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Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1990
Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2007-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Coinsurance
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Managed care
Medical economics
Medicare
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-20
text: 
Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) extend the period reasonable cost reimbursement contracts under Medicare can remain in the market, and the period during which they can be modified to expand their service area; and (2) apply to extended or renewed reasonable cost contracts certain requirements under Medicare part C (Medicare Advantage).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2007-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2007-04-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2007-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the payment of travel costs for members of the Selected Reserve occupying designated specialties when the members attend inactive duty training or a unit training assembly necessary for maintaining mission readiness when the training or assembly location is outside of the commuting limits of the members' duty stations.

Bill: 110-hr-1991
Sponsor: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2007-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
Military pay
Military readiness
Military training
Military transportation
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-20
text: 
Permits the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay up to $300 for travel expenses to a member of the Selected Reserve performing inactive duty training or attending a unit training assembly outside the commuting limits of the member's station for the purpose of maintaining mission readiness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-20
text: Introduced in House
Counterterrorism Financing Coordination Act

Bill: 110-hr-1993
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2007-04-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Alien property
Bank accounts
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Decision making
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Law
Money laundering
Performance measurement
Technical assistance
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: 
Counter Terrorism Financing Coordination Act - Directs The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury to negotiate and enter into a Memorandum of Agreement specifying each Department's role in providing foreign counterterrorism financing training and technical assistance. Requires such Agreement to include provisions respecting: (1) leadership and role designations; (2) dispute resolution methodology; (3) funding and resource coordination; (4) private contractor determinations; and (5) performance evaluation criteria.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to include in the annual congressional report on terrorist assets information on the nature and extent of activities to block the financial asset access of owners or account holders with terrorism connections. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1995
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2007-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Civil rights enforcement
Claims
Crime and Law Enforcement
Limitation of actions
Minorities
Oklahoma
Racial discrimination
Racial violence
Riots
Victims of crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: 
Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riots Claims Accountability Act of 2007 - Provides that any Greenwood, Oklahoma, claimant (a survivor or descendant of victims of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Race Riot of 1921) who has not previously obtained a determination on the merits of a Greenwood claim may, in a civil action commenced within five years after enactment of this Act, obtain that determination. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E834)
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Preservation of Federalism in Banking Act

Bill: 110-hr-1996
Sponsor: Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
Introduced: 2007-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Affiliated corporations
Bank deposits
Bank examination
Civil actions and liability
Collection of accounts
Commerce
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer complaints
Consumer credit
Consumer protection
Damages
Department of the Treasury
Federal preemption
Federal-state relations
Foreclosure
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Government statistics
Governmental investigations
Housing and Community Development
Law
Mortgage banks
Mortgages
Restrictive trade practices
Savings and loan associations
State laws
Subsidiary corporations

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: 
Preservation of Federalism in Banking Act - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States and the Home Owners' Loan Act to declare applicable to either a national bank or federal savings association any consumer protection in state consumer law of general application (including unfair or deceptive acts or practices, consumer fraud law and repossession, foreclosure, and collection).
 
Declares that when a national bank or federal savings association avails itself of state law for its benefit, all related consumer protections in such state law shall apply.
 
Declares applicable to a national bank or federal savings association: (1) state banking or thrift laws enacted pursuant to federal law; and (2) state laws providing greater protection in high cost mortgage loans (predatory mortgage loans). 
 
Permits the Comptroller of the Currency to preempt state law only when a comparable federal statute or regulation pursuant to a federal statute, other than this Act, expressly governs the activity.
 
States that any federal law relating to visitorial powers or which otherwise limits or restricts the supervisory, examination, or regulatory authority to which a national bank or federal savings association is subject shall not be construed as restricting the authority of any chief state law enforcement officer to bring an action on behalf of state residents to enforce federal or state law, or to seek relief and recover damages for violations by a national bank or federal savings association.
 
Prescribes procedural guidelines requiring the Comptroller and the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision to record and monitor consumer complaints regarding either a national bank or a federal savings association, respectively.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
To provide for reclassification of Chautauqua County, New York, for purposes of payment for inpatient hospital services under the Medicare Program.

Bill: 110-hr-1997
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27]
Introduced: 2007-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: County politics and government
Government Operations and Politics
Hospital care
Hospital rates
Medicare
Metropolitan areas
New York State
Social Welfare
Urban areas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: 
Provides for the reclassification of Chautauqua County, New York, for purposes of payment for inpatient hospital services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. 
 
Deems the large urban area of Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York, to include Chautauqua County, effective for discharges occurring on or after September 30, 2007.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1998
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2007-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits
Budget surpluses
Congress
Congressional voting
Expedited congressional procedure
Federal budgets
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Item veto
Presidential messages
Rescission of appropriated funds
Tax expenditures
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: 
Congressional Accountability and Line Item Veto Act of 2007 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose the repeal of any congressional earmark or the cancellation (line item veto) of any limited tariff benefit or targeted tax benefit.
 
