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Combating Terrorism Financing Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3146
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Bank accounts
Bank records
Commerce
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Injunctions
Interstate commerce
Law
Money laundering

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Combating Terrorism Financing Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand prohibitions against conducting monetary transactions over $10,000 for the purpose of engaging in interstate criminal activities; (2) authorize the Attorney General to obtain a 30-day ex parte court order freezing the bank account of any individual arrested or charged for crimes involving the movement of funds into or out of the United States; (3) expand money laundering prohibitions to include monetary transactions; and (4) include monetary transactions involving commingled funds or structured transactions in prosecuting interstate transfers of funds greater than $10,000 for criminal purposes. 

Includes within the requirement to report monetary transactions exceeding $10,000 blank monetary instruments in bearer form drawn on accounts found to contain more than $10,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Counter-Terrorism and National Security Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3147
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Americans in foreign countries
Armed Forces and National Security
Aviation safety
Biological warfare
Capital punishment
Conspiracy
Criminal investigation
Electronic surveillance
Fines (Penalties)
Homicide
International Affairs
Kidnapping
Law
Murder
Nuclear terrorism
Searches and seizures
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
Warrants (Law)
Weapons of mass destruction

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Counter-Terrorism and National Security Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose criminal penalties for providing material support to terrorists with the intent to facilitate, reward, or encourage terrorist activities; (2) include attempts and conspiracies in the prohibition against obtaining military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization and increase criminal penalties for such crime; (3) prohibit the kidnapping of a U.S. national overseas; (4) deny all federal benefits to anyone convicted of a federal crime of terrorism; (5) include federal crimes of terrorism in the prohibition against soliciting criminal activity; (6) provide enhanced penalties for terrorists offenses that result in the death of a person: (7) allow for the death penalty for terror-related crimes involving weapons of mass destruction (e.g., atomic and biological weapons); (8) increase criminal penalties for the murder of a U.S. national overseas and for providing financial support to terrorists; and (9) extend the authorization for wiretapping to all federal crimes of terrorism.

Amends federal transportation law to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 10 years for taking actions that seriously threaten the safety of an aircraft or individuals on such aircraft.

Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow multi-district search warrants in terrorism investigations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Child Pornography Elimination Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3148
Sponsor: Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child abuse
Child labor
Child pornography
Child sexual abuse
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Compensation for victims of crime
Computer crimes
Conspiracy
Criminal justice information
Families
Fines (Penalties)
Forced labor
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Internet
Labor and Employment
Mandatory sentences
Negligence
Prosecution
Prostitution
Recidivists
Slavery

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Child Pornography Elimination Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose a mandatory minimum prison term of two years for possession of child pornography and increase to 15 years the maximum prison term for such crime; (2) increase fines for the intentional failure of Internet service providers to report online child pornography and to impose a new fine for negligent failure to report; (3) make it a crime to knowingly access with intent to view child pornography; (4) prohibit conspiracies to commit human trafficking crimes; (5) expand and make mandatory restitution for certain child sex offenses; (6) include production of child pornography within the definition of &quot;illicit sexual conduct&quot; for purposes of the crime of transporting minors with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity; and (7) make the prohibition against sex trafficking of children applicable to prosecutions of child pornographers and repeat offenders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Protecting America's Children Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3149
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Bail
Child sexual abuse
Detention of persons
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to law enforcement
Fugitives from justice
Government Operations and Politics
Judges
Juries
Kidnapping
Law
Local laws
Magistrates
Obstruction of justice
Pretrial procedure
Protection of officials
Sex crimes
Sex offenders
State laws
Violence
Witnesses

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Protecting America's Children Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Attorney General from providing funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to states or local governments that fail to certify that their laws provide adequate protection against the pre-trial release of individuals charged with certain violent or serious sex crimes (e.g., kidnapping and sexual abuse or exploitation of a child) and who pose a serious risk of fleeing, obstructing justice, or threatening, injuring, or intimidating a potential witness, judge, magistrate, or juror.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
State and Local Criminal Forensic Laboratory Enhancement Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3151
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to law enforcement
Forensic chemistry
Forensic medicine
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Indian law enforcement
Laboratories
Law
Local employees
Minorities
Native Americans
Recruiting of employees
Science, Technology, Communications
State employees

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
State and Local Criminal Forensic Laboratory Enhancement Act of 2007 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) award grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to establish new criminal forensic laboratories or expand or improve existing laboratories and to hire and train new forensic laboratory professionals; and (2) give priority in awarding such grants to agencies in jurisdictions with the largest backlogs of criminal forensic examinations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Anti-Gang Task Force Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3152
Sponsor: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal law enforcement officers
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Gangs
Government Operations and Politics
Law enforcement officers
Police
Public prosecutors

