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For the relief of Theresa and Stefan Sajac.

Bill: 110-hr-3183
Sponsor: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]
Introduced: 2007-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Provides for the relief of Theresa and Stefan Sajac.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Introduced in House
401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3185
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Commerce
Contracts
Department of Labor
Federal advisory bodies
Fees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Investments
Law
Mutual funds
Pension funds
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to prohibit an administrator of an individual account plan that includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement to enter into any contract for services to the plan without a written statement that identifies who will be performing such services, describes each such service, and specifies the expected total annual cost of such services. Requires the Secretary of Labor to prescribe a model statement that may be used for purposes of satisfying such requirements. Limits the requirements for such a statement to contracts for services if the total cost for such services equals or exceeds $1,000.

Requires an administrator of an individual account plan that permits participants or beneficiaries to exercise control over their account assets to: (1) provide to each such participant or beneficiary a notice of the investment options available for election, including a fee menu and an annual benefit statement; and (2) include at least one investment option that is a nationally recognized market-based index fund that meets certain requirements. 

Requires the Secretary to make available to small employers: (1) educational and compliance materials to assist in selecting and monitoring service providers for individual account plans, investment options, and fees; and (2) services to assist in finding and understanding affordable investment options for such plans. 

Establishes in the Department of Labor (DOL) an Advisory Council on Improving Employer-Employee Retirement Practices. Requires the Council to issue an annual report on the state of U.S. retirement income security.

Sets forth provisions regarding enforcement of this Act. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-04-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act

Bill: 110-hr-3186
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alcoholism
Dental care
Dentists
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug abuse treatment
Drug addiction
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to health facilities
Health education
Higher education
Indian medical care
Medical education
Medical research
Methamphetamine
Minorities
Paramedical personnel
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act - Requires the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to make grants to enable public and private nonprofit entities to determine whether educating youth about meth mouth (oral decay that is commonly associated with methamphetamine use) is an effective strategy for preventing or reducing methamphetamine use. Reserves a portion of appropriated funds for Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify the clinical research, health services research, and public health research on associations between substance use disorders, oral health, and the provision of dental care.

Requires the Secretary to study the effect methamphetamine use has on the demand for, and provision of, dental care.

Directs the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support training and offer technical assistance to ensure that dentists and allied dental personnel are prepared to: (1) recognize signs of alcohol or drug addiction; (2) discuss the nature of substance abuse as it relates to their area of expertise; (3) understand how certain dental therapies can affect the relapse potential of substance dependent patients; and (4) help those affected by a substance use disorder find appropriate treatment for their conditions.

Authorizes the Administrator to collaborate with professional accrediting bodies to develop and support substance abuse training courses for oral health professionals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Meth Mouth Correctional Costs and Reentry Support Act

Bill: 110-hr-3187
Sponsor: Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child health
Criminal justice information
Criminal statistics
Dental care
Ex-offenders
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Health
Juvenile delinquency
Medical statistics
Methamphetamine
Prisoners
Rehabilitation of criminals

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
Meth Mouth Correctional Costs and Reentry Support Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to: (1) include in criminal justice system statistics data about the oral health of federal inmates and dental care provided in federal correctional facilities; and (2) conduct a study on how methampehtamine use affects the demand for (and provision of) oral health care in such facilities.

Provides for Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to states and local, territorial, and tribal governments for: (1) oral health dental programs for federal inmates; (2) evaluating the extent to which poor oral health undermines or impedes an inmate's successful reentry into the community; and (3) establishing adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects for inmate oral health programs during incarceration and after release.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act

Bill: 110-hr-3188
Sponsor: Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aid to dependent children
Cash welfare block grants
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Welfare work participation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to eliminate the separate work participation rate requirements for two-parent families. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-07-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1627)
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Opt Out of Iraq War Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3190
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Defense budgets
Economic assistance
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Estate tax
Families
Gift tax
Government trust funds
Higher education
Income tax
International Affairs
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa
Military dependents
Military occupation
Military operations
Military withdrawal
Preschool education
Public debt
Scholarships
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education
War casualties
War relief

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
Opt Out of Iraq War Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate that the percentage of their income, estate, or gift tax payments that would otherwise be used to fund the Iraq war be paid into a Future Fund from which funding will be provided, in equal amounts, to the Head Start program, to reduce the national debt, and for a Children of Iraq War Veterans College Fund.
 