 
Sets forth requirements for the President's transmittal to Congress of a special message regarding a proposed repeal or cancellation.
 
Dedicates any repeal or cancellation only to deficit reduction or increase of a surplus.
 
Provides for adjustment of: (1) committee allocations resulting from such rescission; and (2) applicable limits, as appropriate, under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).
 
Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of a proposed rescission.
 
 Expresses the sense of Congress that no President or any executive branch official should condition the inclusion or exclusion, or threaten to condition the inclusion or exclusion, of any proposed repeal or cancellation in any special message under this Act upon any vote cast or to be cast by any Member of either chamber.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Hope Fund Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1999
Sponsor: Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2007-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Affordable housing
Community development
Community facilities
Construction costs
Depressed areas
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to housing
Hispanic Americans
Housing finance
Infrastructure
Land transfers
Low-income housing
Minorities
Moderate income housing
Nonprofit organizations
Social Welfare
Urban affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: 
Hope Fund Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make a grant to the National Council of La Raza to provide technical and financial assistance to local non-profit organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs serving low- and moderate-income households, particularly through organizations located in neighborhoods with substantial populations of income-disadvantaged households of Hispanic origin.
 
Authorizes the National Council of La Raza, or the Raza Development Fund, to use such funds to: (1) provide technical and financial assistance for site acquisition and development, construction financing, and short- and long-term financing for housing, community facilities, and economic development; (2) leverage capital from private entities, including private financial institutions, insurance companies, and private philanthropic organizations; and (3) provide technical assistance, training, support, and advice to develop the management, financial, and administrative capabilities of housing development organizations serving low-income households, including Hispanic households.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Personal Philanthropy Account Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2000
Sponsor: Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2007-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Charities
Employee benefit plans
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Law
Self-employed
Social Welfare
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Tax penalties
Tax returns
Trusts and trustees

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: 
Personal Philanthropy Account Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction (whether or not the taxpayer itemizes deductions) for cash contributions to a personal philanthropy account. Defines &quot;personal philanthropy account&quot; as a tax-exempt trust created to make distributions for charitable purposes. Sets forth rules providing for employer contributions to such accounts, default charitable distributions in the event of an account holder's death, and minimum annual distributions.

Allows an exclusion from the gross income of an employee for contributions made by an employer to the employee's personal philanthropy account. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Industrial Cogeneration Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2001
Sponsor: Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2007-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cogeneration of electric power and heat
Commerce
Corporation taxes
Energy
Income tax
Investment tax credit

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: 
Industrial Cogeneration Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an energy tax credit for investment in combined heat and power system property placed in service before January 1, 2011. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Higher Education for Freedom Act

Bill: 110-hr-2004
Sponsor: Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2007-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Civics education
Curricula
Democracy
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Graduate education
Higher education
History
Nonprofit organizations
Scholarships
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Teacher education
Teaching materials

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: 
Higher Education for Freedom Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education and nonprofit history or academic organizations associated with higher education to prepare elementary, middle, and secondary school history teachers and to strengthen postsecondary programs in fields related to the founding of the United States, free institutions, and Western civilization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E828)
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2005
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Introduced: 2007-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Access to health care
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to transportation
Health
Higher education
Housing and Community Development
Medical education
Medical research
Rural health
Science, Technology, Communications
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: 
Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay travel expenses for veterans receiving treatment at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities at the rate provided to federal employees in connection with the performance of official duties.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish and operate at least one and up to five centers of excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical activities; (2) establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in remote rural areas; (3) carry out demonstration projects to examine alternatives for expanding care for veterans in rural areas; and (4) report annually to Congress on matters related to VA care for veterans residing in rural areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the National Security Personnel System shall not apply with respect to certain laboratories within the Department of Defense.

Bill: 110-hr-2007
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3]
Introduced: 2007-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Defense
Federal employees
Labor and Employment
Laboratories
Military research
Personnel management
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: 
Amends federal law to provide that the National Security Personnel System shall not apply with respect to certain Department of Defense laboratories (under current law the system would have applied in specified circumstances on or after October 1, 2008.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Airline Personnel Training Enhancement Act

Bill: 110-hr-2008
Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2007-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agriculture and Food
Airline employees
Airlines
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholism
Department of Transportation
Employee training
Flight crews
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Law

Summary:
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: 
Airline Personnel Training Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations that require air carriers to provide initial and annual recurring training for flight attendants and gate attendants regarding serving alcohol, dealing with disruptive passengers, and recognizing intoxicated persons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E826-827)
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-23
text: Introduced in House