for a medal of
appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the next of kin
or other representative of those individuals killed as a result of
the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Authorizes the
President to award a medal to be known as the "Fallen Heroes of 9/11
Congressional Medal," to the personal representative or next of kin
of individuals killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001, in recognition of their sacrifice and to honor
their deaths.
S. 376 - Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of
2007. A bill to amend title 18,
United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the
carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for
other purposes.
S. 378 - Court Security Improvement Act of 2007.
A bill to amend title 18, United
States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and
their family members, and for other purposes.
S. 381 - Commission on Wartime Relocation and
Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act. A bill to establish
a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission
to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the
relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin
Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February
1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to
recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
S. 394
- Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act of 2007 -
States that it is U.S. policy that all nonambulatory livestock in
interstate and foreign commerce be immediately and humanely
euthanized when such livestock become nonambulatory.
S. 399 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security
Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering
physicians services under the Medicaid program.
S. 430 - National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007.
A bill to amend
title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense
through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and
the enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and
for other purposes.
S. 431
- Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual
Predators Act of 2007. A bill to require convicted sex offenders
to register online identifiers, and for other purposes.
S. 433 - Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007. A bill to state
United States policy for Iraq, and for other purposes.
S. 434 - Children's Health Equity Technical
Amendments Act of 2007. A bill to amend
title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit qualifying States to
use a portion of their allotments under the State children's health
insurance program for any fiscal year for certain medicaid
expenditures.
S. 435 - Essential Air Service Preservation Act of
2007. A bill to
amend title 49, United States Code, to preserve the essential air
service program.
S. 438 - Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.
A bill to amend
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the marketing
of authorized generic drugs.
S.
442 - John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders
Incentive Act of 2007. A bill to provide
for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders.
S. 448 - Iraq Redeployment Act of 2007. A bill to prohibit
the use of funds to continue deployment of the United States Armed
Forces in Iraq beyond six months after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
S. 450
- Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services
Act of 2007. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
S. 453 - Deceptive Practices and Voter
Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007. A
bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections.
S. 495 -
Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007. A bill to prevent and
mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of
security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law
enforcement assistance, and other protections against security
breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable
information.
S. 513 - A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to revive
previous authority on the use of the Armed Forces and the militia to
address interference with State or Federal law.
S. 535 -
Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act. A bill to establish an
Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the
Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime
Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
S. 536 - A bill to amend the
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to prohibit the labeling of
cloned livestock and products derived from cloned livestock as
organic.
S. 543 - Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient
Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007. A bill to improve
Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance
threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital
is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program.
S. 548 - Artist-Museum
Partnership Act. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall
be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical,
artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.
S. 576 -
Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007.
A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and
guarantee due process rights.
S. 579 - Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of
2007. To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director
of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make
grants for the development and operation of research centers
regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology
of breast cancer.
S. 584
- Community Restoration and
Revitalization Act of 2007. A bill to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rehabilitation credit and the
low-income housing credit.
S. 591 - Food Stamp Personal Savings and Investment Act
of 2007. To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to adjust for inflation the
allowable amounts of financial resources of eligible households and
to exclude from countable financial resources certain retirement and
education accounts.
S. 594 -
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007. To limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions.
S. 597 -
To extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research
for 2 years.
S. 601 -
Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act of 2007.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require broker
reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions, and for
other purposes.
S. 606 - Honest Leadership and Accountability in Contracting Act of
2007. A bill to improve Federal contracting and procurement by
eliminating fraud and abuse and improving competition in contracting
and procurement and by enhancing administration of Federal
contracting personnel, and for other purposes.
S. 618 - Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007.
A bill to further competition in the insurance industry.
S. 623 - Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products,
and for other purposes.
S. 625 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug
Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
S. 626 - Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007.
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes.
S. 644 - Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and
Integration Act of 2007. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recodify as
part of that title certain educational assistance programs for
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, to improve
such programs, and for other purposes.
S. 661 -
Kinship Caregiver Support Act. A bill to establish kinship navigator programs, to establish
guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes.
S. 682 -
Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act -
Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements
for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of
appropriate design, to Edward William Brooke III, the first African
American elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate, in recognition
of his unprecedented and enduring service to our Nation.