Requires amounts in the College Fund to be used to pay the college costs of students that had a parent in the Armed Forces who served in the Iraq war for at least 180 days, died as the result of service in such war, or was hospitalized and unable to return to duty due to such service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2007-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Wounded Warrior Information Sharing Act

Bill: 110-hr-3191
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Iraq compilation
Military discharges
Retired military personnel
Veterans' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
Wounded Warrior Information Sharing Act - Directs that, in the case of a member of the Armed Forces being medically separated or retired, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall ensure (subject to the member's consent) that the member's address and contact information is transmitted, within 30 days after such separation or retirement, to the department or agency for veterans affairs of the state to which the member intends to reside.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Access to Community Pharmacy Preservation Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3193
Sponsor: Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Bank records
Drugs
Fees
Finance and Financial Sector
Long-term care
Medicaid
Pharmacies
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare
Supplemental security income program
Welfare eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
Access to Community Pharmacy Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require states to pay dispensing fees for Medicaid covered outpatient drugs.
 
Directs a state which provides medical assistance for covered outpatient drugs to establish a minimum Medicaid dispensing fee of at least $8 per unit for covered outpatient multiple source drugs.
 
Revises the requirement for application of the federal upper pharmacy reimbursement limit in the calculation of the payment for covered outpatient drugs. Increases from 250% to 300% the percentage of the average manufacturer price (AMP) the Secretary of Health and Human Services is required to substitute for 150% of the published price.
 
Repeals the state option to increase the cap on the equity asset test for an individual's eligibility for long-term care assistance under Medicaid.
 
Directs the Secretary, for purposes of verifying financial eligibility for Medicaid, to collaborate with the Commissioner of Social Security for use of the Commissioner's system for obtaining information held by financial institutions in order to verify eligibility for benefits under SSA title VI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
H1B Strengthening Anti-Fraud Effectiveness Act

Bill: 110-hr-3194
Sponsor: Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Admission of nonimmigrants
Alien labor
Employers' liability
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Labor and Employment
Skilled labor
Temporary employment

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
H1B Strengthening Anti-Fraud Effectiveness Act or H1B SAFE Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, if the Secretary has specific information concerning an employer's improper hiring of a nonimmigrant H-1B alien (temporary employment in a specialty occupation or as a fashion model), to provide the Secretary of Labor with such information which may be used to initiate a Department of Labor compliance investigation.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to require an employer filing an H-1B labor condition application with the Department of Labor to include the application number on the subsequent H-1B petition filed with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
School Building Enhancement Act

Bill: 110-hr-3197
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Alternative energy sources
Building construction
Building laws
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to education
Green products
Maintenance and repair
School buildings
School buses
Student transportation
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
School Building Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to: (1) states and local educational agencies (LEAs) for providing intensive technical assistance for, and assisting the implementation of, the EnergySmart Schools Program of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Star for K-12 School Districts program of the Environmental Protection Agency; (2) LEAs that become partners through such Energy Star program; and (3) states for use in the development, in partnership with DOE, of state-level school energy efficiency quality plans.
 
Requires the Secretary to give priority to projects to provide assistance to school districts with a demonstrated need for energy efficiency improvement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Quadrennial National Security Review Act

Bill: 110-hr-3198
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Defense budgets
Economics and Public Finance
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Strategic planning

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
Quadrennial National Security Review Act - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to direct the President, every four years, to: (1) conduct a quadrennial national security review (QNSR) to set forth the long- and short-term security goals of the United States; and (2) report review results to Congress.
 
Establishes the QNSR Advisory Commission to assess such reports and the national security budget.
 
Directs the President to submit a national security strategy report at the same time that each QNSR is submitted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act

Bill: 110-hr-3199
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2007-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Emergency communication systems
Federal-city relations
Fire departments
Fire fighters
Geographic information systems
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Identification devices
New York City
Office buildings
Radio
Science, Technology, Communications
Subways
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: 
9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to procure development and provision of a communications system for the New York City Fire Department, including appropriate radios and upgrades to the Department's critical information dispatch system that allow communication in all locations and under all conditions in which firefighters can reasonably be expected to work, including all high-rise buildings and subways.
 
Directs that any communications system procured include provision to each firefighter of a supplemental radio communication device that: (1) allows the firefighter to transmit emergency notification warning signals to other firefighters; and (2) has the capability to operate automatically by transmitting messages that will relay an incapacitated firefighter's identification and location.
 
Requires that upgrades procured: (1) provide useful, detailed data concerning all likely terrorist target locations in the city; and (2) be capable of providing to responding firefighters, instantaneously, details about particular buildings and other locations to assist in making decisions about how to mitigate a terrorist attack.
 
Requires that: (1) radios, any dispatch system upgrades, and supplemental communication devices procured be tested; and (2) the Secretary coordinate with the city to ensure that the communications system procured is compatible with city plans to upgrade its 911 system and interoperable with other public safety communications systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1633)
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Introduced in House