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Firearms Information Use Act of 2008

Bill: 110-s-2769
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Data banks
Firearms
Freedom of information
Government Operations and Politics
Identification devices
Informers
Law
Products liability
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Undercover operations

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Firearms Information Use Act of 2008 - Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal restrictions on the disclosure of the content of the Firearms Trace System database. 

Requires the Attorney General to provide firearms information relating to law enforcement, national security, or intelligence purposes that is requested by law enforcement and federal agencies, Members of Congress, or state and tribal officials. 

Prohibits the public disclosure of firearms information that: (1) identifies any undercover law enforcement officer or informant; (2) contains specific information relating to any case under investigation; or (3) includes the name, address, or any identifying information of a lawful purchaser of any firearm. 

Restricts the use of information contained in the Firearms Trace System database in civil proceedings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2121-2122)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Downed Animal Enforcement Act of 2008

Bill: 110-s-2770
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agricultural industries
Animals
Commerce
Defective products
Department of Agriculture
Fines (Penalties)
Food industry
Food safety
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Law
Livestock
Meat inspection
Meat packing industry
Poultry
Protection of animals
Restaurants

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Downed Animal Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to make it a violation of such Act to: (1) slaughter any nonambulatory livestock, or prepare any carcass or carcass part or meat or meat food product from such animal, for human food use; or (2) fail to comply with the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958.
 
Establishes the following penalties for violations of such prohibitions: (1) gross income-based civil penalty for a first violation; (2) one-year inspection service suspension for a second violation; and (3) permanent withdrawal of inspection service a third violation.
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate final regulations that provide for public disclosure of a comprehensive list of establishments at which recalled meat or poultry is known to be available for public consumption or sale.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2151)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 Act

Bill: 110-s-2771
Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption
Child abuse
Child welfare
Crime and Law Enforcement
Foster home care
Government Operations and Politics
Social Welfare
White House conferences
Youth

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 Act - Directs the President to call a White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 to: (1) encourage improvements in each state and local child welfare system; and (2) develop recommendations for actions to implement express policy regarding federal, state, and local programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2151-2153)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2151)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the investigation of suicides committed by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-s-2772
Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Health
Iraq compilation
Military medicine
Military personnel
Suicide

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Amends federal armed forces law to add provisions concerning investigations of suicides committed by members of the Armed Forces (members).
 
Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, in the case of a member's suicide, to establish a board, made up of commissioned officers serving on active duty, to investigate the causes contributing to the suicide, including preventive actions that could have been taken. Requires: (1) the protection of confidentiality with respect to such investigations; (2) the investigation to be completed within 30 days after the suicide; and (3) an interim and final board report to the Secretary concerned. Directs the Secretary concerned to make public the investigation results, while protecting the confidentiality of the member.
 
Requires all reports received by the Secretary concerned to be transmitted to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, who shall take appropriate actions to reduce the incidence of suicide among members.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act

Bill: 110-s-2773
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Communication in medicine
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Medical research
Medical tests
Research centers
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for planning, establishing, and providing basic operating support for up to 20 national pediatric research consortia. Requires each such consortium to: (1) supplement, but not replace, the establishment of a comprehensive pediatric research portfolio; (2) conduct basic, clinical, behavioral, social, and translational research; and (3) conduct training and demonstration of advanced diagnostic and treatment methods relating to pediatrics.

Requires the Director of NIH to provide for the coordination of information and ensure regular communication between consortia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Judgeship Act of 2008

Bill: 110-s-2774
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Advice and consent of the Senate
Alabama
Appellate courts
Arizona
California
Colorado
Congress
District courts
Florida
Government Operations and Politics
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Judges
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York State
Oregon
Presidential appointments
South Carolina
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Federal Judgeship Act of 2008 - Directs the President to: (1) appoint additional circuit judges for the first, second, third, sixth, eighth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary judges for the ninth circuit court of appeals; and (2) appoint additional permanent and temporary district judges for districts in specified states. 

action_date: 2008-07-21
text: 

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

Federal Judgeship Act of 2008 - Directs the President to: (1) appoint additional circuit judges for the first, second, third, sixth, eighth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary judges for the ninth circuit court of appeals; and (2) appoint additional permanent and temporary district judges for districts in specified states. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-07-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 891.
action_date: 2008-07-21
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-427. Additional, Minority and Supplemental views filed.
action_date: 2008-07-21
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-427. Additional, Minority and Supplemental views filed.
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2154-2155)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2153-2154)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Share Act of 2008

Bill: 110-s-2775
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Income tax
Medicare
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social Welfare
Social security taxes
Subsidiary corporations

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Fair Share Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to treat certain foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies performing services under a contract with the U.S. government as U.S. employers for purposes of Social Security and Medicare employment taxes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2155-2156)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2155)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008

Bill: 110-s-2776
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Afghanistan
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Clothing
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Employee rights
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Pakistan
President and foreign policy
South Asia
Tariff preferences
Textile fabrics

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008 - Declares the purposes of this Act, including to stimulate economic activity and development in Afghanistan and the border region of Pakistan in an effort to combat violent extremism. 

Authorizes the President to: (1) designate an area within Afghanistan or Pakistan as a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone, provided such country meets certain eligibility requirements; and (2) proclaim duty-free treatment for certain articles (including certain textile and apparel articles as well as non-textile or non-apparel articles) that are imported into the United States from a designated zone within such country, provided certain requirements are met. Specifies rules of origin for such articles.