S.
702 - State Court
Interpreter Grant Program Act. Directs the Administrator
of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice to:
(1) make grants to state courts to develop and implement programs to
assist individuals with limited English proficiency to access and
understand state court proceedings in which they are a party; and
(2) allocate specified funds to establish a court interpreter
technical assistance program to assist state courts receiving grants
under this Act.
S. 717 -
Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007.
A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section
7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004,
which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding
authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant
driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by
providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with
guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national
security.
S. 721 -
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2007. A bill to allow travel between the United States and
Cuba.
S. 727 -
Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act. A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among
kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving
professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12
teachers offered through institutions of higher education.
S. 735 -
Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
improve the terrorist hoax statute.
S. 742- Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce
the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products, and for other
purposes.
S. 761 -
America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully
Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act.
A bill to invest in innovation and education to improve the
competitiveness of the United States in the global economy.
S. 766- Paycheck Fairness Act. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide more effective remedies of victims of discrimination in the
payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
S. 772
- Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007.
A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide
expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that
are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.
S. 773 -
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal
civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a
pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental
premiums.
S. 774- DREAM Act of 2007. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State
residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the
cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien
students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the
United States as children, and for other purposes.
S.
790 - A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act to permit the simplified summer food programs to be carried
out in all States and by all service institutions.
S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act of 2007.
A bill
to repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State
spending of child support incentive payments.
S. 804- A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to
improve the administration of elections for Federal office, and for
other purposes.
S. 805 -
African Health Capacity Investment Act of 2007.
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist
countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve
internationally recognized goals in the treatment and prevention of
HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the reduction of maternal and
child mortality by improving human health care capacity and
improving retention of medical health professionals in sub-Saharan
Africa, and for other purposes.
S. 813 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in
connection with civil claim awards.
S. 814 -
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs
in contingency fee cases.
S.
819 - Public Good IRA
Rollover Act of 2007.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual
retirement accounts for charitable purposes.
S. 823- Microbicide Development Act. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect
to facilitating the development of microbicides for preventing
transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases, and for other purposes.
S. 840 - Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2007.
A
bill to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize
assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the
treatment of victims of torture, and for other purposes.
S. 849- OPEN Government Act of 2007. A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and
openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United
States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act),
and for other purposes.
S. 860- Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income
individuals infected with HIV.
S. 879- NOPEC. A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and
exporting cartels illegal.
S. 881 - Short Line Railroad Investment Act of 2007 -
A bill
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the
railroad track maintenance credit.
S. 886- Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007. A bill to amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code,
popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures
for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege
against disclosure of Presidential records.
S. 888- Genocide Accountability Act of 2007. A bill to amend section 1091 of title 18, United States
Code, to allow the prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances.
S. 901 - Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007. A bill to
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional
authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program
under section 330 of such Act.
S. 902- Coming Together for National Guard and Reserve Families Act
of 2007. A bill to provide support and assistance for families of
members of the National Guard and Reserve who are undergoing deployment,
and for other purposes.
S. 903- A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Muhammad
Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the fight against
global poverty.
S. 911
- Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007.A bill to
amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and
treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have
access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric
cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer
database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers.
S. 935 -
A bill to repeal the requirement for
reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by
veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other
purposes.
S.
961
- Belated Thank You to
the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007.
A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to
provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United
States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the
Naval Transport Service) during World War II, and for other
purposes.
S. 969
- A bill to amend the
National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of
supervisor.
S. 980 - A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act
to address online pharmacies.
S. 986- Combat-Related Special Compensation Act of 2007. A bill to expand eligibility for Combat-Related Special
Compensation paid by the uniformed services in order to permit certain
additional retired members who have a service-connected disability to
receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans
Affairs for that disability and Combat-Related Special Compensation by
reason of that disability.
S. 988- Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007. A bill to extend the termination date for the exemption of
returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers.
S. 1013- Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2007. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
encourage States to provide pregnant women enrolled in the Medicaid
program with access to comprehensive tobacco cessation services.
