hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1403
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2007-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation
Agricultural pollution
Agricultural subsidies
Air pollution control
Alternative crops
Biomass energy
Energy
Energy crops
Environmental Protection
Habitat conservation
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Soil conservation
Water pollution control
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: 
Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to designate as bioenergy cropsheds areas that are physically located within a 50-mile radius, or some other economically-practicable distance, from an existing or planned biorefinery. 
 
States that each designated bioenergy cropshed shall include local conservation objectives, including water quality, wildlife habitat, soil quality, and air quality.
 
Directs the Secretary, through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to offer to enter into contracts with producers on a farm in a bioenergy cropshed to provide bioenergy crop transition assistance to encourage the producers to produce bioenergy crops.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Foreign Investment Security Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1404
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2007-05-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Commerce
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Corporate mergers
Defense industries
Energy
Foreign corporations
Foreign investments
Governmental investigations
Legislative resolutions
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: 
Foreign Investment Security Act of 2007 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 relating to authorized investigations of the effects on national security of a proposed acquisition, merger, or takeover (transaction) by or with foreign persons which could result in foreign control of persons engaged in U.S. commerce to: (1) extend the time to commence such investigation; (2) require the findings and recommendations of any investigation to be sent immediately to the President and specified congressional committees for review; (3) require certain factors to be considered as part of such investigation, including the effect on domestic production and long-term projections of U.S. requirements for sources of energy and other critical resources; (4) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to report quarterly to such committees a detailed summary and analysis of each transaction being, or likely to be, reviewed; and (5) subject the President's decision not to suspend or prohibit a transaction to a congressional approval process.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6142-6143)
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Polar Bear Protection Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1406
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2007-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Bears
Canada
Environmental Protection
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Hunting
Import restrictions
Law
Licenses
Marine mammals
Sports and Recreation
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: 
Polar Bear Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit issuing permits for the importation of polar bear parts taken in a sport hunt.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Smart Buildings Act

Bill: 110-s-1407
Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2007-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air conditioning
Depreciation and amortization
Electric appliances
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Heating
Income tax
Refrigeration
Standards
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: 
 Smart Buildings Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 20-year depreciation recovery period, calculated on a straight line basis, for property that is part of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or refrigeration system, or which replaces one or more components of such a system, if such system or such replacement component: (1) exceeds by at least 10 percent the applicable minimum performance standard under the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, or the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Standard 90.1; (2) is placed in service before January 1, 2012; and (3) is installed in nonresidential or residential rental buildings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Information Technology Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1408
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2007-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Communication in medicine
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Health information systems
Income tax
Medicare
Quality of care
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Tax deductions
Taxation
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: 
Health Information Technology Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to award grants to eligible health care entities to offset costs related to clinical health care informatics systems and services designed to improve quality in health care and patient safety, including costs for the purchase, lease, or installation of computer software and hardware.
 
Requires the Secretary to conduct studies to: (1) evaluate the use of clinical health care informatics systems and services to measure and report quality data; and (2) assess the impact of such systems and services on improving patient care, reducing costs, and increasing efficiencies.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish a methodology for making adjustments in Medicare payment amounts for providers of services and suppliers who use health information technology and technology services with patient-specific applications that improve the quality and accuracy of clinical decision-making, compliance, health care delivery, and efficiency.
 
Requires the Secretary to provide for the development and adoption of national data and communication health information technology standards that promote the efficient exchange of data between varieties of provider health information technology systems.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an eligible entity to elect to expense qualified health care informatics system expenditures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6194)
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1409
Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Introduced: 2007-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces abroad
Armed forces reserves
College costs
Commerce
Compensatory education
Counseling
Data banks
Disabled
Education
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Higher education
Housing and Community Development
Housing subsidies
Iraq compilation
Law
Licenses
Military personnel
National Guard
Science, Technology, Communications
Small business
Social Welfare
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education
Veterans' loans

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: 
21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007 - Entitles to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill certain members of the Armed Forces or reserves who, after September 11, 2001: (1) are deployed overseas; or (2) serve for an aggregate of at least two years or, before such period, are discharged due to a service-connected disability, hardship, or certain medical conditions. Entitles such individuals to 36 months of educational assistance. Authorizes: (1) specialized training and certification programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities; and (2) payments for tutorial assistance and licensure and certification tests. Requires (with exceptions) the use of such assistance within ten years after the individual's last discharge or release from active duty.
 
Requires individuals eligible under both the above program and the regular Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program to elect one program for participation.
 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the maximum guaranty amount under the veterans' home loan program with respect to residences of a particular size in an area for which the median price for such size exceeds the normal guaranty maximum.
 
Repeals the home loan guaranty fees charged to veterans.
 
