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Congressional Pension Accountability Act

Bill: 110-hr-466
Sponsor: Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2007-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Annuities
Bribery
Congressional ethics
Congressional pensions
Crime and Law Enforcement
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Fugitives from justice
Government Operations and Politics
Interest
Labor and Employment
Law
Members of Congress
Misconduct in office
Perjury
Public corruption

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: 
Congressional Pension Accountability Act - Prohibits a Member of Congress, or a survivor or beneficiary, from receiving an annuity or retired pay if such Member is: (1) convicted of bribery of public officials and witnesses, conspiracy either to commit any offense against the United States or to defraud the United States, perjury, or subornation of perjury; or (2) indicted or has outstanding charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
 
Defines &quot;Member of Congress&quot; as the Vice President, a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2007-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2007-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2007-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Introduced in House
Southern Idaho Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-467
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Collection of accounts
Construction costs
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Idaho
Infrastructure
Irrigation
Irrigation districts
Landowners

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: 
Southern Idaho Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act of 2007 - Authorizes any owner of land within the A&B Irrigation District in Idaho to repay at any time the construction costs of District project facilities that are allocated to such land. Provides that, upon full payment of such costs, the parcels shall not be subject to specified ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under federal reclamation law, for which the Secretary shall, upon request, provide the landowner a certificate.

action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 
Southern Idaho Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act of 2007 - Authorizes any owner of land within the A&B Irrigation District in Idaho to repay at any time the construction costs of District project facilities that are allocated to such land. Provides that, upon full payment of such costs, the parcels shall not be subject to specified ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under federal reclamation law, for which the Secretary shall, upon request, provide the landowner a certificate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-06
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2126)
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2126)
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 467.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2126)
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Introduced in House
Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-468
Sponsor: Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32]
Introduced: 2007-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Academic performance
Child health
Contraceptives
Counseling
Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Ethics
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Families
Family planning and birth control
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Health counseling
Health education
Health information systems
Immigrant health
Immigration
Medical research
Medical statistics
Mental health
Minorities
Minority health
Nonprofit organizations
Parent and child
Public service advertising
School health programs
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Sex education
Sexual abstinence
Social Welfare
Teenage pregnancy
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: 
Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for projects to prevent teen pregnancies in racial, ethnic minority, or immigrant communities with a substantial incidence or prevalence of cases of teen pregnancy as compared to the average number of such cases in communities in the state involved.
 
Allows the Secretary to make grants to: (1) provide necessary social and cultural support services regarding teen pregnancy; (2) provide health and educational services related to the prevention of teen pregnancy; (3) promote better health and educational outcomes among pregnant teens; (4) provide training for individuals who plan to work in school-based support programs regarding the prevention of teen pregnancy; and (5) provide public education and increase awareness with respect to the issue of teen pregnancy and related social and emotional issues.
 
Requires the Secretary to make grants to establish and operate a National Clearinghouse for Teen Pregnancy Prevention.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants to conduct, support, and coordinate research on the prevention of teen pregnancy in such communities.
 
Allows a grant to be made under this Act only if the applicant agrees that: (1) all information provided pursuant to the Act will be age-appropriate, factually and medically accurate and complete, and scientifically based; and (2) information, activities, and services under the grant will be provided in the language and cultural context that is most appropriate for individual groups.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Introduced in House
Great Lakes Migratory Bird Research and Management Act

Bill: 110-hr-469
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Animals
Canada
Fisheries
Fishery management
Fishing
Great Lakes
International Affairs
International agencies
Law
Licenses
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Migratory bird conservation
Research
Science, Technology, Communications
Sports and Recreation
Treaties
Wildlife management

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: 
Great Lakes Migratory Bird Research and Management Act - Amends the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956 to authorize the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to carry out activities relating to the investigation of migratory bird depredation on commercial and sport fisheries in the Great Lakes. 
 
Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits to cooperating state, Provincial, Tribal, First Nation, and U.S. and Canadian federal agencies with migratory bird management authority, and signatory to a Memorandum of Understanding with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, to manage and take migratory birds, for the purpose of control of depredation by such birds on commercial and sport fisheries in the Great Lakes.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for continuity of Medicare prescription drug coverage for full-benefit dual eligible individuals, for Medicare prescription drug coverage of benzodiazepines and off-label uses of certain prescription drugs and biological products, for optional Medicaid coverage of Medicare prescription drug cost-sharing for full-benefit dual eligible individuals, and for authorization to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain determinations denying Medicare prescription drug coverage.

Bill: 110-hr-470
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Administrative remedies
Coinsurance
Department of Health and Human Services
Drugs
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Law
Managed care
Medicaid
Medical economics
Medical fees
Medicare
Physicians
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: 
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program ) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for continuity of coverage of prescription drugs under Medicare prescription drug plans for full-benefit dual eligible individuals.

Provides for Medicare prescription drug coverage of benzodiazepines and of off-label uses of prescription drugs and biologicals.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to permit state Medicaid programs to cover Medicare prescription drug copayments for full-benefit dual eligible individuals.

Amends SSA title XVIII to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive denial of Medicare prescription drug coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-01-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-01-12
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: 2007-01-12
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: 2007-01-12
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: 2007-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Introduced in House
Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-471
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adoption
Congress
Families
Income tax
Sunset legislation
Tax credits
Tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: 
Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2007 - Exempts provisions expanding the adoption tax credit and adoption assistance programs enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 from the general terminating (sunset) provisions of that Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5058)
action_date: 2007-01-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H793)
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Introduced in House
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the "Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

Bill: 110-hr-474
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorations
Health
Names
New Mexico
Veterans' hospitals

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Redesignates the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at 1501 San Pedro Drive, SE, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the &quot;Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the "Scott Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

Bill: 110-hr-478
Sponsor: Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Courthouses
Federal office buildings
Kentucky
Law
Names

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the &quot;Scott Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse.&quot;

action_date: 2007-02-16
text: 

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

Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the &quot;Scott Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse.&quot;

action_date: 2007-03-13
text: 

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

Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the &quot;Scott Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2007-03-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-03-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2457)
action_date: 2007-03-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2457)
action_date: 2007-03-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 478.
action_date: 2007-03-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2457-2458)
action_date: 2007-03-13
text: Mr. Boswell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 13.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-19.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-19.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-01-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call telemarketing rules to permit individuals to opt out of receiving certain politically-oriented telephone calls.

Bill: 110-hr-479
Sponsor: Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Campaign funds
Consumer protection
Directories
Federal Trade Commission
Fund raising
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Political advertising
Science, Technology, Communications
Telemarketing

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue regulations to revise the Telemarketing Sales (do-not-call) Rule to prohibit, as an abusive telemarketing act or practice, any politically-oriented telephone calls to persons who, after such regulations are issued, register with the FTC to include their telephone numbers on a &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry established to prohibit such calls.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to any individual who lacks a Social Security account number.

Bill: 110-hr-480
Sponsor: Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Housing and Community Development
Illegal aliens
Immigration
Mortgages
Social Welfare
Social security numbers

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit credit from being extended in any consumer credit transaction in which a security interest will be retained or acquired in property located within the United States which will be used as the consumer's principal residence if such consumer lacks a Social Security account number.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-481
Sponsor: Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Absentee voting
Ballots
Congress
Congressional elections
Economics and Public Finance
Election administration
Grants-in-aid
Identification devices
Photography
Presidential elections
User charges
Voting

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate state or local election official from providing a federal election ballot to an individual who desires to vote in person unless the individual presents to the official: (1) a government-issued, current, and valid photo identification (ID); or (2) for regularly scheduled federal general elections held in November 2010 and subsequent years, a government-issued, current, and valid photo ID for which the individual was required to provide proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition for issuance of the ID.
 
Requires an individual who does not present such an ID to be permitted to cast a provisional ballot in such an election. Requires such individual, however, to present the required ID within 48 hours after casting the provisional ballot, or the appropriate state or local election official may not determine the individual's eligibility to vote.

Requires individuals who vote other than in person in a federal election (for example, by mail) to submit a copy of such a photo ID with a ballot, or the appropriate official may not accept the ballot. Exempts from this requirement the absentee ballot of any eligible overseas military voter absent from the United States by reason of active duty or service.

Requires states to establish a program to provide photo IDs in accordance with this Act to individuals who desire to vote but do not otherwise possess a government-issued photo ID.
 
Prescribes requirements for any state fee for providing such a photo ID.
 
Requires the Election Assistance Commission to make payments to states to cover the costs incurred in providing photo IDs to individuals unable to afford the fee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels of National Forest System land in the Tahoe National Forest in the State of California, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-483
Sponsor: Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2007-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Land transfers
Mines and mineral resources
National forests

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire from Irving N. Christensen and from Dennis W. and Cindy M. McCreary certain parcels of land in exchange for certain parcels of National Forest System lands in Tahoe National Forest, California. 
 
Withdraws all exchanged lands from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-16
text: Introduced in House