S. 1027- PACT Act. A bill to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the
collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes.
S. 1041- Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to
establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or
assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for
unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other
purposes.
S. 1060- Second Chance Act of 2007. A bill to reauthorize the grant program for reentry of
offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and
for other purposes.
S. 1077- A bill to safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq.
S. 1087- Fair Pay Act of 2007. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race,
or national origin, and for other purposes.
S. 1098- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise
the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in
Transition from Homelessness program.
S. 1104- A bill to increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani
translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the United States as
special immigrants.
S. 1105- Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes
Prevention Act of 2007. A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local
jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other
purposes.
S. 1145- Patent Reform Act of 2007 (Introduced in
Senate)
A bill to amend title
35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.
S. 1148- Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial
Commemoration Commission Act of 2007.
A bill to establish the
Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission and the
Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration Commission, and for other
purposes.
S. 1161 - Medicare Medical
Nutrition Therapy Act of 2007.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize
the expansion of medicare coverage of medical nutrition
therapy services.
S.1170- America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2007. A
bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red
rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts
in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future
generations of people in the United States.
S. 1172 - Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2007.
A
bill to reduce hunger in the United States.
S. 1176- Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act of 2007.
A bill to require enhanced disclosure to consumers
regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments
in the repayment of credit card debt, and for other purposes.
S. 1183- Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act.
A bill to enhance and
further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and
the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other
physical disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 1201-
Clean Power Act of 2007. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions from electric powerplants, and for other purposes.
S. 1233
- Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury
and Health Programs Improvement Act of 2007. A bill to provide
and enhance intervention, rehabilitative treatment, and services to
veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
S. 1244 -
Protecting America's Workers Act. A
bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to
expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for
whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for
other purposes.
S. 1257 -
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007. A bill to provide
the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an
additional seat in the House of Representatives.
S. 1267 - Free
Flow of Information Act of 2007. A bill to maintain the
free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for
the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons
connected with the news media.
S. 1284 -
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the
taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable
to imported property.
S. 1310 -
Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
for an extension of increased payments for ground ambulance services
under the Medicare program.
Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2007.
A
bill to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance
Baker Motley.
S. 1322 -
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and
Improvement Act of 2007. A bill to
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of
employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes.
S. 1327 -
A bill to create and extend certain temporary district court
judgeships.
S. 1328 -
Uniting American Families Act of 2007.
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate
discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent
partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to
obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as
spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize
immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships.
S. 1345 -
Clarification of Federal Employment Protections Act. A
bill to affirm that Federal employees are protected from
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and to repudiate
any assertion to the contrary.
S. 1348 -
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007.
A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other
purposes.
S. 1354 -
Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act. A bill to amend the definition of a law enforcement officer under
subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United
States Code, respectively, to ensure the inclusion of certain
positions.
S. 1379 -
United States Attorney Local Residency Restoration Act of 2007.
A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to
strike the exception to the residency requirements for United States
attorneys.
S. 1382
- ALS Registry Act.
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the
establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.
S. 1395 -
Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007. A bill to prevent unfair practices in credit card accounts, and for
other purposes.
S. 1418 -
United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 2007.
A bill to provide assistance to improve the health of newborns,
children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other
purposes.
S. 1427 -
Federal Emergency Management Improvement Act of 2007.
A bill to establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an
independent agency, and for other purposes.
S. 1437 -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, during
2014, up to 350,000 one-dollar coins designed to be emblematic of
the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its contribution
to civil rights in America.
S. 1448 -
Equity in Law Enforcement Act. A bill to extend the same Federal benefits to law enforcement
officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail
carriers that apply to law enforcement officers serving units of
State and local government.
S. 1450 -
Housing Assistance Council Authorization Act of 2007.
A bill to authorize appropriations for the
Housing Assistance Council.
S. 1457 -
Mail Delivery Protection Act of 2007. A bill to provide for the protection of mail delivery on certain
postal routes, and for other purposes.
S. 1479 -
Safe Tissue Act. A bill to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and
the tissue donation process, and for other purposes.
S. 1487 -
Ballot Integrity Act of 2007.
A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require an
individual, durable, voter-verified paper record under title III of
such Act, and for other purposes.
S. 1502 -
Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
Act of 2007. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners
and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to
voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under
programs administered by States and tribal governments.
S. 1512
- Foster Care Continuing Opportunities Act.
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to
expand Federal eligibility for children in foster care who have
attained age 18.
S. 1553 -
HIV Prevention Act of 2007. A
bill to provide additional assistance to combat HIV/AIDS among young
people, and for other purposes.
S. 1571 -
Rural Aviation Improvement Act. A bill to reform the essential air service program, and for other
purposes.
S. 1572 -
Child
Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2007. A bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service
professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical
mental health care to children and adolescents, and for other
purposes.
S. 1586 -
Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide
assistance in implementing cultural heritage, conservation, and
recreational activities in the Connecticut River watershed of the
States of New Hampshire and Vermont.
S. 1638 -
Federal Judicial Salary
Restoration Act of 2007. A bill to adjust the salaries of Federal justices and judges, and
for other purposes.
S. 1640 -
A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating
to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of
a hull and a deck.
S. 1651 -
Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act.
A bill to assist certain Iraqis who have worked directly with, or
are threatened by their association with, the United States, and for
other purposes.
S. 1661 -
Travel Promotion Act of 2007 -
Establishes as a nonprofit corporation the Corporation for Travel
Promotion to develop and execute a plan to: (1) provide information
to foreign tourists and others interested in traveling to the United
States; (2) counter and correct misperceptions regarding U.S. travel
policy; (3) maximize the economic and diplomatic benefits of travel
to the United States; (4) ensure that international travel to the
United States benefits all states and the District of Columbia; and
(5) give travel promotion priority to countries and populations most
likely to travel to the United States.
S. 1675 - Local Community Radio Act of
2007. A bill to implement
the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report
to the Congress regarding low-power FM service.
S. 1729 - Enhanced
Financial Recovery and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act of 2007.
A bill to amend titles 18 and 28 of the United States Code to
provide incentives for the prompt payments of debts owed to the
United States and the victims of crime by imposing surcharges on
unpaid judgments owed to the United States and to the victims of
crime, to provide for offsets on amounts collected by the Department
of Justice for Federal agencies, to increase the amount of special
assessments imposed upon convicted persons, to establish an Enhanced
Financial Recovery Fund to enhance, supplement, and improve the debt
collection activities of the Department of Justice, to amend title
5, United States Code, to provide to assistant United States
attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal
law enforcement officers, and for authorized purposes.
S.
1782 - Arbitration Fairness
Act of 2007. A bill
to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to
arbitration.
S.
1806 - Judicial Powers Restoration Act of 2007. A bill to restore to the judiciary the power to decide
all trademark and trade name cases arising under the laws and
treaties of the United States by repealing the prohibition on
recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to
certain marks, trade names, and commercial names and impediments to
registration of such marks, and for other purposes.
S.
1814 - Health Information Privacy and Security Act. A bill to provide individuals with access to health
information of which they are a subject, ensure personal privacy
with respect to health related information, promote the use of
non-identifiable information for health research, impose criminal
and civil penalties for unauthorized use of protected health
information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights,
and to protect States' rights.
S.
1825 - Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment
Act. A bill to provide for the study and investigation of
wartime contracts and contracting processes in Operation Iraqi
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S.
1829 - Protect Our Children First Act of 2007. A bill to reauthorize programs under the Missing
Children's Assistance Act.
S. 1843 - Fair
Pay Restoration Act. A bill to amend
title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice
occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory
compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.
S. 1845 - A bill to
provide for limitations in certain communications between the
Department of Justice and the White House Office relating to civil
and criminal investigations, and for other purposes.
S. 1870 - Clean
Water Restoration Act of 2007. A bill to amend the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the
United States over waters of the United States.
S. 1903 - A bill to
extend the temporary protected status designation of Liberia under
section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act so that Liberians
can continue to be eligible for such status through September 30,
2008.
