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To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided to the widow or widower of a former employee who dies after separating from Government service with title to a deferred annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System but before establishing a valid claim therefor, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-4777
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Annuities
Civil service retirement
Congress
Congressional pensions
Ex-Members of Congress
Families
Federal employees
Labor and Employment
Law
Marriage
Survivors' benefits
Widowers
Widows
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: 
Amends federal civil service law to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities, including survivor annuities, under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) and for individuals becoming subject to FERS by election.

Terminates the entitlement of a survivor who remarries before age 55 (currently, who remarries at any age) to an annuity based on the service of a deferred annuitant who dies before establishing a valid claim for a CSRS annuity.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Wound Therapy Patient Protection Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-4778
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Competitive bidding
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Medical supplies
Medicare
Peer review organizations (Medicine)
Quality of care
Social Welfare
Wounds

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: 
Medicare Wound Therapy Patient Protection Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt from the Medicare competitive acquisition program negative pressure wound therapy pumps and related supplies and accessories, until the Secretary can validate, using a panel of wound care clinical experts, the clinical comparability of all such products.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts".

Bill: 110-hr-4779
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government contractors
Government procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: 
Enacts title 41 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled &quot;Public Contracts.&quot; Makes technical and conforming amendments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-07-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-07-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-07-28
text: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
action_date: 2008-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2605)
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To enact title 51, United States Code, "National and Commercial Space Programs", as positive law.

Bill: 110-hr-4780
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Aeronautics
Artificial satellites
Astronautics
Astronomy
Awards, medals, prizes
Commemorations
Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Geographic information systems
Government Operations and Politics
Government liability
Government procurement
Graduate education
Health
Higher education
Indemnity
Intellectual property
International Affairs
International competitiveness
International cooperation in astronautics
Inventions
Launch vehicles
Law
Liability (Law)
Liability insurance
Licenses
Medical research
Meteorological satellites
Patents
Privatization
Remote sensing
Research and development
Scholarships
Space activities
Space commercialization
Space programs
Space sciences
Space shuttles
Space stations
Spacecraft
Technology transfer

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: 
Enacts title 51 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled &quot;National and Commercial Space Programs.&quot; 
 
Makes conforming changes to existing law and repeals specified provisions of specified laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2599-2600)
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from authorizing honor guards to participate in funerals of veterans interred in national cemeteries unless the honor guards agree to offer veterans' families the option of having the honor guard perform a 13-fold flag recitation, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-4781
Sponsor: Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Commemorations
Flags
History
Military history

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: 
Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from authorizing an honor guard to participate in the funeral of any veteran interred in a national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration unless the honor guard agrees to offer to the family of each veteran in whose funeral the honor guard chooses to participate the option of having it perform one of the 13-fold flag recitations.

Expresses the sense of Congress that 13-fold flag recitations are a historical tradition and that it should be the policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize honor guards to participate in the funerals of veterans and proactively offer such a recitation to each veteran's family.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on tilting arbor table saws with motors of an output equal to or greater than 3357 watts and less than 4103 watts and with contact detection and reaction systems.

Bill: 110-hr-4782
Sponsor: Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on tilting arbor table saws with motors of an output equal to or greater than 3357 watts and less than 4103 watts and with contact detection and reaction systems.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on tilting arbor table saws with motors of an output equal to or greater than 1865 watts and less than 2611 watts and with contact detection and reaction systems.

Bill: 110-hr-4783
Sponsor: Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on tilting arbor table saws with motors of an output equal to or greater than 1865 watts and less than 2611 watts and with contact detection and reaction systems.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the reduction of duty on Bifenthrin.

Bill: 110-hr-4784
Sponsor: Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 2011, the reduction of duty on (2-Methyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl)methyl 3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (Bifenthrin).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Clomazone.

Bill: 110-hr-4785
Sponsor: Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Clomazone.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Cyazofamid.

Bill: 110-hr-4786
Sponsor: Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Cyazofamid.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Flonicamid.

Bill: 110-hr-4787
Sponsor: Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Flonicamid.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To address emergency shortages in food banks.

Bill: 110-hr-4788
Sponsor: Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Appropriations
Economics and Public Finance
Food relief

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture $40 million of otherwise unappropriated funds to implement the emergency food assistance program established under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-25
text: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
action_date: 2008-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
Performance Rights Act

Bill: 110-hr-4789
Sponsor: Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Copyright
Fees
Intellectual property
Law
Licenses
Music
Public broadcasting
Radio broadcasting
Radio stations
Sound recording and reproducing

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: 
Performance Rights Act - Amends federal copyright law to: (1) grant performers of sound recordings equal rights to compensation from terrestrial broadcasters; (2) establish a flat annual fee in lieu of payment of royalties for individual terrestrial broadcast stations with gross revenues of less than $1.25 million and for non-commercial, public broadcast stations; (3) grant an exemption from royalty payments for broadcasts of religious services and for incidental uses of musical sound recordings; and (4) grant terrestrial broadcast stations that make limited feature uses of sound recordings a per program license option.

Provides that nothing in this Act shall adversely affect the public performance rights or royalties payable to songwriters or copyright owners of musical works.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-06-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2008-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2606-2607)
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-4790
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Drugs
Governmental investigations
Law
Licenses
Marketing
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: 
Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to develop standardized marketing requirements for Medicare Advantage organizations with respect to Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors with respect to Medicare PDPs. Requires such requirements to prohibit certain activities including the cross-selling of non-Medicare products or services with products or services offered by a Medicare Advantage plan or a Medicare PDP.
 
Provides for state certification prior to waiver of licensing requirements under the Medicare PDP.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request NAIC to establish a committee to study and make recommendations to the Secretary and Congress on the establishment of standardized benefit packages for Medicare Advantage plans and for Medicare PDPs and their regulation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-12-18
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: 2007-12-18
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: 2007-12-18
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: 2007-12-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2609-2610)
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the suspension of duty on pyroxystrobin.

Bill: 110-hr-4792
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on pyroxystrobin.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the suspension of duty on cyprodinil.

Bill: 110-hr-4793
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on cyprodinil.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the suspension of duty on difenoconazole.

Bill: 110-hr-4794
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on difenoconazole.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the suspension of duty on mixtures of difenoconazole and mefenoxam.

Bill: 110-hr-4795
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on mixtures of difenoconazole and mefenoxam.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the suspension of duty on formulations of Thiamethoxam, Difenoconazole, Fludioxonil, and Mefenoxam.

Bill: 110-hr-4796
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on formulations of Thiamethoxam, Difenoconazole, Fludioxonil, and Mefenoxam.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the suspension of duty on mixtures of cyhalothrin and application adjuvants.

Bill: 110-hr-4797
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on mixtures of cyhalothrin and application adjuvants.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the suspension of duty on mucochloric acid.

Bill: 110-hr-4798
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on mucochloric acid.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the suspension of duty on mixtures of mefenoxam, fludioxonil, and cymoxanil with application adjuvants.

Bill: 110-hr-4799
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2007-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on mixtures of mefenoxam, fludioxonil, and cymoxanil with application adjuvants.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Introduced in House