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Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma Federal Match Relief Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1144
Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Collection of accounts
Disaster loans
Disaster relief
Economics and Public Finance
Federal-state relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Hurricanes
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Loan defaults
Louisiana
Mississippi

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Federal Match Relief Act of 2007 - Sets the federal share of the cost of disaster assistance provided before enactment of this Act in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act at 100% for assistance provided to Louisiana and Mississippi.
 
Amends the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 to repeal a provision that prohibits the cancellation of loans under the Community Disaster Loan Program, effective as of the date of enactment of that Act.

action_date: 2007-07-11
text: 
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma Federal Match Relief Act of 2007 - Sets the federal share of assistance, including direct federal assistance, provided for Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida in connection with Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma for essential assistance, repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities, debris removal, and federal assistance to individuals and households under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act at 100% of eligible costs. 

Makes the federal share applicable to disaster assistance provided before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, but limits such federal share of essential assistance, repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities, and debris removal to assistance provided for projects for which project worksheets have been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) before that date.

Amends the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 and the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 to repeal provisions that prohibit the cancellation of loans under the Community Disaster Loan Program, effective as of the date of enactment of each such Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 141.
action_date: 2007-07-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-228.
action_date: 2007-07-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-228.
action_date: 2007-05-25
text: Measure Incorporated into Title IV, Sections 4501 and 4502 of H.R. 2206 (Public Law 110-228).
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 110-hr-1145
Sponsor: Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alabama
Arts, Culture, Religion
Blind
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Commerce
Dams
Deaf
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Exhibitions
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Historic sites
History
Housing and Community Development
Infrastructure
Land use
Landowners
Landscape protection
Maps
Music
Nature conservation
Outdoor recreation
Public meetings
Public-private partnerships
Regional economic development
Regional planning
Right of property
Signs and signboards
Sports and Recreation
Tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area in Alabama. 
 
Designates the Muscle Shoals Regional Center as the local coordinating entity for the Area. 
 
Requires the Muscle Shoals Regional Center to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area. 
 
Prohibits the Muscle Shoals Regional Center from using federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-12
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1146
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Arts, Culture, Religion
Authorization
Conferences
Cultural relations
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational exchanges
Elementary and secondary education
Embassies
Environmental Protection
Government Operations and Politics
Government property
Government spending reductions
Health
Higher education
International agencies
International cooperation
International cooperation in science
International environmental cooperation
International military forces
Military command and control
New York City
Peacekeeping forces
Privileges and immunities
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Science, Technology, Communications
Treaties
United Nations
United Nations delegations
United Nations finances
United Nations headquarters
United Nations membership
United Nations officials
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2007 - Repeals the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and other specified related laws. Directs the President to terminate U.S. participation in the United Nations, including any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other affiliated body. Requires closure of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. 
Prohibits: (1) the authorization of funds for the U.S. assessed or voluntary contribution to the United Nations; (2) the authorization of funds for any U.S. contribution to any U.N. military operation; and (3) the expenditure of funds to support the participation of U.S. Armed Forces as part of any U.N. military or peacekeeping operation. Bars U.S. Armed Forces from serving under U.N. command.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1147
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Contractors
Dividends
Excise tax
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Foreign exchange
Futures trading
Health
Health facilities
Income tax
Leases
Real estate investment
Rent
Securities
Stocks
Subsidiary corporations
Tax administration
Tax exclusion
Tax penalties

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to real estate investment trusts (REITs) to: (1) treat passive foreign exchange gains attributable to overseas real estate investment as qualifying REIT income; (2) increase from 20 to 25% the the maximum value of a REIT's total assets thay may be represented by securities of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries; (3) revise safe harbor rules for the excise tax penalty on certain REIT sales activities; (4) treat rental payments made by a health care facility to a REIT as qualifying REIT income; and (5) treat income from, and interests in, foreign-qualified REITs as qualifying REIT income and assets. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E384-385)
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Public Safety Officers Act

Bill: 110-hr-1149
Sponsor: Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Clergy
Correctional personnel
Emergency Management
Federal law enforcement officers
Fines (Penalties)
Fire fighters
Fugitives from justice
Health
Homicide
Judges
Judicial officers
Law
Law enforcement officers
Mandatory sentences
Murder
National Guard
Paramedical personnel
Police
Public prosecutors
Religion
Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Justice for Public Safety Officers Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit and impose enhanced criminal penalties for: (1) killing (or attempting or conspiring to kill) a federally protected safety officer (or former officer) while such officer is engaged in official duties or on the account of the performance of such duties; and (2) interstate or foreign flight to avoid prosecution, custody, or confinement for killing a federally protected safety officer. 
 