S. 1918 - A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of firefighter to
include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty
limitations.
S. 1928 - A bill to amend section 1977A of the Revised Statutes to
equalize the remedies available under that section.
S. 1930
- Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007. A bill to amend the Lacey
Act Amendments of 1981 to prevent illegal logging practices, and for
other purposes.
S. 1946 -
Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act. A bill to help Federal prosecutors and investigators
combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law.
S. 1951
- Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007. A bill to amend title XIX of the
Social Security Act to ensure that individuals eligible for medical
assistance under the Medicaid program continue to have access to
prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
S. 1976 - A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to include
a provision on organic conversion in the environmental quality
incentives program.
S. 1982 -
United States Employee Ownership Bank Act. A bill to provide for the establishment of the United
States Employee Ownership Bank, and for other purposes.
S.
2020 - Tropical Forest and
Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2007. A 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.
S.
2035 - Free Flow of
Information Act of 2007. A bill to maintain the free flow
of information to the public by providing conditions for the
federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons
connected with the news media.
S.
2041 - False Claims Act
Correction Act of 2007. A bill to amend the False Claims
Act.
S. 2050 - Arthur Woolweaver,
Jr. Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act .
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting
period for disability insurance benefits for terminally ill
individuals.
S. 2053 - Improving Student
Testing Act of 2007.
A bill to amend part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to improve elementary and secondary education.
S.
2056 - Medicare
Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007. A bill to amend title XVIII of
the Social Security Act to restore financial stability to Medicare
anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians.
S.
2084 - School Safety and Law
Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007. An original bill to promote
school safety, improved law enforcement, and for other purposes.
S.
2093 - Missisquoi and Trout
Rivers Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007. A bill to amend the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout
Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for potential addition to
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
S.
2106 - Procedural Fairness
for September 11 Victims Act of 2007. A bill to provide nationwide
subpoena authority for actions brought under the September 11 Victim
Compensation Fund of 2001.
S.
2119 - American Veterans
Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act. A bill to require the Secretary
of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who
became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the
United States.
S.
2123 - Public Safety
Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007.
Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers
employed by states or local governments.
S.
2135 - Child Soldiers
Accountability Act of 2007. A bill to prohibit the
recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who
recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the
deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for
other purposes.
S.
2159 - NASA 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act .
A bill that directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue
$50 gold and $1 silver coins emblematic of the 50 years of exemplary
and unparalleled achievements of NASA.
S.
2166 - Jubilee Act for
Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2007. A bill to 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.
S.
2168 - Identity Theft
Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007. A bill to amend title 18, United
States Code, to enable increased federal prosecution of identity
theft crimes and to allow for restitution to victims of identity
theft.
S.
2181 - Home Health Care
Access Protection Act of 2007.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect
Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health services under the
Medicare program.
S.
2183 - Community-Based
Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of
Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities for
the construction or modernization of facilities to provide mental
health and behavioral health services to individuals.
S.
2205 -
A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of
status of certain alien students who are long-term United States
residents and who entered the United States as children, and for
other purposes.
S.
2257 - Burma Democracy
Promotion Act of 2007. A bill to impose sanctions on
officials of the State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to
amend the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to prohibit the
importation of gemstones and hardwoods from Burma, to promote a
coordinated international effort to restore civilian democratic rule
to Burma, and for other purposes.
S.
2304 - Mentally Ill Offender
Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of
2007. A bill to amend
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services
provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes.
S.
2305 - Caging Prohibition
Act of 2007. A bill
to prevent voter caging.
S.
2316 - A bill to designate a portion of
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
S.
2317 - Intellectual Property
Enforcement Act of 2007. A bill to amend titles 17 and
18, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to strengthen
and harmonize the protection of intellectual property, and for other
purposes.
S.
2344 - Internet Safety
Education Act of 2007. A bill to create a competitive
grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for
children.
S.
2347 - Prevention Through
Affordable Access Act. A bill to restore and protect
access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net
clinics.
S.
2405 - Keeping Americans
Warm Act of 2007. A bill to provide additional
appropriations for payments under section 2604(e) of the Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.
S.
