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American Life Sciences Competitiveness Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3264
Sponsor: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2007-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Biomedical engineering
Clinical trials
Commerce
Drug industry
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Income tax
Investment tax credit
Investments
Losses
Medical research
Orphan drugs
Pharmaceutical research
Research and development tax credit
Science, Technology, Communications
Small business
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax deferral

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: 
American Life Sciences Competitiveness Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow biomedical research corporations to: (1) engage in investment activity involving shifts in ownership without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards; (2) claim a full research and development tax credit for contract research expenses (currently, limited to 65%); (3) claim a business tax credit for 20% of eligible countermeasures research expenses (for biomedical threats); and (4) claim a tax-free rollover of gain from stock sales reinvested in another biomedical research corporation.

Expands the tax credit for clinical testing expenses for drugs to treat rare diseases (orphan drugs) to include expenses incurred after an application is made to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but before receipt of an orphan drug designation.

Allows individual taxpayers a 20% tax credit for equity investments in small biomedical research firms engaged in incubational research (i.e., research conducted prior to large-scale clinical trials). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1689-1690)
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Harry S Truman Birthplace Study Act

Bill: 110-hr-3265
Sponsor: Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4]
Introduced: 2007-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Commemorations
Ex-presidents
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Historic sites
History
Missouri
Truman Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: 
Harry S Truman Birthplace Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Harry S. Truman Birthplace State Historic Site in Lamar, Missouri.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the issuance of War on Radical Islam Bonds.

Bill: 110-hr-3266
Sponsor: Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2007-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Economics and Public Finance
Government securities
Islamic fundamentalism
Religion
Savings bonds
War

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Treasury should designate one or more series of bonds or certificates as &quot;War on Radical Islam Bonds.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3267
Sponsor: Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2007-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alaska
Arizona
Authorization
Child health
Community health services
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Hawaii
Hawaiians
Infant mortality
Low birth weight
Maternal health services
Minorities
Minority health
New Mexico
Performance measurement
Pregnant women
Texas
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: 
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider certain criteria in making grants under the Healthy Start Initiative, including: (1) factors that contribute to infant mortality, such as low birthweight; and (2) the extent to which applicants for grants facilitate a community-based approach to the delivery of services and a comprehensive approach to women's health care to improve perinatal outcomes.

Provides that the Secretary is not prohibited from awarding grants for special projects that are intended to address significant disparities in perinatal health indicators in communities along the United States-Mexico border, or in Alaska, Hawaii, or any U.S. possession or territory.

Eliminates authority for the Secretary to make additional grants to: (1) assist communities with technical assistance, replication of successful projects, and state policy formation to reduce infant and maternal mortality and morbidity; and (2) conduct and support research and to provide additional health care services for pregnant women and infants.

Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for the Healthy Start Initiative.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Government Accountability Office Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3268
Sponsor: Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2007-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agriculture and Food
Annuities
Auditing
Civil service retirement
Collection of accounts
Congressional agencies
Congressional investigations
Congressional reorganization
Congressional reporting requirements
Consultants
Economics and Public Finance
Expense accounts
Federal employees
Federal officials
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial disclosure
Financial statements
Gifts
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Inspectors general
Labor and Employment
Law
Recreation
Salaries
Severance pay

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: 
Government Accountability Office Act of 2007 - Revises certain administrative requirements for the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
 
Requires the Comptroller General (not the President, as currently) to appoint the Deputy Comptroller General, who shall serve at the Comptroller General's pleasure.
 
Establishes an Office of the Inspector General in GAO.
 
Requires the Comptroller General's annual report to Congress to assess the overall degree of federal agency cooperation with GAO audits.
 
Requires any executive agency (or component) that prepares an audited financial statement (or related schedule) to reimburse GAO the cost of any GAO audit.
 
Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to revise the coverage of certain GAO officers and employees under its financial disclosure requirements.
 
Increases from 15 to 20 the number of experts and consultants whose services the Comptroller General may procure for renewable three-year terms at rates up to level IV of the Executive Schedule.
 
Makes funds appropriated to GAO for salaries and expenses also available for recruitment-related meals and entertainment.
 
Authorizes GAO to accept any money or property received as a gift, devise, bequest, grant, or otherwise to aid or facilitate its work.
 
Revises the highest basic pay rate for GAO personnel from GS-15 to Executive Level III.
 
Caps the Comptroller General's annuity at level II of the Executive Schedule instead of his or her basic pay rate. 
 
Revises requirements for: (1) the pay rates for senior-level positions at GAO; (2) voluntary separation incentive payments; and (3) basic pay for retirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Visitors Interested in Strengthening America (VISA) Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3270
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2007-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Child health
Commemorations
Driver licenses
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Exhibitions
Families
Foreign students
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Identification devices
Latin America
Mexicans
Mexico
Parents
Passports
Secondary education
Student activities
Transportation and Public Works
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Visitors Interested in Strengthening America (VISA) Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize a Department of Homeland Security official to waive certain entry documentary requirements for a nonimmigrant child (unmarried and under the age of 16) who is a citizen or national of Mexico and accompanying parent or adult chaperone in instances of: (1) medical visits; (2) student groups; or (3) special community events. 
Sets forth additional requirements for such entries.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3272
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2007-08-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Authorization
Building construction
China
Chinese language
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Department of State
Diplomats
East Asia
Economic assistance
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational exchanges
Embassies
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Human rights
Information technology
Language and languages
Law
Rule of law
Science, Technology, Communications
Teacher education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: 
United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2007 - Authorizes FY2008 appropriations for: (1) public diplomacy programming, hiring of additional local public diplomacy personnel, and public diplomacy information technology infrastructure in the People's Republic of China (PRC); (2) construction of one additional U.S. consulate in the PRC (in addition to the number in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act); (3) 10 additional U.S. diplomatic posts in the PRC (in addition to the number in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act); (4) a U.S. financial contribution to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; (5) rule of law initiatives in the PRC; and (6) specified Chinese language exchanges.
 
 Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should retain possession of the U.S. Embassy compound in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China, after the opening of the new U.S. Embassy compound in Liang Ma He, Beijing, China. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1699-1700)
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act

Bill: 110-hr-3273
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2007-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Business education
China
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
East Asia
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Executive reorganization
Exports
Federal aid to education
Federal officials
Foreign trade promotion
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Higher education
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: 
United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) provide grants to states to establish and operate state offices in the People's Republic of China (PRC) to promote U.S. exports to PRC; (2) establish a program to create China market advocate positions in United States Export Assistance Centers in order to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses in the export U.S. goods to PRC, including assistance for business-related expenses for trade missions to PRC; and (3) submit to Congress a plan to consolidate fees for Gold Key matching services provided to such U.S. businesses that export U.S. goods or services to more than one market in PRC.
 
Amends the Small Business Act to require the Office of International Trade of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide guidance to U.S. small businesses with respect to the export of U.S. goods and services to PRC. Establishes in the Office a Director of China Program Grants.
 
Directs the Administrator of SBA, acting through the Director of China Program Grants, to make grants to institutions of higher education to establish and operate Chinese business education programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
United States-China Energy Cooperation Act

Bill: 110-hr-3274
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]
Introduced: 2007-08-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Air pollution control
Alternative energy sources
Carbon cycle
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Commerce
Commercialization
East Asia
Education
Energy
Energy efficiency
Energy research
Environmental Protection
Environmental technology
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Industry-university relations
International cooperation in science
Joint ventures
Policy sciences
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: 
United States-China Energy Cooperation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make grants to encourage cooperation between the United States and China in joint ventures involving: (1) joint energy and climate change policy education programs; and (2) joint research, development, or commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration technology, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources.
 
Requires joint ventures to be composed of both: (1) Chinese and United States private business entities; (2) Chinese academic persons (who reside and work in China) and U.S. academic persons; or (3) Chinese and U.S. federal, state, or local government entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
U.S.-China Language Engagement Act

Bill: 110-hr-3275
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2007-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
China
Chinese language
Computers
Cultural relations
Distance education
East Asia
Economics and Public Finance
Educational accountability
Educational exchanges
Educational technology
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Federal aid to education
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
History
International Affairs
International competitiveness
Language and languages
Performance measurement
School districts
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Teacher education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: 
U.S.-China Language Engagement Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive three-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for innovative model programs establishing, improving, or expanding Chinese language and cultural studies instruction for their elementary school and secondary school students. 
 
Directs the Secretary to award grants to LEAs for use in acquiring communications technologies or equipment to improve Chinese language instruction in elementary schools and secondary schools through computer-assisted instruction, distance learning, and virtual exchanges with schools in China.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that increasing the number of students who receive substantial exposure to Chinese language and cultural studies before graduating from secondary school will enhance our global economic competitiveness in the 21st century.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2007-08-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1702)
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
Bad Polluters Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3276
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2007-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Corporation taxes
Depreciation and amortization
Energy
Environmental Protection
Great Lakes
Income tax
Law
Licenses
Oil pollution
Petroleum industry
Petroleum refineries
Tax deductions
Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: 
Bad Polluters Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny to a Great Lakes Polluter the taxpayer election to expense 50% of the cost of refinery property in the current taxpayer year. Defines &quot;Great Lakes Polluter&quot; as a refinery owner that holds a permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to discharge a certain level of pollutants into the Great Lakes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1707)
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on butanedioic acid, dimethylester, polymer with 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidine ethanol.

Bill: 110-hr-3277
Sponsor: Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1]
Introduced: 2007-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on butanedioic acid, dimethylester, polymer with 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidine ethanol.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on a mixture of 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine,N,N"'-Ý1,2-ethane-diyl-bis Ý Ý Ý4,6-bis-Ýbutyl (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)amino¨-1,3,5-triazine-2 yl¨ imino¨-3,1-propanediyl¨ ¨ bisÝN',N"- dibutyl-N',N"-bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)- and Butanedioic acid, dimethylester polymer with 4-hyroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperdine ethanol.

Bill: 110-hr-3278
Sponsor: Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1]
Introduced: 2007-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on a mixture of 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine,N,N'-[1,2-ethane-diyl-bis [ [ [4,6-bis-[butyl (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)amino]-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl] imino]-3,1-propanediyl] ] bis[N',N'- dibutyl-N',N'-bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)- and Butanedioic acid, dimethylester polymer with 4-hyroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperdine ethanol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on 4-chloro-benzonitrile.

Bill: 110-hr-3279
Sponsor: Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1]
Introduced: 2007-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-chloro-benzonitrile.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on othro nitro aniline.

Bill: 110-hr-3280
Sponsor: Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1]
Introduced: 2007-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on othro nitro aniline.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House