Prohibits duty-free treatment for any such articles unless the country in question adopts certain enforcement measures to prevent their unlawful transshipment and the use of false documents relating to importation into the United States.

Authorizes the President to: (1) waive duty-free treatment for such articles if it is inconsistent with the national interests of the United States; and (2) withdraw, suspend, or limit such treatment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, in recognition of his courageous and unwavering commitment to democracy, human rights, and peaceful change in Cuba.

Bill: 110-s-2777
Sponsor: Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Caribbean area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional gold medals
Cuba
Democracy
Dissenters
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
International Affairs
Latin America
Political prisoners

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation on behalf of the Congress of a gold medal to Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet in recognition of his courageous and unwavering commitment to democracy and human rights in Cuba.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2156)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Armed Forces Mental Health Professionals Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Act of 2008

Bill: 110-s-2778
Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
Education
Health
Higher education
Medical education
Mental health services
Military medicine
Military pay
Nurses
Officer personnel
Psychiatrists
Psychologists
Recruiting and enlistment
Scholarships
Social Welfare
Social work

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Armed Forces Mental Health Professionals Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends federal military pay provisions to provide: (1) a bonus of up to $25,000 per year for officers who agree to remain on active duty as clinical psychologists; (2) an accession bonus of up to $400,000 to clinical psychologists with a critically short wartime specialty who agree to accept a commission and remain on active duty for at least four years; and (3) special pay for officers serving as clinical psychologists for at least one year.
 
Provides: (1) an accession bonus of up to $30,000 for social workers in critically short wartime specialties agreeing to serve as officers on active duty for at least three years; and (2) special pay for officers serving as social workers for at least one year.
 
Provides special pay for officers serving as mental health nurses for at least one year.
 
Includes psychiatrists, social workers, and mental health nurses under Department of Defense (DOD) authority to provide retention incentives for members of the Armed Forces qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high priority units.
 
Includes psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers, mental health nurses, and other behavioral health professionals as eligible health professions under the DOD health professions scholarship and financial assistance program.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of each military department to use the authorities in this Act to facilitate the recruitment and retention in the reserve components of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers, and mental health nurses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects.

Bill: 110-s-2779
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to Indians
Grants-in-aid
Minorities
Reclamation of land
Strip mining
Tunnels

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, with respect to the allocation of surface mining reclamation funds to states and Indian tribes, to modify limitations on such allocations to provide for payments for filling voids and sealing tunnels and entryways (of non-coal mines as well as coal mines).
 
Requires uncertified states or Indian tribes to use such allocated funds to fill voids and seal tunnels and entryways (of non-coal as well as coal mines). (&quot;Uncertified states and Indian tribes&quot; are those which have not certified to the Secretary of the Interior that all priorities specified under the Act for eligible lands and waters have been achieved.)

action_date: 2008-09-16
text: 

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

Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, with respect to the allocation of surface mining reclamation funds to states and Indian tribes, to modify limitations on such allocations to provide for payments for filling voids and sealing tunnels and entryways (of non-coal mines as well as coal mines).

Requires uncertified states or Indian tribes to use such allocated funds to fill voids and seal tunnels and entryways (of non-coal as well as coal mines). (&quot;Uncertified states and Indian tribes&quot; are those which have not certified to the Secretary of the Interior that all priorities specified under the Act for eligible lands and waters have been achieved.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 986.
action_date: 2008-09-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-09-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-09-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2008-07-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-572.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2157)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2156-2157)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require an electronic database of information on the incidence of suicide among members of the Armed Forces.

Bill: 110-s-2780
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Data banks
Drug abuse
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Health
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Mental health
Mental illness
Military medicine
Military personnel
National Guard
Personnel records
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Science, Technology, Communications
Suicide

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and maintain an electronic database on the incidence of suicide and attempted suicide among members of the Armed Forces on active duty, as well as members of the National Guard and reserves who are demobilized from active duty.
 
Requires: (1) regular reports from the Secretary to the congressional defense committees; and (2) such reports to be made available to the public (absent personally-identifying information).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare program.

Bill: 110-s-2781
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education
Higher education
Hospital rates
Medical education
Medical residents
Medicare
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase, between FY2008 and FY2011, from 85% to 100% of the locality adjusted national average per resident amount the payment floor for direct graduate medical education (GME) payments under the Medicare program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2157-2159)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Roads and Rail (REPAIR) Act of 2008

Bill: 110-s-2782
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Corporation taxes
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Excess profits tax
Excise tax
Federal aid to transportation
Government trust funds
Highway finance
Income tax
Petroleum
Petroleum industry
Tax deductions
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Roads and Rail (REPAIR) Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose in 2008 or 2009 an excise tax of 25% on the windfall profits of integrated oil companies and other producers and refiners of crude oil (crude oil condensates and natural gasoline) with gross receipts over $1 billion. 

Allows a tax deduction for the payment of the windfall profit tax imposed by this Act. 

Requires the transfer of windfall profit tax revenues to the Highway Trust Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to allow for additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Bill: 110-s-2783
Sponsor: Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air routes
Airline passenger traffic
Airlines
Airports
Infrastructure
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Amends federal transportation law to allow certain air carriers that hold or operate air carrier slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which are used for scheduled air service between that airport and a large hub airport, to use such slots also to provide nonstop air transportation service between Reagan National Airport and another airport more than 1,250 statute miles away (perimeter rule limit).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate