hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-528
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commerce
Congressional reporting requirements
Defense contracts
Ex-offenders
Federal employees
Federal officials
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government ethics
Government procurement
Governmental investigations
International Affairs
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
Subcontractors
War relief

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency, to review of each covered contract to determine if the contract has been the subject of fraud or any other contracting impropriety. Defines a covered contract as a contract or subcontract entered into on or after March 1, 2003, by the Department of Defense (DOD), if the contract or subcontract: (1) relates to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq; and (2) involves any contractor, subcontractor, or federal employee that has been indicted or convicted for fraud with respect to another DOD contract relating to such reconstruction or troop support in Iraq.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Iraq Weapons Accountability Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-529
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Auditing
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Conventional weapons
Defense procurement
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Identification devices
International Affairs
Inventories
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Maintenance and repair
Middle East and North Africa
Military and naval supplies
Military assistance
Military operations

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Iraq Weapons Accountability Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to direct the Commanding General of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq to implement the recommendations of the report prepared by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction entitled &quot;Iraqi Security Forces: Weapons Provided by U.S. Department of Defense Using the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Military Educational Parity Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-530
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces reserves
College administration
College costs
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Iraq compilation
Leave of absence
National Guard
Retired military personnel
Scholarships
Student aid
Students
Students' rights
Veterans' education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Military Educational Parity Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education, as a condition of their participation in the student aid program, to grant students who are called or ordered to active duty a military leave of absence while serving on active duty and for one year after conclusion of such service. 
 
Entitles students receiving such leave, upon release from active duty, to be restored to prior educational status attained without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition or fees paid, unless those have been refunded. Requires institutions to give such students certain refunds of tuition or fees paid prior to active duty. 
 
Includes as active duty, in the case of National Guard members, active state duty. Excludes training or attendance at a service school from treatment as active duty. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Retirement Security Education Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-531
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Adult education
Commerce
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer education
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Crimes against the elderly
Economics and Public Finance
Estates (Law)
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Financial planning
Financial services
Fraud
Grants-in-aid
Health
Housing and Community Development
Identity theft
Labor and Employment
Law
Long-term care
Mortgages
Nonprofit organizations
Performance measurement
Personal budgets
Retirement
Saving and investment
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Telemarketing
Usury
Women
Women's retirement

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Retirement Security Education Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to provide financial education programs to mid-life and older individuals who reside in local communities in order to: (1) enhance their financial and retirement knowledge; and (2) reduce financial abuse and fraud, including telemarketing, mortgage, and pension fraud, among them.

Authorizes the Secretary to award a grant to one or more eligible entities to: (1) create and make available instructional materials and information that promote financial education; and (2) provide training and other related assistance regarding the establishment of financial education programs. 

Expresses the sense of Congress that organizations with demonstrated experience in providing financial education to older women should receive high priority for assistance under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Seniors Offering Quality Child Care Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-532
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Block grants
Caregivers
Child care workers
Continuing education
Day care
Earnings
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Income
Labor and Employment
Literacy programs
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Older workers
Preschool education
Quality of care
Recruiting of employees
Social Welfare
Social security eligibility
Wages
Welfare eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Seniors Offering Quality Child Care Act of 2007 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBGA) to: (1) increase the portion of funds states must use for activities to improve the quality of child care services; (2) include among such activities examining methods to increase recruitment, retention, and compensation of child care workers age 55 and older; and (3) exempt allowances, earnings, and payments to such older individuals under CCDBGA from consideration as income in determining eligibility for and amount of income transfer and in-kind aid under any federal or federally assisted program based on need.
 
Amends the Social Security Act to exempt compensation for child caregiving services of employees of eligible child care providers from consideration under the Social Security earnings test.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Iraq Transition Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-533
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Democracy
Federal advisory bodies
Foreign leaders
Government Operations and Politics
Government officials
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
Military withdrawal
Sovereignty