2422 - Computer-Assisted
Remote Hunting Act. A
bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain
computer-assisted remote hunting, and for other purposes.
S.
2427 - OPEN Government Act
of 2007. A bill to
promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by
strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other
purposes.
S.
2449 - Sunshine in
Litigation Act of 2007.
A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code,
relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of
discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes.
S.
2450 - A bill to amend the Federal
Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client
privilege and the work product doctrine.
S.
2455 - Community Foreclosure
Assistance Act of 2007. A bill to provide $1,000,000,000
in emergency Community Development Block Grant funding for necessary
expenses related to the impact of foreclosures on communities.
S.
2460 -
A bill to extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a
rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under
Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on
finalization of a rule regarding graduate medical education under
Medicaid and to include a moratorium on the finalization of the
outpatient Medicaid rule making similar changes.
S.
2488 - OPEN Government Act
of 2007. A bill to
promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by
strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other
purposes.
S.
2498 - Santa Fe 400th
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2007.
Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue $5 gold coins and
$1 silver coins emblematic of the settlement of Santa Fe, New
Mexico, the oldest capital city in the United States.
S.
2500 - Performance Rights
Act. A bill to
provide fair compensation to artists for use of their sound
recordings.
S.
2501 - Social Security COLA
Protection Act of 2007. A bill to amend the Social
Security Act to protect Social Security cost-of-living adjustments
(COLA).
S.
2504 - A bill to amend title 36, United
States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers
Association of America, and for other purposes.
S.
2511 - A bill to amend the grant
program for law enforcement armor vests to provide for a waiver of
or reduction in the matching funds requirement in the case of fiscal
hardship.
S.
2521 - Domestic Partnership
Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007.
A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal
employees.
S.
2523 - National Affordable
Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007.
Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to
establish in the Treasury a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund
available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to
provide assistance to states, Indian tribes, insular areas, and
participating local jurisdictions to increase the supply of decent
quality affordable housing, especially for low-income, extremely
low-income, and very poor families.
S.
2533 - State Secrets
Protection Act.
A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets
privilege Act.
S.
2554 - Civil Rights Act of
2008.
A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies
under civil rights statutes.
S.
2555 - Reducing Global
Warming Pollution from Vehicles Act of 2008.
A bill to permit California and other States to effectively control
greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other
purposes.
S.
2565 - Federal Law
Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2007.
A bill to establish an awards mechanism to honor exceptional acts of
bravery in the line of duty by Federal law enforcement officers.
S.
2578 -
A bill to temporarily delay application of proposed changes to
Medicaid payment rules for case management and targeted case
management services.
S.
2631 -
A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
in recognition of her courageous and unwavering commitment to peace,
nonviolence, human rights, and democracy in Burma.
S.
2633 - A bill to provide for the safe
redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.
S.
2634 -
A bill to require a report setting forth the global strategy of the
United States to combat and defeat al Qaeda and its affiliates.
S.
2660 - Consumer Protection
and Cost Accountability Act.
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that the mission and
functions of Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent
System Operators include keeping energy costs as low as reasonably
possible for consumers
S.
2666 - Affordable Housing
Investment Act of 2008.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise and enhance tax
incentives for investment in affordable housing
S.
2704 - Medicare Respiratory
Therapy Initiative Act of 2008.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover
the services of a qualified respiratory therapist performed under
the general supervision of a physician.
S.
2736 - Section 202
Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2008.
Amends the Housing Act of 1959 regarding project rental assistance
for supportive housing for the elderly.
S.
2746 - OPEN FOIA Act of
2008.
A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act to provide that
statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act
shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing
such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in
Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to
explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes.
S.
2751 - State Foreign
Investment Improvement Act.
A bill to facilitate foreign investment by permanently reauthorizing
the EB-5 regional center program, and for other purposes.
S.
2760 - National Guard
Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act of 2008.
A bill to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the
National Guard, enhancement of the functions of the National Guard
Bureau, and improvement of Federal-State military coordination in
domestic emergency response, and for other purposes.
S.
2774 - Federal Judgeship Act
of 2008.
Directs the President to: (1) appoint additional circuit judges for
the first, second, third, sixth, eighth, and ninth circuit courts of
appeals and temporary judges for the ninth circuit court of appeals;
and (2) appoint additional permanent and temporary district judges
for districts in specified states.
S.
2775 - Fair Share Act of
2008.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors,
and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to
treat certain foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies performing
services under a contract with the U.S. government as U.S. employers
for purposes of Social Security and Medicare employment taxes.
S.
2819 -Economic Recovery in
Health Care Act of 2008.
S.
2829 -
A bill to make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides
special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes.
S.
2838 - Fairness in Nursing
Home Arbitration Act.
Provides that a pre-dispute arbitration agreement between a
long-term care facility and a resident (or anyone acting on the
resident's behalf) shall not be valid or specifically enforceable.
S.
2840 - Military Personnel
Citizenship Processing Act.
A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the
Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such
applications.
S.
2862 -
A bill to provide for National Science Foundation and National
Aeronautics and Space Administration utilization of the Arecibo
Observatory.
S.
2871 - Reserve Education
Assistance Program (REAP) Enhancement Act of 2008.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recodify as part of
that title chapter 1607 of title 10, United States Code, to enhance
the program of educational assistance under that chapter, and for
other purposes.
S. 2892 - Wartime Enforcement of Fraud Act of 2008. A
bill to promote the prosecution and enforcement of frauds against
the United States by suspending the statute of limitations during
times when Congress has authorized the use of military force.
S.2913 - Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008. A
bill to provide a limitation on judicial remedies in copyright
infringement cases involving orphan works.
S.2982 - Runaway and Homeless Youth Protection Act of
2008. A bill to amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to
authorize appropriations, and for other purposes.
S.
2991 - Consumer-First Energy
Act of 2008.
A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and
other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high
energy prices, and for other purposes.
S.3012 - Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008.
A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof
Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2012.
S. 3044 - Consumer-First
Energy Act of 2008.
A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and
other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high
energy prices, and for other purposes.
S.
3074 - Internet Safety
Education Act of 2008.
A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime
prevention education.
S.3106 - A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United
States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to
clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck.
S.
3130 - A bill to provide
energy price relief by authorizing greater resources and authority
for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other
purposes.
Resolutions
S. Res.19- A resolution
honoring President Gerald Rudolph Ford.
S. Res. 22 - A resolution reaffirming the
constitutional and statutory protections accorded sealed
domestic mail.
Reaffirming the constitutional
right of postal customers to expect that their sealed domestic
mail will be protected against unreasonable searches.
S. Res. 29 - A
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day and the many lessons still to be
learned from Dr. King's example of nonviolence, courage,
compassion, dignity, and public service.
S. Res. 42 - An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee
on the Judiciary. Authorizes expenditures by the Committee
on the Judiciary for the 110th Congress.
S. Res. 61 -A resolution
designating January 2007 as "National Mentoring Month".
S. Res. 66 -A
resolution honoring the life, achievements, and distinguished
career of the Reverend Robert F. Drinan, S.J.
S. Res. 95 - A resolution designating March 25,
2007, as "Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration
of Greek and American Democracy".
S. Res. 97 - A resolution relative to the death of
Thomas F. Eagleton, former United States Senator for the State
of Missouri.
S. Res. 108 - A resolution designating the first week of
April 2007 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
S. Res. 131 - A resolution designating the first week of
April 2007 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
S. Res. 138 -
A resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar
Estrada Chavez.
S. Res. 149 - A resolution expressing the condolences of
the Senate on the tragic events at Virginia Tech University.
S. Res. 155 - A resolution expressing the sense of the
Senate on efforts to control violence and strengthen the rule of
law in Guatemala.
S. Res.
156 - A resolution commending the achievements of the
Rutgers University women's basketball team and applauding the
character and integrity of the players as student-athletes.
S. Res. 157 - A resolution extending the best wishes of
the Senate to New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine and expressing
the Senate's hope for his speedy and complete recovery.
S. Res. 162 - A resolution commemorating and
acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men and
women who have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement
officers.
S. Res. 165- A resolution relative to the death
of Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald, of California.
