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To extend the suspension of duty on the mixture of 5,5-BisÝ(g,v-perfluoro(C4-20)alkylthio)methyl¨-2-hydroxy-2-o o-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane, ammonium salt (CAS No. 148240-85-1) and 2,2-bisÝ(g,v-perfluoro(C4-20)-alkylthio)methyl¨-3-hydroxypro yl phosphate, diammonium salt (CAS No. 148240-87-3) and di-Ý2,2-bisÝ(g,v-perfluoro-(C4-20)alkylthio)methyl¨¨-3-hydro ypropyl phosphate, ammonium salt (CAS No. 148240-89-5) and 2,2-bisÝ(g,v-perfluoro(C4-20)alkylthio)methyl¨-1,3-di-(dihyd ogenphosphate)propane, tetraammonium salt.

Bill: 110-hr-4322
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on the mixture of 5,5-BisY(g,v-perfluoro(C4-20)alkylthio)methyl?-2-hydroxy-2-o o-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane, ammonium salt (CAS No. 148240-85-1) and 2,2-bisY(g,v-perfluoro(C4-20)-alkylthio)methyl?-3-hydroxypro yl phosphate, diammonium salt (CAS No. 148240-87-3) and di-Y2,2-bisY(g,v-perfluoro-(C4-20)alkylthio)methyl??-3-hydro ypropyl phosphate, ammonium salt (CAS No. 148240-89-5) and 2,2-bisY(g,v-perfluoro(C4-20)alkylthio)methyl?-1,3-di-(dihyd ogenphosphate)propane, tetraammonium salt.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
To extend the suspension of duty on Glycine, N,N-BisÝ2-hydroxy-3-(2-propenyloxy)propyl¨-, monosodium salt, reaction products with ammonium hydroxide and pentafluoroiodoethane-tetrafluoroethylyene telomer.

Bill: 110-hr-4323
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on Glycine, N,N-BisY2-hydroxy-3-(2-propenyloxy)propyl?-, monosodium salt, reaction products with ammonium hydroxide and pentafluoroiodoethane-tetrafluoroethylyene telomer.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
To extend the suspension of duty on 3-Cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6-Ý(di-2-propenylamino)carbonyl¨-,(1R,6R)-rel-, reaction products with pentafluoroiodoethane-tetrefluoroethylene telomer, ammonium salt.

Bill: 110-hr-4324
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on 3-Cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6-Y(di-2-propenylamino)carbonyl?-,(1R,6R)-rel-, reaction products with pentafluoroiodoethane-tetrefluoroethylene telomer, ammonium salt.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
To extend the suspension of duty on Bis (2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebaceate.

Bill: 110-hr-4325
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension of duty on Bis (2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebaceate.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 18, United States Code, to make technical corrections to the new border tunnels and passages offense.

Bill: 110-hr-4326
Sponsor: Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Boundaries
Forfeiture
Government Operations and Politics
Illegal aliens
Immigration
Law
Sentencing guidelines
Smuggling
Transportation and Public Works
Tunnels
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: 
Amends the federal criminal code to assign a new section number (555 instead of 554) to the provision prohibiting the construction of border tunnels and passages into the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-4327
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Case management
Chronically ill
Long-term care
Medical research
Medicare
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: 
Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network to develop and evaluate evidence-based chronic care management for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple, chronic conditions, with a focus on beneficiaries under the Medicare fee-for-service program whose care is most costly.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-12-06
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: 2007-12-06
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: 2007-12-06
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: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Community Economic Development Expertise Enhancement Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-4328
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Church and social problems
Community development
Community development banking
Community organization
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Depressed areas
Economics and Public Finance
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Housing and Community Development
Infrastructure
Nonprofit organizations
Religion
Social Welfare
Urban affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Community Economic Development Expertise Enhancement Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to increase the capacity and expertise of qualifying community-based economic development organizations. 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct an assessment of such organizations' capability needs; and (2) establish the Advisory Council on Community Economic Development. 
Directs the President to include with each annual budget request a report regarding federal financial support for community economic development. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
NAFTA Accountability Act

Bill: 110-hr-4329
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Balance of payments
Barley
Boundaries
Canada
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional-executive relations
Customs unions
Democracy
Drug abuse
Drug traffic
Employee rights
Environmental Protection
Exports
Food safety
Foreign exchange
Foreign trade promotion
Free trade
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Import restrictions
Imports
Industrial pollution
International Affairs
Job creation
Labor and Employment
Latin America
Law
Mexico
Right of assembly
Rule of law
Tariff
Trade agreements
Trade negotiations
Wheat

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: 
NAFTA Accountability Act - Provides that unless the specified conditions set forth in this Act are met: (1) Congress withdraws its approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) effective October 1, 2009; and (2) the President, not later than April 1, 2009, shall provide written notice of withdrawal to the governments of Canada and Mexico.
 

 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should not engage in negotiations to expand NAFTA to include other countries and that trade promotion authority should not be renewed with respect to the approval of any such NAFTA expansion.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the income-related increase in part B premiums that was enacted as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173).

Bill: 110-hr-4330
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector
Insurance premiums
Medical economics
Medicare
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the income-related increase in Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) premiums that was enacted as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-12-06
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: 2007-12-06
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: 2007-12-06
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: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District.

Bill: 110-hr-4333
Sponsor: Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Collection of accounts
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Utah
Water districts
Water supply

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of a specified contract between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District providing for repayment of municipal and industrial water delivery facilities under terms and conditions similar to those used in implementing provisions of the Central Utah Project Completion Act. Provides that the prepayment: (1) may be provided in several installments to reflect substantial completion of the delivery facilities being prepaid; (2) shall be adjusted to conform to a final cost allocation; and (3) may not be adjusted on the basis of the type of prepayment financing utilized by the District.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the uniformed services who no longer satisfies the eligibility conditions for receipt of a bonus or similar benefit because of the death of the member or the retirement or separation of the member due to injury, illness, or other impairment will still receive the balance of the bonus or similar benefit and is not required to repay any portion of the bonus or similar benefit previously paid.

Bill: 110-hr-4334
Sponsor: Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disabled
Families
Military pay
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: 
Prohibits requiring repayment of a bonus or similar benefit, and requires the payment of any portion of such benefit not yet paid, when certain eligibility requirements for the receipt of such benefit are not met due to the death or retirement or separation of the member due to an injury, illness, or other impairment not incurred as a result of the member's own misconduct.
 
Permits, in cases not covered by the above paragraph, additional exceptions to the repayment requirement when it would be contrary to personnel policy, good conscience, or the best interests of the United States.
 
Provides for the retroactive application of this Act beginning on September 11, 2001, as specified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-01-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
To promote youth financial education.

Bill: 110-hr-4335
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Business education
Colleges
Commerce
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer credit
Consumer education
Curricula
Data banks
Economic theory
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational accountability
Educational innovations
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Federal aid to education
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Higher education
Nonprofit organizations
Performance measurement
Personal budgets
Saving and investment
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Teacher education
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching materials
Youth

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: 
 Amends title VI (Flexibility and Accountability) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to create a new Part D: Promoting Youth Financial Literacy. 
 
Allows the Secretary of Education to provide grants to states to: (1) assist local educational agencies and public schools provide financial education programs to students in kindergarten through grade 12; and (2) implement financial education professional development programs for teachers and administrators. Requires a specified amount of the grant funds to be awarded competitively each fiscal year, with the remainder provided to each state on the basis of its share of students in kindergarten through grade 12.
 
Directs the Secretary to make a grant to or contract with an institution of higher education or nonprofit organization that has substantial financial education experience to establish and operate a national clearinghouse of instructional materials and information on model financial education programs and best practices.
 
Amends title V of the ESEA to direct the Secretary to set aside 2% of the funds appropriated for the Fund for the Improvement of Education program each fiscal year for financial literacy activities under such program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-4336
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Aircraft industry
Airlines
Aviation safety
Avionics
Commerce
Commercial aircraft
Compensation (Law)
Data banks
Department of Transportation
Equipment and supplies
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Science, Technology, Communications
Sound recording and reproducing

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: 
Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring all commercial aircraft in extended-range operations that must carry fixed cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder units to also be equipped with a second recorder system that utilizes deployable combination cockpit voice and digital flight data recording technology. 
 
Requires the second deployable recorder system to be mounted as far rear on the airframe as practicable. Sets forth minimum deployable recorder capabilities.
 
Directs the Secretary to reimburse an air carrier for the costs of purchasing and installing such deployable recorder systems for it to comply with regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for Our Armed Forces Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-4337
Sponsor: Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Charitable contributions
Checkoff
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Income tax
Military dependents
Military pay
Tax deductions
Tax refunds

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: 
Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for Our Armed Forces Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction (available to taxpayers who do not itemize their tax deductions) for charitable contributions of up to $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return) to the Armed Forces Relief Trust. 

Allows taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a portion of any overpayment of tax as a contribution to the Trust or to make a cash contribution to the Trust with their tax returns.

Establishes an advisory board to advise the Trust on its operation and on the distribution of contributed funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act

Bill: 110-hr-4338
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Timothy [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Budget resolutions
Budget surpluses
Congress
Economics and Public Finance
Government trust funds
House rules and procedure
Income tax
Legislation
Medicare
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Senate rules and procedure
Social Welfare
Social security finance
Tax expenditures
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: 
Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any concurrent resolution on the budget (or related measure) that would set forth a surplus for any fiscal year less than the surplus of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for that fiscal year.
 
Creates an exception to such point of order if a violation of it would result from an assumption in the measure of an increase in outlays or a decrease in revenue relative to the baseline underlying the measure for Social Security or Medicare reform legislation for any such year.
 
Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any (spending or tax) measure if its enactment would cause the surplus for any fiscal year covered by the most recently agreed to budget resolution to be less than the surplus of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for that fiscal year. Creates an exception to such point of order similar to the other one.
 
Declares that, if the President's budget recommends an on-budget surplus for any fiscal year less than the surplus of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for that fiscal year, then it shall include a detailed proposal for Social Security or Medicare reform legislation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Jesus Manuel Cordova Soberanes.

Bill: 110-hr-4339
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Provides for the relief of Jesus Manuel Cordova Soberanes.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-01-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House