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Iraq Transition Act of 2007 - Establishes the Commission on Iraqi Transition, which shall report upon all issues relating to the transfer of power for Iraqi government operations from U.S. military forces to the newly-elected government of Iraq, particularly to the Prime Minister of Iraq, the President of Iraq, and the Iraqi Council of Representatives, including day-to-day operations of Iraqi ministries and departments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-20
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Rail Worker Emergency Training Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-535
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Bridges
Commerce
Contractors
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Department of Homeland Security
Disasters
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Employee training
Employment tests
Environmental Protection
Evacuation of civilians
Explosions
Federal aid to transportation
Fires
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Identification of criminals
Infrastructure
Labor and Employment
Law
Railroad employees
Railroad equipment
Railroad freight operations
Railroad passenger traffic
Railroad safety
Railroads
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Storage
Subcontractors
Terrorism
Transportation of hazardous substances
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Rail Worker Emergency Training Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation, to make grants to railroad carriers for costs incurred in instituting a rail worker emergency training program.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue detailed guidelines for a rail worker emergency training program to enhance rail worker training in preparation for and response to potential or actual terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and other emergencies. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a letter of noncompliance to rail carriers that fail to comply with the requirements of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
action_date: 2007-01-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Helping America Hear Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-536
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee health benefits
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government employees' health insurance
Health insurance
Hearing aids
Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Helping America Hear Act of 2007 - Requires each federal employee health benefits plan to provide coverage for at least two hearing aids every three years, except that such plan need not cover more than $2,500 for hearing aids for any individual in any three-year period. 
 
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan that provides hospital and surgical benefits to also provide such hearing aid coverage.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require health insurance offered in the individual market to provide such coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-537
Sponsor: Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Alabama
Building laws
Casualty insurance
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Depressed areas
Disaster insurance
Earthquakes
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Federal advisory bodies
Floods
Florida
Government Operations and Politics
Government insurance
Government trust funds
Housing and Community Development
Hurricanes
Income tax
Insurance companies
Legislation
Louisiana
Mississippi
Property insurance
Public-private partnerships
Reinsurance
Risk
Tax deferral
Tax exemption
Taxation
Texas
Tsunamis
Urban affairs
Volcanoes
Zoning and zoning law

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007 - Establishes the bipartisan Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance to assess: (1) the condition of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance markets in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005, and the four major hurricanes that struck the United States in 2004; (2) the ongoing exposure of the United States to windstorms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and floods; and (3) recommend and report legislative and regulatory changes that will improve the domestic and international financial health and competitiveness of such markets.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-538
Sponsor: Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Building construction
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Hospital care
Hospitals
Long-term care
Military medicine
Nursing homes
Public-private partnerships
Texas
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine, and notify Congress, whether the needs of veterans for acute inpatient hospital care in 24 counties comprising Far South Texas shall be met through: (1) a public-private venture to provide such services and long-term care to veterans in an existing facility in Far South Texas; (2) a project for construction of a new full-service, 50-bed hospital with a 125-bed nursing home in Far South Texas; or (3) a sharing agreement with a military treatment facility in Far South Texas. Requires the Secretary to take appropriate action depending on the option selected.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Buildings for the 21st Century Act

Bill: 110-hr-539
Sponsor: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Commerce
Construction costs
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Income tax
Office buildings
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Buildings for the 21st Century Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the allowable amount of the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial building costs; and (2) extend such deduction through 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Presidential Succession Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-540
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advice and consent of the Senate
Cabinet officers
China
Congress
Congressional voting
Department of Homeland Security
Diplomats
East Asia
Electoral college
Europe
France
International Affairs
Nominations for office
Political parties
Presidential appointments
Presidential succession
Resignation from office
Russia
Salaries
United Kingdom
United Nations
Vice Presidents
Voting

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Presidential Succession Act of 2007 - Modifies the presidential succession list to include, following the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassador to the United Nations, the Ambassador to Great Britain, the Ambassador to Russia, the Ambassador to China, and the Ambassador to France.
 
Revises the provision specifying how long an acting President shall serve to provide that an acting President shall continue to serve as such until the expiration of the then current Presidential term or until the disability of the President or Vice-President is removed.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to: (1) votes by electors after the death or incapacity of nominees; and (2) the continuity of government and the transition of executive power.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Faster FOIA Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-541
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative fees
Administrative procedure
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional Research Service
Congressional agencies
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Federal advisory bodies
Freedom of information
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Governmental investigations
Law
Legislation
Library of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Faster FOIA Act of 2007 - Establishes a 16-member Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays to conduct a study concerning methods to reduce delays in processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to federal agencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in House