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A bill to support the establishment and operations of Teachers Professional Development Institutes.

Bill: 110-s-2212
Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]
Introduced: 2007-10-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Colleges
Community and school
Congressional reporting requirements
Connecticut
Continuing education
Curricula
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational accountability
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Higher education
School districts
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Teacher education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-19
text: 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to: (1) award grants to encourage the establishment and operation of Teachers Institutes; and (2) provide technical assistance, either directly or through the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) in establishing and operating Teachers Institutes.

 Sets forth selection criteria, including consideration of the extent to which the proposed Institute will serve a community or communities that have a significant low-income population.

Defines a Teachers Institute as a partnership or joint venture between one or more IHEs and one or more LEAs with significant low-income populations that is established to improve the quality of teaching and learning through collaborative seminars.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13157-13159)
action_date: 2007-10-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13157)
action_date: 2007-10-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Cyber-Crime Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2213
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2007-10-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Armed Forces and National Security
Bank records
Computer crimes
Conspiracy
Counterfeiting
Criminal investigation
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Electronic government information
Electronic surveillance
Extortion
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal law enforcement officers
Finance and Financial Sector
Forfeiture
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Identity theft
Law
Organized crime
Prosecution
Recruiting of employees
Science, Technology, Communications
Secret service
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Sentencing guidelines
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-22
text: 
Cyber-Crime Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) add criminal penalties for conspiracy to intentionally access a protected computer (i.e., computers serving the federal government or financial institutions); (2) redefine the crime of computer-related extortion to include threats to access without authorization (or to exceed authorized access of) a protected computer; (3) impose criminal penalties for damaging 10 or more protected computers during any one-year period; (4) expand the definition of racketeering to include computer fraud; (5) eliminate the interstate communication requirement for purposes of prosecuting computer fraud offenses; and (6) impose civil forfeiture penalties for unauthorized access to protected computers.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and revise its sentencing guidelines and policy statements for crimes involving document and computer fraud, aggravated identity theft, and illegal wiretapping to reflect congressional intent to increase the penalties for such crimes.

Authorizes additional funding for the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Attorney General in FY2008-FY2012 to investigate and prosecute criminal activity involving computers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-10-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13194-13195)
action_date: 2007-10-22
text: Introduced in Senate
FEMA Act

Bill: 110-s-2214
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2007-10-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advice and consent of the Senate
Cabinet officers
Congress
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief
Executive reorganization
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal advisory bodies
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Presidential appointments
Standards
Terrorism
Transfer of employees

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-22
text: 
Federal Emergency Management Advancement Act of 2007 or the FEMA Act - Reestablishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an independent establishment in the executive branch. Requires FEMA to be headed by a Director appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Designates the Director as the principal advisor to the President, the Homeland Security Council, and the Secretary of Homeland Security for all matters relating to emergency management in the United States. Directs the President to designate the Director to serve as a Cabinet member in the event of specified disasters.

Establishes as FEMA's primary mission to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the nation from all hazards, including natural and man-made disasters, through a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation.

Prescribes the Director's responsibilities. Provides for 10 regional offices. Requires each Regional Administrator to: (1) establish a Regional Advisory Council; and (2) oversee multi-agency strike teams. Establishes a National Operations Center. 

Requires the Director to: (1) establish Area Offices in appropriate Regional Offices; (2) defer to substantiating documentation submitted by states in determining the duration of a major disaster and in establishing the eligibility period for assistance; (3) establish and implement the voluntary private sector preparedness accreditation and certification program; (4) ensure that the National Response Plan provides for a clear chain of command to lead and coordinate the federal response to disasters; and (5) enter into a memorandum of understanding with specified individuals to collaborate on developing standards for deployment capabilities. 

Transfers specified functions and personnel to FEMA. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to make necessary determinations regarding such functions and incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, and property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13195-13200)
action_date: 2007-10-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13195)
action_date: 2007-10-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Supporting America's Protective Security Advisor Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2215
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2007-10-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief
Executive reorganization
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
International Affairs
International cooperation
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-22
text: 
Supporting America's Protective Security Advisor Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Protective Security Advisor Program Office within the Protective Security Coordination Division of the Office of Infrastructure Protection of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). 

Requires the Office to have primary responsibility within DHS for: (1) encouraging state, local, and tribal governments and private sector owners and operators of critical infrastructure and key resources to participate and collaborate within the risk management framework of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan; (2) coordinating national and intergovernmental critical infrastructure and key resource activities with such governments, owners, and operators; (3) facilitating and conducting requirements, capabilities, and risk assessment analyses that enhance critical infrastructure and key resources preparedness; (4) promoting information sharing and security awareness; (5) assisting such governments in developing multijurisdictional security plans; (6) helping to ensure coordination among such governments, such owners and operators, emergency response providers, and related agencies; (7) serving as infrastructure liaison officials when a joint field office is activated in response to a natural disaster or terrorist event; and (8) facilitating and coordinating interaction with international security partners.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan for the assignment and distribution of protective security advisors that takes into account baseline requirements and anticipated growth to: (1) ensure that protective security advisors are located across the United States and provide appropriate coverage and coordinated support, especially in high-risk regions; and (2) assign protective security advisors and support staff based on risk.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13201-13202)
action_date: 2007-10-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13200)
action_date: 2007-10-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation.

Bill: 110-s-2216
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2007-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Depreciation and amortization
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Health insurance
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Indian economic development
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Minorities
Minority employment
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2008 the Indian employment tax credit and the accelerated depreciation of business property used on Indian reservations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439.
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties.

Bill: 110-s-2217
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2007-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Depletion allowances
Energy
Income tax
Natural gas
Oil well drilling

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2009 the suspension of the taxable income limitation on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Atomic Veterans Medal Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2218
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2007-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorations
Military medals, decorations, etc.
Nuclear weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: 
Atomic Veterans Medal Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) design and produce an Atomic Testing Service Medal to honor members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of U.S. atomic weapons tests conducted between 1945 and 1963; and (2) issue the Medal to such individuals (or their next-of-kin).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13263)
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2219
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2007-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Drugs
Law
Medicare
Pharmacies
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: 
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) establishment of one or more Medicare operated prescription drug plan options; (2) an appeals process for denials of benefits under a Medicare operated prescription drug plan; and (3) pharmacy payments under such a plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13264-13265)
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13263-13264)
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 Amendments Act

Bill: 110-s-2220
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2007-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Authorization
Botanical gardens
Economics and Public Finance
Grants-in-aid
Outdoor recreation
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: 
Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 Amendments Act - Amends the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 to authorize appropriations for FY2009 and, subject to specified limitations, FY2010 and each subsequent fiscal year to the National Tropical Botanical Garden to match donations made to it by state and local governments and private persons to operate and maintain the five tropical botanical gardens under its jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 661.
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-309.
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-309.
action_date: 2008-01-30
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2007-11-08
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-282.
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13265-13266)
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2221
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2007-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Artificial implants
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Medical supplies
Medicare
Prices
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: 
Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of implantable medical devices to report annually to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on sales prices and related data about such devices. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13266)
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Trade Agreement Assessment Act

Bill: 110-s-2222
Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Introduced: 2007-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: American investments
Commerce
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Customs administration
Economic growth
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic commerce
Exports
Free trade
Gross national product
Imports
Intellectual property
International Affairs
International competitiveness
Job creation
Labor and Employment
Nontariff trade barriers
Public corruption
Science, Technology, Communications
Service industries
Standard of living
Trade agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: 
Trade Agreement Assessment Act - Directs the International Trade Commission (ITC) to report periodically to Congress on each free trade agreement in force with respect to the United States, including: (1) its effect on the U.S. economy and on specific U.S. industry sectors; (2) a summary of how each country that is party to such agreement has changed its labor and environmental laws; and (3) whether the agreement is making progress in achieving the objectives of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Nuclear Release Notice Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2224
Sponsor: Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL]
Introduced: 2007-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Environmental Protection
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fissionable materials
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Licenses
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear power plants
Potable water
Radiation
Radioactive pollution
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: 
Nuclear Release Notice Act of 2007 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to promulgate regulations that require civilian nuclear power facility licensees to notify the NRC and affected state and county governments within 24 hours of any release of fission products or other radioactive substances: (1) which exceeds allowable limits for normal operation; or (2) enters into the environment and may cause drinking water sources to exceed a maximum contaminant level established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
 
Requires the NRC, in developing such regulations, also to consider requiring notice to state and county governments if an unplanned release reaches the environment by a path otherwise not allowed or recognized by the facility's operating license, even though the release falls within allowable limits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to clarify the tariff rate for certain mechanics' work gloves.

Bill: 110-s-2225
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2007-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty treatment of certain non-knit mechanics' work gloves. Applies to such gloves the same staged rate reductions as accorded certain other gloves, mittens, and mitts used in sports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official national museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors.

Bill: 110-s-2226
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2007-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Florida
History
Military history
Museums
Navy
Special forces (Military science)

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: 
Recognizes the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official national museum of Navy SEALs and their predecessors, including the Underwater Demolition Teams, Naval Combat Demolition Units, Office of Strategic Services Maritime Units, and Amphibious Scouts and Raiders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2228
Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
Introduced: 2007-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation
Agricultural innovations
Agricultural pollution
Agricultural research
Agricultural subsidies
Agriculture in foreign trade
Alternative energy sources
Aquaculture
Biomass energy
Budget deficits
Chesapeake Bay
Child nutrition
College costs
Commerce
Crop insurance
Department of Agriculture
Diet
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Education savings accounts
Elementary and secondary education
Employment of the disadvantaged
Energy
Energy crops
Energy efficiency
Energy research
Environmental Protection
Executive reorganization
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Food industry
Food relief
Food safety
Food service
Food stamps
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Forest conservation
Forest health
Fruit
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Grants-in-aid
Grassland ecology
Grazing
Higher education
Housing and Community Development
Hunger
Income
Individual retirement accounts
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Integrated pest management
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Land use
Marketing of farm produce
Military pay
Non-native species
Nutrition
Organic farming
Pest control
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Research and development
Rural economic development
School lunch program
Science, Technology, Communications
Sediment control
Small business
Social Welfare
Tax-deferred compensation plans
Unemployment
Vegetables
WIC program
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Watersheds
Welfare eligibility
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: 
Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007 - Amends the federal crop insurance program.
 
Establishes: (1) a risk management account contract program; (2) a conservation planning pilot program; (3) a nutrient reduction and sediment control pilot program for the Chesapeake Bay watershed; (4) a national clean plant network; (5) an Office of Pest Management Policy; and (6) a program of hunger-free community collaborative and infrastructure grants.
 
Extends and revises specified programs for: (1) commodity assistance; (2) conservation; (3) specialty crops; (4) food programs and nutrition, (5) agricultural trade; (6) rural development; (7) forestry; and (8) energy, including biobased products.
 
Food Employment Empowerment and Development Program Act of 2007 or FEED Act of 2007 - Establishes the food employment empowerment and development program to provide grants to eligible entities to use community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training. 
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that any budgetary savings created by this Act should be used to reduce the federal budget deficit and not be used to offset other federal spending. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate