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Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2306
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2007-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Compensation (Law)
Federal-Indian relations
Indian claims
Law
Legal fees
Minnesota
Minorities

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse to each of the Boise Forte Band, Fond du Lac Band, Grand Portage Band, Leech Lake Band, Mille Lacs Band, and White Earth Band the amount of funds plus interest earned to the date of reimbursement that each Band contributed for payment of litigation expenses and expert witness fees associated with the litigation of Docket No. 19 and Docket No. 188 before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. 
 
Provides for reimbursement to a Band only for litigation expenses and expert witness fees incurred prior to June 22, 1999.
 
Requires that a Band's claim for reimbursement of expended funds be certified by the Band as being unreimbursed to it from other funding sources. 
 
Requires the Secretary to review the claims and determine if the fees and expenses are properly documented and incurred in the litigation of the claims before the Court in Docket Nos. 19 and 188. 
 
Requires the Bands to update their membership rolls to include all living enrolled members. Subjects the membership rolls to the review and approval of the Secretary. 
 
Sets forth provisions for the: (1) division of the judgment funds; and (2) development of separate tribal plans for the use and distribution of such funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Medicare Seniors from being Confused due to Abusive Marketing (Prevent Medicare SCAMs) Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2307
Sponsor: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2007-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commerce
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer education
Drugs
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health care fraud
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Law
Managed care
Marketing
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Telemarketing

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: 
Preventing Medicare Seniors from being Confused due to Abusive Marketing (Prevent Medicare SCAMs) Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) enhanced penalties for Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plans and Medicare prescription drug plans that violate marketing requirements; and (2) public notification about plans that habitually receive intermediate sanctions.

Permits Medicare beneficiaries enrolled under prescription drug plans suspended under this Act to enroll under other plans during the period of suspension.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on each anti-fraud and abuse provision (including related intermediate sanctions) applicable to an MA-PD plan or a Medicare prescription drug plan, and assess its effectiveness and the overall compliance of such plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-05-14
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: 2007-05-14
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: 2007-05-14
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: 2007-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Introduced in House
To repeal the amendment made by section 796 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, exempting from harboring sanctions compensation for alien volunteers for certain religious organizations.

Bill: 110-hr-2308
Sponsor: Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2007-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Alien labor
Aliens
Churches
Clergy
Crime and Law Enforcement
Fines (Penalties)
Illegal aliens
Labor and Employment
Missionaries
Nonprofit organizations
Religion
Social Welfare
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the provision (section 796 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006) exempting from harboring sanctions compensation for alien volunteers for certain religious organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3916 Milgen Road in Columbus, Georgia, as the "Frank G. Lumpkin, Jr. Post Office Building".

Bill: 110-hr-2309
Sponsor: Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]
Introduced: 2007-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Athletes
Congressional tributes
Football
Georgia
Government Operations and Politics
History
Names
Postal facilities
Sports and Recreation
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3916 Milgen Road in Columbus, Georgia, as the "Frank G. Lumpkin, Jr. Post Office Building."
action_date: 2007-08-09
text: 

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

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3916 Milgen Road in Columbus, Georgia, as the "Frank G. Lumpkin, Jr. Post Office Building." 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-09
text: Became Public Law No: 110-70.
action_date: 2007-08-09
text: Became Public Law No: 110-70.
action_date: 2007-08-09
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2007-08-09
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2007-08-06
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2007-08-06
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2007-08-04
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10978-10979)
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10978-10979)
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR 7/31/2007 H8841)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR 7/31/2007 H8841)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Mr. Davis (IL) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8841)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2007-06-12
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-06-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-70
E-2 Nonimmigrant Investor Adjustment Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2310
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1]
Introduced: 2007-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Aliens
Capital
Finance and Financial Sector
Immigrants
Investors
Residence requirements
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: 
E-2 Nonimmigrant Investor Adjustment Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make certain nonimmigrant investors (E-2 visa) who have resided in the United States for at least five years immediately eligible to adjust to permanent resident status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Grace Dufia Gana.

Bill: 110-hr-2311
Sponsor: Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2007-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Provides for the relief of Grace Dufia Gana.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-14
text: Introduced in House
To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends.

Bill: 110-hr-2312
Sponsor: Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]
Introduced: 2007-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Congress
Dividends
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Sunset legislation
Tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: 
Repeals the termination date in the Jobs Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 for provisions reducing individual tax rates on capital gains and dividend income.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase payments to States for expenditures for short term training of staff of certain child welfare agencies.

Bill: 110-hr-2314
Sponsor: Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]
Introduced: 2007-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adoption
Aid to dependent children
Cash welfare block grants
Child welfare
Economics and Public Finance
Employee training
Families
Foster home care
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: 
Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase payments to states for expenditures for short term training of staff of certain child welfare agencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for State and local income and property taxes under the alternative minimum tax.

Bill: 110-hr-2318
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2007-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Local taxation
Minimum tax
Property tax
State taxation
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the tax deduction for state and local income and property taxes as an adjustment in computing alternative minium taxable income. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
TRICARE Mail-Order Pharmacy Pilot Program Act

Bill: 110-hr-2319
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]
Introduced: 2007-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Drugs
Health
Managed care
Medicare
Military medicine
Pharmacies
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: 
TRICARE Mail-Order Pharmacy Pilot Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a two-year pilot program to educate and motivate beneficiaries to voluntarily increase their use of the TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed care program) mail-order pharmacy. Requires the program to include at least 2,000 eligible beneficiaries in each TRICARE region, of whom at least 1,000 in each region shall be enrolled in Medicare Part B.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2320
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2007-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Amusement parks
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer protection
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Product safety
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to expand the definition of consumer product to include amusement rides permanently fixed to a site (thereby granting the Consumer Product Safety Commission jurisdiction over such rides).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1062)
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
National Ag Science Center Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2321
Sponsor: Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2007-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Agricultural research
California
Commemorations
Education
Educational facilities
Higher education
Names
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: 
National Ag Science Center Act of 2007 - Designates the facility under development by the Stanislaus Ag Center Foundation in Stanislaus county, California, as the &quot;National Ag Science Center.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-26
text: Favorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
action_date: 2007-05-31
text: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
action_date: 2007-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the 35-mile drive requirement for designations of critical access hospitals to 30 miles.

Bill: 110-hr-2322
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2007-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Hospitals
Housing and Community Development
Medicare
Rural health
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to criteria for designation of a critical access hospital under the Medicare rural hospital flexibility program, to reduce from 35 to 30 driving miles the distance such a facility must be from a hospital or another such facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2323
Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
Introduced: 2007-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance
Adult education
Agriculture and Food
Child development
Child nutrition
Commerce
Community and school
Community health services
Community schools
Compensatory education
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuing education
Day care
Dental care
Dropouts
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational accountability
Educational planning
Educational statistics
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
English language
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health
Higher education
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Labor and Employment
Literacy programs
Mental health services
Mentoring
Nonprofit organizations
Nutrition
Parent and child
Parent-school relationships
Performance measurement
Preschool education
Preventive medicine
Public-private partnerships
School health programs
School personnel
Secondary education
Service learning
Social Welfare
Teacher education
Vocational guidance
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: 
Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to: (1) eligible entities to assist public elementary or secondary schools to function as full-service community schools; and (2) state collaboratives to support development of full-service community school programs. 
 
Requires such schools to: (1) participate in community-based efforts to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public and private partnerships; and (2) provide access to such services to students, families, and the community.
 
Gives local grant priority to entities that: (1) will serve at least two full-service community schools eligible for schoolwide programs under the Act, and more than one full-service community school as part of a community or districtwide strategy; and (2) demonstrate a record of effectiveness in integrating at least three of various qualified services.
 
Establishes a Full-Service Community Schools Advisory Committee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Government Contact Act

Bill: 110-hr-2324
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2007-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government paperwork
Government publicity
Science, Technology, Communications
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: 
Government Contact Act - Requires each executive agency to include: (1) its address and phone number on any agency stationery; and (2) the address and phone number of the regional or local office on the stationery in the case of correspondence originating from such office. Provides for exceptions where compliance would not be in national security interests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2325
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2007-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Assault
Conspiracy
Correctional personnel
Damages
Department of Justice
Families
Federal employees
Federal law enforcement officers
Firearms
Government Operations and Politics
Government attorneys
Habeas corpus
Homicide
Judges
Kidnapping
Law
Legal fees
Mandatory sentences
Murder
Police
Protection of officials
Public prosecutors
Violence

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: 
Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for homicide, manslaughter, and kidnapping crimes against federal judges and law enforcement officers; (2) allow federal judges, U.S. attorneys, and Justice Department employees to carry firearms; (3) increase penalties for assaults against U.S. employees and officers and impose mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for assaults against federal judges or law enforcement officers; and (4) impose mandatory minimum penalties for retaliating against a federal judge or law enforcement officer on account of the performance of official duties by murdering, kidnapping, assaulting, or threatening a family member.

Places limits on the award of civil damages and attorney's fees against judicial officers for injuries incurred by an individual during the commission of a felony or crime of violence.

Police Officer Daniel Faulkner Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to place limits on habeas corpus petitions for review of a state conviction for the murder of a public safety officer or judge engaged in the performance of official duties.

Requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to make rules allowing correctional officers of the Bureau to carry firearms to and from work and to store them at work.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in House