S. Res. 178
- A resolution expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the
families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala, and
encouraging the United States to work with Guatemala to bring an
end to these crimes.
S. Res. 182 - A resolution honoring the life of Jack
Valenti.
S. Res. 185 -
A resolution
supporting the ideals and values of the Olympic Movement.
S. Res. 205 -
A resolution
designating June 2007 as "National Internet Safety Month".
S. Res. 209 -
A resolution
expressing support for the new power-sharing government in
Northern Ireland.
S. Res. 220 -
A resolution
honoring the life of Senator Craig Thomas.
S. Res. 224 -
A resolution
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the
Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
S. Res. 231 -
A resolution
recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth
Independence Day and expressing the sense of the Senate that
history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past
and solving the challenges of the future.
S. Res. 271 - A resolution honoring Lady Bird Johnson.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 7/13/2007) Cosponsors
(99) Latest Major Action: 7/13/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate.
Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to
without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S. Res. 276 - A resolution calling for the urgent
deployment of a robust and effective multinational peacekeeping
mission with sufficient size, resources, leadership, and mandate
to protect civilians in Darfur, Sudan, and for efforts to
strengthen the renewal of a just and inclusive peace process.
S. Res.
301 - A
resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the desegregation
of Little Rock Central High School, one of the most significant
events in the American civil rights movement.
S. Res.
306 - A
resolution concerning the return of Senator Tim Johnson.
S. Res.
316 - A
resolution designating the week of October 21 through October
27, 2007 as "National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week."
S. Res.
321 - A
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the
Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
S. Res.
336 - A
resolution recognizing and honoring the 20 years of service and
contributions of Dr. James Hadley Billington as Librarian of
Congress.
S. Res.
343 - A
resolution designating October 19, 2007, as "National
Mammography Day".
S. Res.
345 - A
resolution supporting the work of firefighters to educate and
protect the Nation's communities, and the goals and ideals of
Fire Prevention Week, October 7-13, 2007, as designated by the
National Fire Protection Association.
S. Res.
349 - A
resolution honoring Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., and the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for receiving the 2007
Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of their efforts to promote
understanding of the threats posed by global warming.
S. Res.
359 - A
resolution congratulating the Boston Red Sox on winning the 2007
World Series.
S. Res.
381 - A
resolution remembering and commemorating the lives and work of
Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister
Dorothy Kazel, and Cleveland Lay Mission Team Member Jean
Donovan, who were executed by members of the Armed Forces of El
Salvador on December 2, 1980.
S. Res.
396 - A
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the hanging
of nooses should be thoroughly investigated by Federal, State,
and local law enforcement authorities and that any criminal
violations should be vigorously prosecuted.
S. Res.
401 - A
resolution to provide Internet access to certain Congressional
Research Service publications.
S. Res. 501 - A resolution honoring the sacrifice of
the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been
killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
S. Res. 509 - A resolution recognizing the week of
April 7, 2008 to April 13, 2008, as "National Public Health
Week".
S. Res. 511 - A resolution recognizing that John
Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen.
S. Res. 515 - A resolution commemorating the life
and work of Dith Pran.
S. Res. 519 - A resolution welcoming Pope Benedict
XVI to the United States and recognizing the unique insights his
moral and spiritual reflections bring to the world stage.
S. Res. 522 - A resolution recognizing the 60th
anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and
reaffirming the bonds of close friendship and cooperation
between the United States and Israel.
S. Res. 533- A resolution expressing the sense of
the Senate regarding the political situation in Zimbabwe.
S. Res. 537 - A resolution commemorating and
acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men and
women who have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement
officers.
S. Res. 567 - A resolution designating June 2008 as
"National Internet Safety Month".
S. Res. 569- A resolution expressing the sense of
the Senate regarding the earthquake that struck Sichuan Province
of the People's Republic of China on May 12, 2008.
S. Res. 571 - A resolution recognizing the 100th
birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of
the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights
enforcer.
S. Res. 576 - A resolution designating August 2008
as “Digital Television Transition Awareness Month.”
S. Res. 595 - A resolution designating September
2008 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music
for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture
of the United States.
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