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Anti-Gang Task Force Act of 2007 - Directs the Attorney General to establish, staff, and fund anti-gang task forces, consisting of federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities, to coordinate efforts to combat criminal gangs and offenders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Death Penalty for Cop Killers Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3153
Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Capital punishment
Law enforcement officers
Murder
Police
Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Death Penalty for Cop Killers Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to include as an aggravating factor in a death penalty determination the killing, or attempted killing, of a law enforcement officer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Alien Smuggling Criminal Enterprise Deterrence Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3154
Sponsor: Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Aliens
Crime and Law Enforcement
Families
Fines (Penalties)
Illegal aliens
Mandatory sentences
Smuggling

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Alien Smuggling Criminal Enterprise Deterrence Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose a fine and prison term of 10 years to life for engaging in an alien smuggling criminal enterprise. 

Deems a person as engaging in such an enterprise if such person commits three or more violations of the prohibition against bringing in or harboring illegal aliens with three or more other persons and is an organizer, supervisor, or manager with respect to such violations. Increases the prison term to 20 years to life if any violations involve aliens under the age of 18. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Trails Act Technical Correction Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3157
Sponsor: Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Damages
Land use
Law
Limitation of actions
Railroads
Right of property
Right-of-way
Trails
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
 Trails Act Technical Correction Act of 2007 - Prescribes the times for filing a suit and for commencing a civil action by the owner of property subject to an interim use of railroad right-of-way for damage claims brought against the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2006

Bill: 110-hr-3158
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Adoption
Childbirth
Families
Family leave
Federal employees
Foster home care
Health
Leave of absence
Sick leave
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2006 [sic] - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child; (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care; (3) care of a seriously ill family member; or (4) employee's own serious health condition. 
 
Makes available as paid leave for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for the above purposes: (1) eight weeks of paid leave and any accumulated annual or sick leave for either the birth of a child or the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care; and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave for the care of a family member or the employee's own serious health condition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income.

Bill: 110-hr-3160
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Corporation taxes
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Income tax
International Affairs
Partnerships
Subsidiary corporations
Tax deductions
Tax treaties
Taxation of foreign income
Withholding tax

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the same level of tax withholding for tax deductible payments made between persons who are members of the same foreign controlled group of entities as would be required if such payments were made directly to the foreign parent corporation of such entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Parity Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3164
Sponsor: Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bonds
Federal-Indian relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Minorities
Native Americans
Tribes and tribal system

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Parity Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by an Indian tribal government or subdivision if: (1) at least 95 percent of the net proceeds are used to finance facilities on an Indian reservation; or (2) the obligation is part of an issue substantially all of whose proceeds are to be used in the exercise of an essential government function. Excludes an obligation used to finance any part of a building in which class II or III gaming is conducted or housed or any other property actually used in the conduct of such gaming.
 
 
 
Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt obligations issued by an Indian tribal government or subdivision from registration requirements.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Insular Areas Trade Enhancement Act

Bill: 110-hr-3165
Sponsor: Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Animals
Clothing
Commerce
Northern Mariana Islands
Tariff
Territories (U.S.)
Textile fabrics
Tuna

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Insular Areas Trade Enhancement Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to specifically provide for duty-free treatment of certain tuna and textile and apparel imported directly from U.S. insular possessions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
To reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003.

Bill: 110-hr-3166
Sponsor: Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Animals
Authorization
Chesapeake Bay
Department of the Interior
Ecological research
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Environmental education
Estuaries
Federal aid to water resources development
Government Operations and Politics
Louisiana
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Maryland
Pest control
Pests
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Restoration ecology
Science, Technology, Communications
Wetlands
Wildlife management

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 for FY2009-FY2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Fair Mental Health Evaluation for Returning Veterans Act

Bill: 110-hr-3167
Sponsor: Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2007-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Health
Medical tests
Mental health
Military discharges
Military medicine
Psychiatry

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: 
Fair Mental Health Evaluation for Returning Veterans Act - Prohibits the Secretary of a military department from discharging due to a personality disorder a member of the Armed Forces who has served on active duty in a combat zone until the later of the date of: (1) completion by the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) of a review of Department of Defense (DOD) policies and procedures for diagnosing such a disorder; (2) issuance by the Secretary of policies and procedures to ensure the appropriate use of such a discharge; (3) establishment by the Secretary of an independent review board for personality disorder discharges; (4) submittal by the Secretary of a report to Congress on progress in implementing the requirements under (1) through (3), above; or (5) the date that is 45 days after the date of the submission of the report referred to in (4), which period shall permit Congress to consider the report.
 
Provides an exception to such requirement in the case of a member who, during recruitment for or enlistment in the Armed Forces, provided false or misleading information, or omitted providing information about past criminal behavior, that is material to a discharge for personality disorder.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Introduced in House