Defines &quot;federally protected safety officer&quot; as a public safety officer for a public agency that receives annual federal assistance of more than $10,000. Includes within the definition of &quot;federally protected safety officer&quot; judicial officers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, chaplains, and members of a rescue squad or ambulance crew.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-02-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E390)
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Commission on Economic Indicators Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1150
Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Balance of payments
Capital movements
Commerce
Congress
Congressional agencies
Congressional investigations
Congressional reorganization
Congressional reporting requirements
Debt
Economic statistics
Federal advisory bodies
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government statistics
Gross national product
Income
Industrial production
Inflation
Labor and Employment
Labor statistics
Saving and investment
Unemployment
Wages
Wealth

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Commission on Economic Indicators Act of 2007 - Establishes the Commission on Economic Indicators to study and report to Congress on: (1) economic statistics collected and reported by U.S. government agencies, including national income, employment and unemployment, wages, personal income, wealth, savings, debt, productivity, inflation, and international trade and capital flows; and (2) ways to improve the related statistical measurements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
To provide for a temporary increase in the number of Iraqi and Afghan translators in the United States Armed Forces who may be provided status as special immigrants.

Bill: 110-hr-1151
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Afghanistan
Aliens
Government Operations and Politics
Immigrants
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
Translating and interpreting
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to increase from 50 to 300, for FY2007-FY2009 only, the number of Iraqi and Afghan translators working directly with U.S. Armed Forces who may be provided special immigrant status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act

Bill: 110-hr-1152
Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation
Conservation easements
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Farm lands
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Land transfers
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act - Amends the Farm Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to reserve at least 15% of farmland protection program funds for grants to support cooperative efforts by an eligible state agency, county, or other eligible entity to purchase conservation easements and other interests in eligible land, whose title shall be held by an eligible entity rather than the United States. 
 
Provides with respect to cost sharing that: (1) the federal share of the purchase price of a conservation easement or other interest in eligible land shall not exceed 25%; and (2) the state agency, county, and other eligible entities involved in the purchase shall each contribute 25% of the purchase price. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2276-2277)
action_date: 2007-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Parental Right to Decide Protection Act

Bill: 110-hr-1153
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cervical cancer
Economics and Public Finance
Grants-in-aid
Sexually transmitted diseases
Vaccines
Virus diseases
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Parental Right to Decide Protection Act - Prohibits federal funds or other assistance from being made available to any state or political subdivision to establish or implement any requirement that individuals receive vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.

Bill: 110-hr-1154
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Cardiovascular diseases
Congress
Congressional gold medals
Health
Physicians
Surgeons

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. (who performed the first successful coronary bypass, pioneered the field of telemedicine, was elected the first President of Baylor College of Medicine, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction and the National Medal of Science) in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the nation.

action_date: 2007-09-17
text: 

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

 
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. (who performed the first successful coronary bypass, pioneered the field of telemedicine, was elected the first President of Baylor College of Medicine, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction and the National Medal of Science) in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the nation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-26
text: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13493)
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 409.
action_date: 2007-09-18
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10401)
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10401)
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1154.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10401-10406)
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Mr. Green, Al moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid Program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases.

Bill: 110-hr-1155
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Hospital rates
Medicaid
Mental care facilities
Mental health services
Mental illness
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Investment in Quality School Leadership Act

Bill: 110-hr-1156
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational accountability
Educational innovations
Educational technology
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Leadership
Poor children
Professional education
Recruiting of employees
School administration
School personnel
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Teacher education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Investment in Quality School Leadership Act - Establishes a program of grants to consortia for professional development of superintendents, principals, and prospective superintendents and principals.
 
Directs the Secretary of Education to award such competitive grants to consortia to establish programs that serve a state or region and provide superintendents, principals, and prospective superintendents and principals, particularly those serving, or intending to serve, in high-poverty, low-performing school districts and schools, with ongoing, intensive professional development opportunities to improve their capacity to serve as effective leaders and successfully implement standards-based reforms. 
Requires a consortium, to be eligible to apply for such a grant, to include at least: (1) one local educational agency (LEA) serving a high concentration of children living in poverty; (2) one institution of higher education; and (3) one organization that does not usually provide educational services, but has the necessary expertise to provide professional development to school administrators. Allows such consortia also to include: (1) one or more additional LEAs; (2) state educational agencies; (3) for-profit organizations with expertise; and (4) public or private nonprofit organizations with expertise. 
Gives priority for awards to those consortia in which the participating LEA serves the highest concentration of children living in poverty. 
Sets forth required program activities and additional uses of grant funds. Requires grantees to provide 50 percent of the project's annual costs, in cash or in kind. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) waive such matching requirement for applicants that serve low-income areas; and (2) reserve certain funds for technical assistance, evaluation, dissemination of information on effective programs, activities to encourage the spread and adoption of successful leadership development centers, and other national activities that support the programs.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.

Bill: 110-hr-1158
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Divorce
Families
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period following a divorce for a divorced spouse to become entitled to a spouse's OASDI benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age.

Bill: 110-hr-1159
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2007-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disabled
Families
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security beneficiaries
Widowers
Widows
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age or any previous reduction in OASDI benefits.

Declares that there shall be no reduction in the widow's or widower's insurance benefit of an individual for any month in which such individual is under a disability. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Introduced in House