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A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 152 North 5th Street in Laramie, Wyoming, as the "Gale W. McGee Post Office".

Bill: 110-s-219
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congress
Congressional tributes
Ex-Members of Congress
Government Operations and Politics
Names
Postal facilities
Senate
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 152 North 5th Street in Laramie, Wyoming, as the "Gale W. McGee Post Office."

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: 2007-03-22
text: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2007-02-17
text: Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 55.
action_date: 2007-02-17
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2007-02-17
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Southern Idaho Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-220
Sponsor: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Collection of accounts
Construction costs
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Idaho
Infrastructure
Irrigation
Irrigation districts
Landowners

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Southern Idaho Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act of 2007 - Authorizes any owner of land within the A & B Irrigation District in Idaho to repay at any time the construction costs of District project facilities that are allocated to such land. Provides that, upon full payment of such costs, the parcels shall not be subject to specified ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under federal reclamation law, for which the Secretary shall, upon request, provide the landowner a certificate.

action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Southern Idaho Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act of 2007 - Authorizes any owner of land within the A & B Irrigation District in Idaho to repay at any time the construction costs of District project facilities that are allocated to such land. Provides that, upon full payment of such costs, the parcels shall not be subject to specified ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under federal reclamation law, for which the Secretary shall, upon request, provide the landowner a certificate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-11
text: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-26.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-26.
action_date: 2007-01-31
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S290-291)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-221
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Animals
Commerce
Commercial arbitration
Contracts
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Livestock
Poultry

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007 - Allows the use of arbitration to resolve a controversy as provided for under a livestock or poultry contract only if, after the controversy arises, both parties consent in writing. Directs the arbitrator to provide to the parties to the contract a written explanation of the factual and legal basis for an award.
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: 

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

 
Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007 - Amends federal law provisions concerning arbitration to define &quot;livestock,&quot; &quot;livestock or poultry contract,&quot; &quot;livestock or poultry grower,&quot; and &quot;poultry.&quot;
 
Allows the use of arbitration to resolve a controversy as provided for under a livestock or poultry contract only if, after the controversy arises, both parties consent in writing to use arbitration. 
 
Directs the arbitrator to provide to the parties to the contract a written explanation of the factual and legal basis for an award. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-15
text: Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 410.
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-190. Additional and Minority views filed.
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-190. Additional and Minority views filed.
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S293)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S291-292)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 to extend the date for the President to determine if Haiti meets certain requirements, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-s-222
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Caribbean area
Haiti
Latin America
Tariff preferences

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as amended by the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006, to extend the date by which the President must determine whether Haiti is meeting specified political, economic, social, and security requirements in order for Haiti to qualify for preferential trade provisions under such Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act

Bill: 110-s-223
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congress
Congressional elections
Congressional reporting requirements
Election candidates
Electronic government information
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial statements
Government paperwork
Science, Technology, Communications
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require Senate candidates to file election-related designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.

Requires the Secretary of the Senate to forward a copy of any electronically filed designation, statement, or report to the Federal Election Commission within one working day (instead of the current two working days) after receiving it.

action_date: 2007-03-28
text: 
Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require Senate candidates to file election-related designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.

Requires the Secretary of the Senate to forward a copy of any electronically filed designation, statement, or report to the Federal Election Commission within one working day (instead of the current two working days) after receiving it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5155-5156)
action_date: 2007-03-28
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 96.
action_date: 2007-03-28
text: Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Feinstein with an amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2007-03-28
text: Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Feinstein with an amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2007-03-28
text: Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-03-14
text: Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S293)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S293)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
SPEAK Act

Bill: 110-s-224
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuing education
Curricula
Data banks
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Educational accountability
Educational research
Educational tests
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Higher education
Indian education
Law
Licenses
Mathematics
Military dependents
Minorities
Native Americans
Performance measurement
Rating of teachers
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Secondary education
Special education
Standards
State laws
Teacher education
Teaching materials

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Standards to Provide Educational Achievement for Kids Act or the SPEAK Act - Amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (the Act) to require the Commissioner for Educational Statistics to add science to the mandatory biennial national and state academic achievement assessments of students in grades four, eight, and twelve in reading and mathematics. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states receiving school improvement funds to participate in such science assessments of students in grades four and eight, beginning with the 2008-2009 school year.
 