Amends the Small Business Act relating to the microloan program to authorize small business loans to veterans in amounts up to $100,000 at an interest rate of no more than 2.5%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act

Bill: 110-s-1410
Sponsor: Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN]
Introduced: 2007-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disabled
Hearing aids
Income tax
Social Welfare
Tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit of up to $500 for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid for an individual who is either: (1) age 55 or older; or (2) is claimed as a dependent of the taxpayer.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Government Greenhouse Gas Registry Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1411
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2007-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air pollution control
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power production
Energy
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental monitoring
Executive reorganization
Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: 
Federal Government Greenhouse Gas Registry Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to establish within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Federal Emissions Inventory Office. Sets forth the Offices' duties, including: (1) developing and using a greenhouse gas emission inventory or other system to measure and verify direct emissions (emissions directly from a source owned or controlled by the federal government), energy indirect emissions (emissions resulting from the production of electricity purchased and used by the federal government), indirect emissions (emissions resulting from the conduct of a project or activity by the federal government), and offsets of those emissions; and (2) establishing an emission baseline for the federal government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6196)
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6195-6196)
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1413
Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2007-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to research
Gynecology
Health education
Medical research
Minorities
Minority health
Science, Technology, Communications
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: 
Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2007 - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of uterine fibroids research. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop and disseminate to the public information regarding uterine fibroids, including information on: (1) the incidence and prevalence of uterine fibroids among women; (2) the elevated risk for minority women; and (3) the availability of a range of treatment options. 
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to develop and disseminate uterine fibroids information to health care providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
American History and Civics Achievement Act

Bill: 110-s-1414
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2007-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance
Authorization
Civics education
Department of Education
Economics and Public Finance
Educational accountability
Educational tests
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
History
Secondary education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: 
American History and Civics Achievement Act - Amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to direct the Commissioner for Education Statistics to give a priority to conducting national assessments of student achievement in history at least once every four years in grades 4, 8, and 12.
 
Requires the Commissioner to conduct, in at least ten geographically diverse states, trial state academic assessments of student achievement in: (1) U.S. history in grades 8 and 12; and (2) civics in grades 8 and 12.
 
Directs the National Assessment of Educational Progress governing board to select the participating states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1415
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2007-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Cancer
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to health facilities
Health education
Higher education
Indian medical care
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Medical screening
Medical tests
Minorities
Mortality
Preventive medicine
Quality of care
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: 
Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make matching grants to states or Indian tribes for: (1) cancer screening and referrals; (2) developing and disseminating public information and education programs for the detection and control of certain cancers; (3) improving the education, training and skills of health professionals in detecting certain cancers; and (4) establishing mechanisms to monitor the quality of screening procedures. 

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow states to provide coverage under Medicaid for individuals not otherwise eligible who are under the age 65 and who: (1) have been screened for cancer and have been referred for treatment; or (2) have been diagnosed or treated for cancer.

Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), to expand research programs to identify and improve cancer screening and testing protocols and tools, with particular emphasis on those cancers with the highest incidence of mortality and disability. 

Directs the Secretary to award grants for activities to raise public awareness to ensure widespread use of cancer screening programs and access to the best available screening and testing services.

Requires the Director of NIH to: (1) expand cancer survivorship research activities at NCI-designated cancer centers; and (2) provide assistance to such centers for research to evaluate models of survivorship care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6198)
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums.

Bill: 110-s-1416
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Introduced: 2007-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Insurance premiums
Mortgage guaranty insurance
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Preservation Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1417
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2007-05-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: California
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Land transfers
Land use
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Surplus government property
Veterans' hospitals

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: 
West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Preservation Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from declaring as excess to the needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or otherwise disposing or reducing the acreage of, federal land and improvements at the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit to the congressional veterans and appropriations committees a master plan for the use of such land and improvements; and (2) appoint an advisory committee to advise in developing the master plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6269)
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6268-6269)
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Danielle's Act

Bill: 110-s-1420
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2007-05-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Brain
Disabled
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Emergency medicine
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Head injuries
Medicaid
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: 
Danielle's Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to require staff working with individuals with a developmental disability or traumatic brain injury to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6301)
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6301)
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the maintenance, management, and availability for research of assets of Air Force Health Study.

Bill: 110-s-1421
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2007-05-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air force
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Health
Health surveys
Medical records
Medical research
Military medicine
Science, Technology, Communications
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: 
Directs the Medical Follow-Up Agency of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences (Agency) to maintain and manage the assets (including electronic data files and biological specimens of study participants) transferred to the Agency from the Air Force Health Study. Authorizes the Agency, during FY2007-FY2011, to conduct additional research on such assets toward the goal of understanding the determinants of health, and promoting wellness, in veterans.
 
Requires an Agency report to Congress assessing the feasibility and advisability of conducting additional research on such assets after the end of FY2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6301)
action_date: 2007-05-17
text: Introduced in Senate