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Education Improvement Tax Cut Act

Bill: 110-hr-1057
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2007-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Scholarships
Secondary education
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax returns
Teaching materials

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: 
Education Improvement Tax Cut Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a tax credit up to $5,000 per year (adjusted annually for inflation after 2007) for contributions to a school tuition organization which distributes at least 90 percent of its annual gross income for elementary and secondary school scholarships; and (2) a tax credit up to $5,000 per year (adjusted annually for inflation after 2007) for contributions to a school materials organization which distributes at least 90 percent of its annual gross income to elementary and secondary schools for materials and equipment for instruction and for extracurricular activities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E352-353)
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Hope Plus Scholarship Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1058
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2007-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Costs
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Gifts
Home schooling
Income tax
Scholarships
Secondary education
Tuition tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Hope Plus Scholarship Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include qualified elementary and secondary education expenses within the definition of the term qualified tuition and related expenses for purposes of the Hope Scholarship Tax Credit.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E348)
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Teacher Tax Cut Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1059
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2007-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Secondary education
Tax credits
Tax returns
Teachers

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Teacher Tax Cut Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit of $3,000 for full-time elementary and secondary school teachers.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E347)
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Professional Educators Tax Relief Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1060
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2007-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
School personnel
Secondary education
Tax credits
Teachers

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: 
Professional Educators Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employees of prekindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools a tax credit of up to $3,000 (adjusted annually for inflation after 2007). Requires such employees to hold positions involving: (1) regular contact with students; and (2) the formulation or implementation of the educational program for the school.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E347)
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

Bill: 110-hr-1063
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Families
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Incest
Law
Minors
Parent and child
Physicians
State laws
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor&#146;s state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor&#146;s abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to safe the life of the minor. 

Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant: (1) reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the required parental consent or notification or judicial authorization took place; or (2) was presented with documentation showing that a court waived parental notification requirements or authorized the minor's abortion.

Defines &quot;abortion&quot; as the termination of a pregnancy with an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth, preserve the life or health of the child after live birth, remove a dead unborn child who died as the result of a spontaneous abortion, accidental trauma, or a criminal assault on the pregnant female or her unborn child. 

Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to one year on a physician who performs or induces an abortion on an out-of-state minor in violation of parental notification requirements. Requires such physician to give 24-hour actual or constructive notice to a parent of the minor seeking an abortion, subject to certain exceptions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2007-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act

Bill: 110-hr-1064
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Breast cancer
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to research
Health
Medical research
Postage stamps
Science, Technology, Communications
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Breast Cancer Research Stamp Authorization Act - Extends through December 31, 2009, provisions requiring the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special postage stamp for first-class mail that costs not less than 15% more than the regular first-class stamp to contribute funding for breast cancer research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed 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: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed 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: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed 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: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed 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: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
To establish a Federal coordination and planning process for advanced research instrumentation and facilities.

Bill: 110-hr-1067
Sponsor: Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Engineering
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Higher education
Infrastructure
Laboratories
Research and development facilities
Research centers
Research grants
Scientific instruments and apparatus

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to: (1) use the National Science and Technology Council as a forum for coordination and collaboration among federal agencies in developing best practices for the support of advanced research instrumentation and facilities at academic institutions; (2) encourage the development of centralized programs for the support of advanced research instrumentation and facilities at all federal research agencies that sponsor research at academic institutions; and (3) develop and implement policies for federal support for advanced research instrumentation and facilities as described in this Act. Requires such forum to also provide advice to the Director in developing those policies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2007-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Stamp Out Gang Violence Act

Bill: 110-hr-1070
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Families
Fund raising
Gangs
Government Operations and Politics
Juvenile delinquency
Postage stamps
Youth services
Youth violence

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Stamp Out Gang Violence Act - Directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special postage stamp to provide funding for the Department of Justice Gang Resistance Education and Training Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Women's Health Office Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1072
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Clinical trials
Communication in medicine
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug abuse treatment
Drug approvals
Education
Executive reorganization
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health education
Health information systems
Health planning
Higher education
Legislative resolutions
Medical education
Medical ethics
Medical research
Medical supplies
Mental health services
Pharmaceutical research
Preventive medicine
Quality of care
Science, Technology, Communications
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Women's Health Office Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office on Women's Health within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to establish: (1) a Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women's Health; and (2) a National Women's Health Information Center. Transfers the functions of the Office on Women's Health of the Public of Health Service to the Office on Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish separate Offices of Women's Health within the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and an Office of Women's Health and Gender-Based Research within the Office of the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Directs the lead officers of each Office of Women's Health to establish goals, provide information on women's health activities, and establish a Coordinating Committee on Women's Health within their respective agencies.

Prohibits termination, reorganization, or transfers of powers and duties of any federal office of women's health or appointive position with primary responsibility over women's health issues without congressional approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E367)
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act

Bill: 110-hr-1073
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Annuities
Civil service retirement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of the Treasury
Families
Federal employees
Federal law enforcement officers
Labor and Employment
Mandatory retirement
Social Welfare
Survivors' benefits
Tax administration
Tax evasion
Tax returns
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act - Amends the definition of the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered by such term whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted individuals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; and (2) such employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns.
 
Requires such service that is performed by an incumbent law enforcement officer: (1) after enactment of this Act to be treated as service performed as a law enforcement officer for federal retirement purposes; and (2) before, on, or after enactment as service performed as such an officer for federal retirement purposes only if an appropriate written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) within five years after enactment or before separation from government service, whichever is earlier. 
Provides that nothing under current law respecting mandatory separation from government service under CSRS or FERS shall cause the involuntary separation of an officer before the end of the three-year period following enactment.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E369)
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
United States Territories Infrastructure Bond Bank Authorization Act

Bill: 110-hr-1075
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: American Samoa
Auditing
Bank management
Bonds
Economics and Public Finance
Federal-territorial relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Guam
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Loan defaults
Local finance
Marshall Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
Surety and fidelity
Tax exemption
Taxation
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
United States Territories Infrastructure Bond Bank Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary to establish a United States Territories Infrastructure Bond Bank to provide low-cost financing for the governments of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands to construct infrastructure or to refinance debt acquired to construct infrastructure. 

Directs the Secretary to incorporate the Bank in a U.S. jurisdiction and organize the initial meeting of its Board of Directors, which shall consist of five members, with one appointed by the Secretary and each of the governors of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Allows the Secretary, after the initial five years of the Bank's existence, to invite the governor of another U.S. territory to appoint a Board member, at which time eligibility for Bank services shall be extended to that territory. 

Authorizes the interception of federal aid intended for a U.S. territory that has defaulted on an obligation to the Bank. Exempts Bank activities and income from taxation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act

Bill: 110-hr-1076
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accidents
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Discrimination in insurance
Discrimination in medical care
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Labor and Employment
Recreation
Sports and Recreation
Traffic accidents and safety
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group health coverage from denying benefits or coverage otherwise provided under the plan for the treatment of an injury solely because it resulted from participation in a legal mode of transportation or recreational activity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in House