Amends the Act to task the National Assessment Governing Board with creating or adopting voluntary American education content standards in mathematics and science for kindergarten through grade 12 which reflect the knowledge students need to enter college or the workforce and compete in the global economy.
 
Requires the Secretary of Education to establish the American Standards Incentive fund to award competitive four-year grants to states which agree to: (1) adopt such voluntary mathematics and science standards as the core of their own academic content standards in such subjects; and (2) align their teacher certification and professional development requirements to such standards. Provides additional funds to successful grantees for the enhancement of their student performance data systems.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to extend by two to four years for such grantees the 12-year period at the end of which students must meet or exceed state academic performance standards established under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S295-297)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S294-295)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the number of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.

Bill: 110-s-225
Sponsor: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Disabled
Finance and Financial Sector
Government life insurance
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa
Military operations
South Asia
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Amends the Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006 to remove the requirement that, in order to qualify for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program during the period beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending on November 30, 2005, the Secretary of the military department concerned must determine that the loss was a direct result of a traumatic injury incurred in the theater of operations for Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom (thus including traumatic injury incurred while performing other types of military service during such period under such coverage).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced:  CR S298)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S297-298)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to submit semi-annual reports regarding settlements relating to false claims and fraud against the Federal Government.

Bill: 110-s-226
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Business ethics
Claims
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Corporate accountability
Crime and Law Enforcement
Damages
Department of Justice
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government liability
Health
Inspectors general
Medicaid
Parties to actions
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Amends the Inspector General Act to require the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Justice (DOJ), in preparing semiannual reports on the activities of the IG's office, to describe each settlement or compromise of any claim, suit, or other action entered into with the DOJ that: (1) relates to an alleged violation of statutory provisions prohibiting major fraud or false claims against the United States (including all settlements of alternative remedies); and (2) results from a claim of damages in excess of $100,000.
 
Specifies the required elements of each such description.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S298)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-227
Sponsor: Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Commemorations
Concentration camps
Economics and Public Finance
Grants-in-aid
Historic sites
History
Japanese Americans
Land transfers
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site Act of 2007 - Establishes the Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site, consisting of parts of Camp Amache, located in Granada, Colorado, as an affiliated site of the National Park System. Designates the &quot;Friends of Amache&quot; as the management entity for the Site.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop a general management plan for the Site. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Child Care Act

Bill: 110-s-228
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Day care
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Employee benefit plans
Families
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Labor and Employment
School-age child care
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Small Business Child Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to assist states in providing funds to encourage the establishment and operation of employer-operated child care programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States military forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007.

Bill: 110-s-233
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Congress
Congress and military policy
Defense budgets
Economics and Public Finance
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Legislation
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
Military strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Prohibits the U.S. government from obligating or expending funds to increase the number of U.S. military forces in Iraq above the number for such forces which existed as of January 9, 2007, without a specific congressional authorization for such increase.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1587-1588)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Wireless Innovation Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-234
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Television frequency allocation
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Wireless Innovation Act of 2007 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete its proceeding and issue a final order in the Matter of Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands, ET Docket No. 04-186, which facilitates the operation of unlicensed devices in television white spaces. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District Conveyance Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-235
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2007-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Government Operations and Politics
Government property
Irrigation
Irrigation districts
Land transfers
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-10
text: 
Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District Conveyance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District.

action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 

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

 
Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District Conveyance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District. Shields the United States from liability for damages relating to the conveyed buildings and lands, except for damages caused by negligent acts committed before the conveyance date.
 
Provides that after such conveyance those buildings and lands shall not be considered to be a part of a federal reclamation project and the District shall not be eligible to receive any benefits for them.
 
Directs the Secretary to report to Congress if the Secretary has not completed the conveyance within a year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-11
text: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 47.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-21.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-21.
action_date: 2007-01-31
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate