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Social Security Protection Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-93
Sponsor: Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congress
Congressional voting
Cost of living adjustments
House rules and procedure
Legislation
Legislative amendments
Legislative resolutions
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Senate rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Social Security Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution (or related amendment or conference report) that: (1) reduces or has the effect of reducing any current benefits under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI) programs under title II of the Social Security Act; or (2) provides for or has the effect of providing for cost-of-living increases of OASDI benefits that are less than what would be provided as of the day of the measure's consideration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To make funds available for program integrity purposes, including the data mining project, under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.

Bill: 110-hr-94
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Computer matching
Crop insurance
Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Science, Technology, Communications
Waste in government spending

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to use up to a specified amount of Federal Crop Insurance Act funds in FY2007 for program integrity purposes, including the data mining project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To make funds available for fiscal years 2007 and 2008 for program integrity purposes, including the data mining project, under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.

Bill: 110-hr-95
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Computer matching
Crop insurance
Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Science, Technology, Communications
Waste in government spending

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to use up to a specified amount of Federal Crop Insurance Act funds in each of FY2007 and FY2008 for program integrity purposes, including the data mining project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-96
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative fees
Business records
Commerce
Computer networks
Court records
Criminal justice information
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Exhibitions
Families
Family violence
Federal-state relations
Fines (Penalties)
Fingerprints
Firearms
Firearms control
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Identification devices
Identification of criminals
Injunctions
Law
Licenses
Retail trade
Science, Technology, Communications
State courts
State laws
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for regulation of firearms transfers at special firearms events (events at which 75 or more firearms are offered or exhibited for sale, exchange, or transfer if one or more of the firearms has been shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, interstate or foreign commerce, excluding an offer or exhibit of firearms: (1) by an individual, from that individual's personal collection, at that individual's private residence, if the individual is not required to be licensed; and (2) at events conducted and attended by permanent or annual dues paying members of private, not-for-profit organizations whose primary purpose is owning and maintaining real property for hunting activities). 
Prohibits any person from operating a special firearms event without notifying the Attorney General. Sets forth: (1) responsibilities of special firearms events operators and of firearms licensees and transferors other than licensees at such events, including with regard to criminal background checks; (2) special firearms event license application requirements; and (3) penalties for violation of this Act. 
Authorizes a state to apply to the Attorney General for, and sets forth criteria for, certification of the 24-hour verification authority of that state with respect to criminal background checks. 
Increases penalties for: (1) serious record keeping violations by licensees; and (2) violations of criminal background check requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-99
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Department of Transportation
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Research grants
Risk
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Traffic accidents and safety
Transportation of hazardous substances
Transportation research

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to obligate for each fiscal year certain hazardous materials transportation funds to develop and administer a hazardous materials cooperative research program. Directs the Secretary to establish an independent governing board to select cooperative research projects and studies of hazardous materials transportation to be carried out under the program that will yield results immediately applicable to risk analysis and mitigation or that will strengthen the ability of first responders to respond to accidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E4-5)
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-100
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Military pay
Scholarships
Student aid
Student loan funds
Veterans' education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to calculation of financial assistance for which a student receiving veterans' education benefits may be eligible. Reduces, for the first year a student receives such benefits, the factor in the eligibility formula representing estimated educational financial assistance already received by the student by the amount of military pay deductions for such benefits made by or on behalf of the student while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or in the Selective Reserve.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1-2)
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-101
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Campaign funds
Campaign management
Conflict of interests
Congress
Congressional elections
Election administration
Federal Election Commission
Fines (Penalties)
Fund raising
Government employees' political activities
Government ethics
Law
Presidential elections
Public corruption
State officials

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief state election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3)
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act

Bill: 110-hr-102
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: College administration
Colleges
Community colleges
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuing education
Curricula
Economics and Public Finance
Educational accountability
Educational statistics
Engineering
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publications
Higher education
Junior colleges
Labor and Employment
Mathematics
Public schools
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Teacher education
Technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to public institutions of higher education to establish and implement statewide articulation agreements that provide a seamless transition for the transfer of students from two-year institutions to four-year institutions through a common core curricula in math, science, engineering, and technology that reflects the workforce needs of private industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-103
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)
Animals
Blood diseases
Brain diseases
Breast cancer
Cancer
Cardiovascular diseases
Colon cancer
Communicable diseases
Digestive diseases
Diphtheria
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Environmental Protection
Evidence (Law)
Families
Federal employees
Fire fighters
Health
Hepatitis
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Kidney diseases
Labor and Employment
Law
Leukemia
Liver diseases
Lung cancer
Lung diseases
Medical personnel
Paramedical personnel
Prostate cancer
Rabies
Rescue work
Skin cancer
Survivors' benefits
Tuberculosis
Women
Workers' compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends federal law to provide that, with regard to an employee in fire protection activities: (1) heart disease, lung disease, specified cancers and infectious diseases shall be presumed to be proximately caused by the employee's employment; (2) the disability or death of an employee in fire protection activities due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of such employee's duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Adoption Information Act

Bill: 110-hr-104
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adoption
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Family planning and birth control
Government Operations and Politics
Government publications
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Adoption Information Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require family planning service projects or programs, as a condition of receiving certain grants or contracts, to assure the Secretary of Health and Human Services that they will provide each person who inquires about their services with a pamphlet containing a comprehensive list of adoption centers in their state.
 
Directs the Secretary to prepare, annually update, and distribute such pamphlets to such projects or programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Northern Neck National Heritage Area Study Act

Bill: 110-hr-105
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cultural property
Environmental Protection
Historic sites
History
Land use
Nature conservation
Outdoor recreation
Sports and Recreation
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Northern Neck National Heritage Area Study Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to specified congressional committees on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Northern Neck National Heritage Area to be comprised of: (1) the part of eastern coastal Virginia between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers; (2) Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, King George, and Lancaster Counties, Virginia; and (3) other areas adjacent to or in the vicinity of those areas that have similar heritage aspects.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-12
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To extend Federal recognition to the Rappahannock Tribe, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-106
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands
Minorities
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Extends federal recognition to the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., of Virginia. Makes the Tribe and its members eligible for all future services and benefits provided by the federal government to federally recognized tribes. Deems the Tribe's service area to be King and Queen, Caroline, and Essex, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Richmond Counties, Virginia. 
 
 Sets forth requirements for submission of a tribal membership roll and governing documents.
 
Requires the Secretary to take into trust for the Tribe's benefit any other land within such counties the Tribe transfers to the Secretary.
 
Provides that no land taken into trust for the Tribe's benefit shall be considered Indian lands for the purpose of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and one woman.

Bill: 110-hr-107
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Families
Local laws
Marriage

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Defines &quot;marriage&quot; for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to mean the union of one man and one woman.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-108
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business education
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Counseling
Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Government Operations and Politics
Government and business
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Government regulation
Grants-in-aid
Law
Regulatory impact statements
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Small Business Administration
Small business
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), acting through the Associate Administrator for Small Business Development Centers, to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses through participating Small Business Development Centers (Centers), the Association for Small Business Development Centers (Association), and Federal compliance partnership programs. Requires the Administrator to enter into arrangements with participating Centers to provide: (1) access to regulatory information and resources; (2) training and education activities; (3) confidential counseling to owners and operators of small businesses regarding compliance with Federal and State regulations; and (4) technical assistance. 
Directs the Administrator to contract with the Association to act as the repository of and clearinghouse for data and information submitted by Centers. 
Requires the Administrator, giving substantial weight to the Association's recommendations, to select the Centers programs of two States from each of ten groups of States for participation in the program. Authorizes the Administrator to make additional selections after three years, with a preference for programs that have a plan for consulting with Federal and State agencies to ensure that assistance provided under this Act is not duplicated by any other Federal or State program. Sets forth the formula for determining program grant amounts.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Disabled Veteran Small Business Eligibility Expansion Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-109
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Disabled
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government procurement
Small business
Veterans' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: 
Disabled Veteran Small Business Eligibility Expansion Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to make small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans eligible for the award by the Small Business Administration (SBA) of small business development grants in the same manner as small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-04
text: Introduced in House