110th Congress / Bills
See also: Most-voted-on bills in the 110th Congress.
| Bill | Title |
|---|---|
| Expressing support for the designation and goals of "Hire a Veteran Week" and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals. | |
| Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur. | |
| Calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to immediately establish a full, independent, and public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Patrick Finucane, as recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park Agreement, in order to move forward on the Northern Ireland peace process. | |
| Calling on the United Nations Security Council to charge Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the United Nations Charter because of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel. | |
| Honoring the Mare Island Original 21ers for their efforts to remedy racial discrimination in employment at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. | |
| Honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry research and development and the first and only African American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. | |
| Honoring the heroic service and sacrifice of the glider pilots of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. | |
| Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 98th anniversary. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Medal of Honor Day to celebrate and honor the recipients of the Medal of Honor. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month. | |
| Disapproving of the decision of the President announced on January 10, 2007, to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq. | |
| Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. | |
| Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. | |
| Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) and its past contributions to space research, and looking forward to future accomplishments. | |
| Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012. | |
| Condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Supporting the goals and ideas of a National Child Care Worthy Wage Day. | |
| Supporting National Men's Health Week. | |
| Recognizing 200 years of research, service to the people of the United States, and stewardship of the marine environment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessor agencies, and for other purposes. | |
| Noting the disturbing pattern of killings of numerous independent journalists in Russia since 2000, and urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to authorize cooperation with outside investigators in solving those murders. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces. | |
| Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, supporting the goals and ideals of National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week, and for other purposes. | |
| Commending the 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard upon its completion of the longest continuous deployment of any United States military unit during Operation Iraqi Freedom. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the dumping of industrial waste into the Great Lakes. | |
| Recognizing all hunters across the United States for their continued commitment to safety. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. | |
| Condemning the persecution of labor rights advocates in Iran. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. | |
| Commending NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia on the celebration of its 90th anniversary on October 26 and 27, 2007. | |
| Recognizing the close relationship between the United States and the Republic of San Marino. | |
| Recognizing and celebrating the centennial of Oklahoma statehood. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Providing for the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One Hundred Tenth Congress. | |
| Supporting Taiwan's fourth direct and democratic presidential elections in March 2008. | |
| Celebrating the birth of Abraham Lincoln and recognizing the prominence the Declaration of Independence played in the development of Abraham Lincoln's beliefs. | |
| Calling for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress that Earl Lloyd should be recognized and honored for breaking the color barrier and becoming the first African American to play in the National Basketball Association League 58 years ago. | |
| Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 99th anniversary. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Expressing the deepest appreciation of Congress to the families of members of the United States Armed Forces. | |
| Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the integration of the Armed Forces. | |
| Supporting the observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes. | |
| Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service. | |
| Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman. | |
| Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Condemning the Burmese regime's undemocratic draft constitution and scheduled referendum. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Year of Sanitation. | |
| 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. | |
| Honoring the sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans. | |
| Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of Black Music Month and to honor the outstanding contributions that African American singers and musicians have made to the United States. | |
| Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. | |
| Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. | |
| Joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes. | |
| Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing support for designation of the month of October 2007 as "Country Music Month" and to honor country music for its long history of supporting America's armed forces and its tremendous impact on national patriotism. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| Congratulating the Army Reserve on its centennial, which will be formally celebrated on April 23, 2008, and commemorating the historic contributions of its veterans and continuing contributions of its soldiers to the vital national security interests and homeland defense missions of the United States. | |
| To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. | |
| To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. | |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research. | |
| To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. | |
| To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce interest rates for student borrowers. | |
| To reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1300 North Frontage Road West in Vail, Colorado, as the "Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Post Office Building". | |
| To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for the establishment of centers to encourage demonstration and commercial application of advanced energy methods and technologies. | |
| To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other purposes. | |
| To adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the establishment of educational exchange and development programs for member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). | |
| To require the identification of companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in the State of New Jersey. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a Bureau of Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve objectives relating to water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration. | |
| To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans. | |
| To authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for a research program for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District. | |
| To require the establishment of a national database in the National Archives to preserve records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction and to provide grants to State and local entities to establish similar local databases. | |
| To prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, and for other purposes. | |
| To require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies. | |
| A bill to award a congressional gold medal in recognition of Alice Paul's role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women. | |
| To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in the States of Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | |
| To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through December 31, 2007, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Eisenhower Street in Rio Grande City, Texas, as the "Lino Perez, Jr. Post Office". | |
| To revise the composition of the House of Representatives Page Board to equalize the number of members representing the majority and minority parties and to include a member representing the parents of pages and a member representing former pages, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as a Member of Congress, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer ownership of the American River Pump Station Project, and for other purposes. | |
| To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. | |
| To authorize the Marion Park Project, a committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia, and its environs to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion. | |
| To express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity. | |
| To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance the protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for military service. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2633 11th Street in Rock Island, Illinois, as the "Lane Evans Post Office Building". | |
| To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to the utility district. | |
| To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine. | |
| To facilitate the development of markets for alternative fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through research, development, and demonstration and data collection. | |
| To ensure national security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants. | |
| To amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for a 120-day limit to the term of a United States attorney appointed on an interim basis by the Attorney General, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy. | |
| 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. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements to protect natural resources of units of the National Park System through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession of the United States to order that the National flag be flown at half-staff in that State, territory, or possession in the event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces from that State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on active duty. | |
| To establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to establish industrial bank holding company regulation, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the pilot program for alternative water source projects. | |
| To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify that kidney paired donation does not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration. | |
| A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes. | |
| To require annual oral testimony before the Financial Services Committee of the Chairperson or a designee of the Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, relating to their efforts to promote transparency in financial reporting. | |
| To redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the "Bob Hope Memorial Library". | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, to provide for the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification purposes, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide an educational assistance allowance for qualifying work study activities, and to authorize the provision of bronze representations of the letter "V" for the graves of eligible individuals buried in private cemeteries in lieu of Government-provided headstones or markers. | |
| To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965. | |
| 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. | |
| To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI. | |
| To provide for the release of certain land from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area in the State of Nevada and to grant a right-of-way across the released land for the construction and maintenance of a flood control project. | |
| To provide for the conveyance of certain Forest Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska. | |
| To reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Weber Basin Project, Utah, to provide additional water for the Weber Basin Project to fulfill the purposes for which that project was authorized. | |
| To provide for the establishment of the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans. | |
| To provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders. | |
| 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, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed. | |
| To protect users of the Internet from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. | |
| To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the authorization for establishing a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. | |
| To designate additional National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness or a wilderness study area, to designate the Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area for eventual incorporation in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project to improve water supply reliability, increase the capacity of water storage, and improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas. | |
| To revise the boundary of the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes. | |
| To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999. | |
| To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the authority to withhold from public availability a financial disclosure report filed by an individual who is a judicial officer or judicial employee, to the extent necessary to protect the safety of that individual or a family member of that individual, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. | |
| To extend the grant program for drug-endangered children. | |
| To assist in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina. | |
| To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 44, United States Code, to require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations. | |
| 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. | |
| To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. | |
| To increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans. | |
| To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. | |
| To promote 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. | |
| To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Alta-Hualapai Site to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the development of a cancer treatment facility. | |
| To improve the access to capital programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the District. | |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes. | |
| To improve the disaster relief programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. | |
| To reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government. | |
| To enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by imposing additional economic sanctions against Iran, and for other purposes. | |
| To improve the security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the-road buses in the United States, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South Lecanto Highway in Lecanto, Florida, as the "Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building". | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of a visitor center to be constructed outside the boundary of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter County, Indiana, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4551 East 52nd Street in Odessa, Texas, as the "Staff Sergeant Marvin "Rex" Young Post Office Building". | |
| To reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes. | |
| To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 896 Pittsburgh Street in Springdale, Pennsylvania, as the "Rachel Carson Post Office Building". | |
| To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. | |
| To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. | |
| To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the New England National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to information regarding pediatric cancers and current treatments for such cancers, establish a national childhood cancer registry, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancer. | |
| To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. | |
| 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. | |
| To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission. | |
| To establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award scholarships to recruit and prepare students for careers in the National Weather Service and in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine research, atmospheric research, and satellite programs. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance taxpayer protections and outreach. | |
| To amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| 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. | |
| To authorize higher education curriculum development and graduate training in advanced energy and green building technologies. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 601 Banyan Trail in Boca Raton, Florida, as the "Leonard W. Herman Post Office". | |
| To assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries the activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes. | |
| To limit the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border. | |
| To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the "Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". | |
| To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until September 30, 2009. | |
| To authorize the national ocean exploration program and the national undersea research program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. | |
| To reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. | |
| To modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010, and for other purposes. | |
| To reauthorize the programs and activities of the Small Business Administration relating to procurement, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the estimated tax payment safe harbor based on income for the preceding year in the case of individuals with adjusted gross income greater than $5 million. | |
| To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. | |
| To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the Housing Assistance Council. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the rural housing and economic development program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. | |
| To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the McGee Creek Authority certain facilities of the McGee Creek Project, Oklahoma, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 Loyola Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Louisiana Armed Services Veterans Post Office". | |
| To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes. | |
| 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. | |
| To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain improvements in the treatment of individuals with traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes. | |
| Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. | |
| Making supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for vocational rehabilitation benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. | |
| To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. | |
| To invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 203 North Main Street in Vassar, Michigan, as the "Corporal Christopher E. Esckelson Post Office Building". | |
| To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. | |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry. | |
| To provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, companies that sell arms to the Government of Iran, and financial institutions that extend $20,000,000 or more in credit to the Government of Iran for 45 days or more, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on Father's Day. | |
| To reauthorize programs to assist small business concerns, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces. | |
| To reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children. | |
| To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina, as the "Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". | |
| To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit human cloning, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 309 East Linn Street in Marshalltown, Iowa, as the "Major Scott Nisely Post Office". | |
| 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. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To make amendments to the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992. | |
| To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008. | |
| To provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl. | |
| To restructure the Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater Program, and for other purposes. | |
| To require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline flight crews. | |
| To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. | |
| To extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation. | |
| To reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native Americans. | |
| To provide compensation to relatives of United States citizens who were killed as a result of the bombings of United States Embassies in East Africa on August 7, 1998. | |
| Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. | |
| To reauthorize and reform the national service laws. | |
| To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families. | |
| To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes. | |
| To limit the use of funds to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq or to exercise United States economic control of the oil resources of Iraq. | |
| To require the Secretary of Defense to commence the reduction of the number of United States Armed Forces in Iraq to a limited presence by April 1, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that Act, to make corrections in the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Microloan program, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies, to delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, to revise the tax rules on expatriation, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, to provide full payments under such chapter to units of general local government in which entitlement land is located, to provide transitional payments during fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to those States and counties previously entitled to payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To require the President, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior military leaders, to develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. | |
| Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam. | |
| To restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program and to provide for such program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms and floods, and for other purposes. | |
| To mandate minimum periods of rest and recuperation for units and members of the regular and reserve components of the Armed Forces between deployments for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. | |
| Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. | |
| To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Sussex Street in Port Jervis, New York, as the "E. Arthur Gray Post Office Building". | |
| Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams. | |
| To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely economically distressed regions in the Nation. | |
| To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 570 Broadway in Bayonne, New Jersey, as the "Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building". | |
| To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on emergency relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall. | |
| To provide assistance for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 235 Mountain Road in Suffield, Connecticut, as the "Corporal Stephen R. Bixler Post Office". | |
| To provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans. | |
| To reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act, and for other purposes. | |
| To ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| To promote and enhance public safety by facilitating the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encouraging the nation's transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 East Michigan Avenue in Marshall, Michigan, as the "Michael W. Schragg Post Office Building". | |
| To establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet safety. | |
| To establish a National Commission on Children and Disasters, a National Resource Center on Children and Disasters, and for other purposes. | |
| To make various technical and clerical amendments to the Federal securities laws. | |
| To improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. | |
| To reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes. | |
| To extend for two months the authorities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. | |
| To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. | |
| To enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to expand opportunities for investments in small businesses, and for other purposes. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for members of the Foreign Service. | |
| To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce. | |
| To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. | |
| To implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. | |
| To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery. | |
| To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. | |
| To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the continued payment to a member of the uniformed services who dies or is retired or separated under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, bonuses and similar benefits that the member was entitled to before the death, retirement, or separation of the member and would be paid if the member had not died, retired, or separated, to prohibit requiring the member to repay any portion of the bonuses or similar benefits previously paid, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to Department facilities, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. | |
| To update and expand the procurement programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat forced labor, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers and firms, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Helen Highway in Cleveland, Georgia, as the "Sgt. Jason Harkins Post Office Building". | |
| To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to register a person providing transportation by an over-the-road bus as a motor carrier of passengers only if the person is willing and able to comply with certain accessibility requirements in addition to other existing requirements, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resources studies of certain lands and structures to determine the appropriate means for preservation, use, and management of the resources associated with such lands and structures. | |
| To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act. | |
| To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission. | |
| To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the Port Angeles Federal Building in Port Angeles, Washington, as the "Richard B. Anderson Federal Building". | |
| Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 East Copeland Drive in Lebanon, Missouri, as the "Steve W. Allee Carrier Annex". | |
| To authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery of an American Braille tactile flag in Arlington National Cemetery honoring blind members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and other Americans. | |
| To redesignate Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park in the State of Ohio as "Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historic Park", and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to add sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 725 Roanoke Avenue in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, as the "Judge Richard B. Allsbrook Post Office". | |
| To improve and expand small business assistance programs for veterans of the armed forces and military reservists, and for other purposes. | |
| To enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes. | |
| 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. | |
| To extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act to require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor, and for other purposes. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3050 Hunsinger Lane in Louisville, Kentucky, as the "Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building", in honor of the servicemen and women from Louisville, Kentucky, who died in service during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10250 John Saunders Road in San Antonio, Texas, as the "Cyndi Taylor Krier Post Office Building". | |
| To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes. | |
| To extend for one year parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits, and for other purposes. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits. | |
| To designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for other purposes. | |
| To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 160 East Washington Street in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, as the "Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush Post Office Building". | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Julia M. Carson Post Office Building". | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6892 Main Street in Gloucester, Virginia, as the "Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office". | |
| To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7231 FM 1960 in Humble, Texas, as the "Texas Military Veterans Post Office". | |
| To require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network. | |
| To reauthorize and reform the national service laws. | |
| To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the production in palladium of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle coins as ultra-high relief numismatic coins and bullion investment coins in order to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals, and for other purposes | |
| To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, and for other purposes. | |
| To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, assist low-income taxpayers, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for a program of emergency unemployment compensation. | |
| To provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 44, United States Code, to require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies, to require a certification and reports relating to Presidential records, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and to make grants to States for related costs. | |
| To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, and for other purposes. | |
| To increase, effective as of December 1, 2008, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. | |
| To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes. | |
| To require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes. | |
| To facilitate the preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units. | |
| To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. | |
| To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. | |
| To suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize law enforcement and security assistance, and assistance to enhance the rule of law and strengthen civilian institutions, for Mexico and the countries of Central America, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. | |
| To promote increased public transportation use, to promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide benefits for military personnel, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States, and for other purposes. | |
| To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. | |
| To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes. | |
| To require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to utilize all its authority, including its emergency powers, to curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in any contract market within the jurisdiction and control of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on or through which energy futures or swaps are traded, and to eliminate excessive speculation, price distortion, sudden or unreasonable fluctuations or unwarranted changes in prices, or other unlawful activity that is causing major market disturbances that prevent the market from accurately reflecting the forces of supply and demand for energy commodities. | |
| To amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance aviation safety. | |
| To amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance. | |
| To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Mourning the passing of President Gerald Rudolph Ford and celebrating his leadership and service to the people of the United States. | |
| Establishing the House Democracy Assistance Commission for the One Hundred Tenth Congress. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month 2007. | |
| Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable society. | |
| To enhance intelligence oversight authority. | |
| Commending the University of Florida Gators for their victory in the 2006 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and for winning the national college football championship. | |
| Commending the Boise State University Broncos football team for winning the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and completing an undefeated season. | |
| Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. | |
| Paying tribute to Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp for their recognition by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority as Righteous Among the Nations for their heroic efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust. | |
| Congratulating Illinois State University as it celebrates its sesquicentennial. | |
| To honor Muhammad Ali, global humanitarian, on the occasion of his 65th birthday and to extend best wishes to him and his family. | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineeers Week, and for other purposes. | |
| Observing the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging the people of the United States to observe the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes. | |
| Congratulating the Grand Valley State University Lakers for winning the 2006 NCAA Division II Football National Championship. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Bangladesh should immediately drop all pending charges against Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce interest rates for student borrowers. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy alternatives, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes. | |
| Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. | |
| Commending the University of Louisville Cardinals football team for their victory in the 2007 Orange Bowl. | |
| Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 78) amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a day should be established as Dutch-American Friendship Day to celebrate the historic ties of the United States and the Netherlands. | |
| Congratulating Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears and Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts on becoming the first African-American head coaches of National Football League teams to qualify for the Super Bowl. | |
| (Title not available.) | |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of National Consumer Protection Week. | |