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Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act

Bill: 110-s-300
Sponsor: Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Animals
Arizona
California
Civil actions and liability
Colorado River development
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Habitat conservation
Law
Legal fees
Nevada
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Reservoirs
Restoration ecology
Riparian ecology
Water use
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage and implement the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, and to enter into an agreement with Arizona, California, and Nevada providing for the use of water from the Lower Colorado River for habitat creation and maintenance, in accordance with the Habitat Conservation Plan, Biological Assessment and Biological and Conference Opinion, Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report, Funding and Management Agreement, Implementing Agreement (Agreement).
 
Permits any party to an agreement entered into with the United States pursuant to the Program to commence a civil action in U.S. district court to enforce the agreement or to declare the rights and obligations of the parties under the program documents. Grants the district court jurisdiction over any such action. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-152.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S599)
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Social Security Lock-Box Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-302
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget resolutions
Congress
Congressional budget
Federal budget process
Government trust funds
House rules and procedure
Legislation
Legislative amendments
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Senate rules and procedure
Social Welfare
Social security finance
Tax rates
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Social Security Lock-Box Act of 2007 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide a point of order against consideration of any: (1) budget resolution that sets forth totals for any fiscal year with respect to the Social Security Trust Funds that are less than the totals of the Social Security Trust Funds for that fiscal year as calculated in accordance with a current services baseline; or (2) spending or tax legislation that would cause any totals to be less than the Funds totals for the covered fiscal year.

Makes the point of order described in (2) above inapplicable to Social Security reform legislation. 
 
Requires any federal budget submitted by the President that recommends totals for any fiscal year with respect to the Funds that are less than the totals of the Funds for that fiscal year to include a detailed proposal for Social Security reform legislation. Makes this Act inapplicable upon the enactment of such legislation. Defines &quot;Social Security reform legislation&quot; as a bill or joint resolution to save Social Security that specifies that it constitutes reform legislation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Main Street in Grambling, Louisiana, shall be known and designated as the "Coach Eddie Robinson Post Office Building".

Bill: 110-s-303
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: College sports
Congressional tributes
Education
Football
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Louisiana
Names
Postal facilities
Sports and Recreation
Sports personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Main Street in Grambling, Louisiana, shall be known and designated as the "Coach Eddie Robinson Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-30
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFE Commission Act

Bill: 110-s-304
Sponsor: Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Balance of payments
Budget deficits
Budget resolutions
Congress
Congressional Record
Congressional committees (House)
Congressional committees (Senate)
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional voting
Cost accounting
Economic growth
Economic impact statements
Entitlements
Expedited congressional procedure
Federal advisory bodies
Federal budget process
Federal budgets
Finance and Financial Sector
Fiscal policy
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign investments
Government Operations and Politics
Government securities
Government spending reductions
Gross national product
House Budget
House rules and procedure
Legislation
Legislative amendments
Legislative resolutions
Public debt
Public meetings
Saving and investment
Senate Budget
Senate rules and procedure
Social Welfare
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Securing America's Future Economy Commission Act, or SAFE Commission Act - Establishes the Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission to develop legislation designed to address: (1) the unsustainable imbalance between long-term federal spending commitments and projected revenues; (2) increases in net national savings to provide for domestic investment and economic growth; (3) the implications of foreign ownership of federally issued debt instruments; and (4) revision of the budget process to place greater emphasis on long-term fiscal issues.
 
Requires the Commission to: (1) develop one or two methods for estimating the cost of legislation as an alternative to the current Congressional Budget Office (CBO) method; and (2) hold at least one town-hall style public hearing within each federal reserve district.
 
Requires the Commission to submit a legislative proposal to Congress and the President. Authorizes the President to submit to Congress an alternative proposal. Authorizes the Committee on the Budget of either chamber to publish its own alternative proposal in the Congressional Record.
 
Sets forth procedures for consideration of such legislation.
 
Requires CBO to prepare a long-term cost estimate and have it published in the Congressional Record as expeditiously as possible whenever requested to do so by the Commission, the President, or the chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget of either chamber.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S599-600)
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter.

Bill: 110-s-305
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural cooperatives
Animals
Commerce
Farm management
Livestock
Meat packing industry
Subsidiary corporations

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit livestock packers from owning, controlling, or feeding livestock to such an extent that the producer no longer materially participates in the management of the operation, with exceptions for: (1) animals held for not more than seven days before slaughter; (2) certain cooperatives that own, control or feed livestock and provide such livestock for slaughter; (3) packers that are not required to report price and quantity information on each reporting day; or (4) packers that own one livestock processing plant.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S601)
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S600-601)
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Mohawk River Hydroelectric Projects Licensing Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-306
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Hydroelectric power
Law
Licenses
New York State
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Mohawk River Hydroelectric Projects Licensing Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from issuing a new license for a hydroelectric project on the Mohawk River in New York if the project has been operating under annual licenses for 10 or more years, unless FERC: (1) issues a public notice that it will accept other valid license applications to develop or dispose of the project works or water resource (including certain nonpower license applications); and (2) approves a license application, according to the requirements of this Act, if other valid license applications are submitted, or if FERC has issued a new license that is not yet final.
 
Sets forth processing and approval procedures.
 
Requires any new power license issued for such project to include the same license conditions relating to the use of affected waters as provided in the license for a specified Potomac Light & Power Company Project.
 
 Declares this Act applicable to specified hydroelectric projects for which: (1) a new license has been issued at the time of this Act but which has not yet become final under law; (2) there are pending judicial appeals; (3) the time has not yet lapsed for filing such appeals; or (4) there is a pending appeal of the Clean Water Act section 401 Water Quality Certificate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish a minimum rate of release for water from the Yellowtail Dam, Montana.

Bill: 110-s-307
Sponsor: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams
Energy
Fishery management
Hydroelectric power
Missouri River development
Montana
Rivers
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Provides that the preferred rate of release of water from Yellowtail Dam located in Big Horn County, Montana, shall be not less than 2,500 cubic feet of water per second, with a minimum rate of 1,500 cubic feet of water per second. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to waive that minimum rate in case of emergency or if water levels in Bighorn Lake imminently preclude power generation at Yellowtail Dam.
 
Includes the maintenance of a healthy fishery on the portion of the Bighorn River located downstream from the Yellowtail Dam among the purposes for which the Yellowtail Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program is authorized. 
 
Directs the Secretary to ensure that any reclamation project carried out within the Bighorn River watershed is coordinated with other reclamation projects within the watershed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit an escalation in United States military forces in Iraq without prior authorization by Congress.

Bill: 110-s-308
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Congress
Congress and military policy
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Legislation
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
Military strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Prohibits U.S. military force levels in Iraq to exceed force levels in Iraq as of January 16, 2007, without specific statutory authority enacted by Congress after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S601)
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-s-311
Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Arts, Culture, Religion
Auctions
Authorization
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Agriculture
Economics and Public Finance
Exhibitions
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Horses
Law
Meat packing industry
Protection of animals
Searches and seizures
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Amends the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to detain for examination, testing, or the taking of evidence: (1) any horse at any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction that is sore or which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is sore; and (2) any horse or other equine that the Secretary has probable cause to believe is being shipped, transported, moved, delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation of such prohibition.

action_date: 2007-11-14
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Amends the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to detain for examination, testing, or the taking of evidence: (1) any horse at any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction that is sore or which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is sore; and (2) any horse or other equine that the Secretary has probable cause to believe is being shipped, transported, moved, delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation of such prohibition.
 
Increases appropriations to carry out such Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488.
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment. With written report No. 110-229.
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment. With written report No. 110-229.
action_date: 2007-04-25
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Brigadier General Francis Marion Memorial Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-312
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: American Revolution
Armed Forces and National Security
District of Columbia
History
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Officer personnel
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Brigadier General Francis Marion Memorial Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to jointly establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the service of Brigadier General Francis Marion to the United States. Prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expense of its establishment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-88.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.

Bill: 110-s-313
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Provides for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Josephina Valera Lopez.

Bill: 110-s-314
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Provides for the relief of Josephina Valera Lopez.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act

Bill: 110-s-315
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, John [R-VA]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Alaska
Arts, Culture, Religion
Black colleges
Commerce
Computer literacy
Computer networks
Computer software
Computers
Conferences
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuing education
Distance education
Economic development
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational planning
Educational technology
Elementary and secondary education
Engineering
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Hawaii
Hawaiians
Higher education
Hispanic Americans
Indian education
Indigenous peoples
Infrastructure
Mathematics
Minorities
Minority business enterprises
Minority education
National Science Foundation
Nonprofit organizations
Paraprofessional school personnel
Preschool education
Public-private partnerships
Research
School libraries
School personnel
Scientific education
Small business
Social Welfare
Teacher education
Technical education
Telecommunication systems
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act - Establishes within the National Science Foundation (NSF) an Office of Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology to: (1) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (assistance) to eligible institutions to provide educational instruction in digital and wireless network technologies; and (2) strengthen the national digital and wireless infrastructure by increasing national investment in telecommunications and technology infrastructure at eligible institutions. 
Requires the NSF Director to establish an advisory council on the best approaches for involving eligible institutions in supported activities and for reviewing and evaluating submitted proposals. Requires the council to include members from minority serving institutions.
Makes the following institutions eligible for such assistance: (1) a historically Black college or university; (2) a Hispanic-, Alaska Native-, or Native Hawaiian-serving institution; (3) a tribally controlled college or university; or (4) an institution determined to have enrolled a substantial number of minority, low-income students who received assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides a matching funds requirement.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S678-679)
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Textile Negotiator Promotion Act

Bill: 110-s-318
Sponsor: Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Advice and consent of the Senate
Clothing
Congress
Diplomats
Executive reorganization
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Presidential appointments
Textile fabrics
Trade agreements
Trade negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Textile Negotiator Promotion Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to redesignate the Special Textile Negotiator of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as the Chief Textile Negotiator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Makes it a function of the Chief Textile Negotiator to conduct trade negotiations and enforce trade agreements regarding U.S. textile and apparel products and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Reducing the Incentives to Guzzle Gas Act

Bill: 110-s-319
Sponsor: Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural machinery
Agriculture and Food
Automobiles
Depreciation and amortization
Economics and Public Finance
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Tax deductions
Transportation and Public Works
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Reducing the Incentives to Guzzle Gas Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) include certain heavy vehicles (with a gross vehicle weight of between 6,000 and 14,000 pounds) as passenger vehicles to which the limitations on the depreciation allowed for luxury automobiles apply; (2) exempt vehicles used in a farming business from such depreciation limitations; (3) revise the limitation amounts for the depreciation of luxury automobiles; and (4) allow the expensing of up to $30,000 of the cost of vehicles used in a farming business. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-321
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2007-01-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Communication in medicine
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Government Operations and Politics
Home care services
Medical technology
Medicare
Performance measurement
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: 
Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct pilot projects under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the purpose of providing incentives to home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Introduced in Senate