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Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Business Benefit Act

Bill: 110-hr-6850
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2008-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commerce
Education
Entrepreneurs
Labor and Employment
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education
Veterans' employment

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: 
Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Business Benefit Act - Allows a veteran who is eligible to receive financial educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to elect to use (with the approval of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) any such assistance to establish and operate a business that the veteran will own and operate as his or her primary source of income.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Republic of Georgia Enhanced Trade Assistance, Economic Recovery, and Reconstruction Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6851
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2008-09-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armenia
Asia
Azerbaijan
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic development
Estonia
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Free trade and trade barriers
Georgia (Republic)
Infrastructure development
Latvia
Lithuania
Middle East
Multilateral development programs
Reconstruction and stabilization
Trade agreements and negotiations
Turkey
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: 
Republic of Georgia Enhanced Trade Assistance, Economic Recovery, and Reconstruction Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce to work with the governments of the Republic of Georgia, Ukraine, Turkey, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to expand trade, business, and economic opportunities, including through the existing free trade zone at the Georgian port of Poti and the Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe (e-PINE).
 
Directs: (1) the Secretary of State to provide assistance for Georgia's economic recovery and infrastructure reconstruction; and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury to use U.S. influence at international financial institutions to expand assistance for Georgia's reconstruction and development.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2008-09-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2008-09-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2008-09-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1733-1734)
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Fair Deal for Volunteers Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6854
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2008-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Motor vehicles
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: 
Fair Deal for Volunteers Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for charitable purposes to a rate not less than the rate used for the tax deduction for medical expenses; and (2) exclude from the gross income of charitable volunteers reimbursements paid to them for the use of a passenger automobile for the benefit of a charitable organization. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
To extend the authority for the United States Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court grounds, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-6855
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2008-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Federal law enforcement officers
Government Operations and Politics
Judicial officers
Police
Protection of officials
Supreme Court
Supreme Court justices

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: 
Extends through calendar year 2013 the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court grounds.
 
Changes the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice to Counselor to the Chief Justice.

action_date: 2008-09-17
text: 

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

 
Extends through calendar year 2013 the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court grounds.
 
Changes the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice to Counselor to the Chief Justice.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-22
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2008-09-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/15/2008 H8085-8086)
action_date: 2008-09-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/15/2008 H8085-8086)
action_date: 2008-09-17
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8368-8369)
action_date: 2008-09-15
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Issa objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-09-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6855.
action_date: 2008-09-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8085-8086)
action_date: 2008-09-15
text: Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend section 203(a) of the Clean Air Act to permit the conversion of a motor vehicle for the use of natural gas fuel, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-6857
Sponsor: Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2008-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Environmental technology
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: 
Amends the Clean Air Act to provide an exemption to the prohibition against removing or rendering inoperative any device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with such Act with respect to an action for the purpose of converting a motor vehicle to use natural gas fuel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Administrative Review Improvement Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6858
Sponsor: Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2008-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: 
Administrative Review Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Congressional Review Act to require that the chairman and ranking member of each relevant committee (currently, each standing committee) of the House of Representatives receive copies of reports required to be submitted before a federal agency rule can go into effect.

Defines &quot;relevant committee&quot; to mean: (1) each committee with jurisdiction under House rules to report a bill to amend the legal provision under which the rule is issued; and (2) the House Judiciary Committee as the committee with jurisdiction to report a bill to amend federal administrative procedure provisions.

Directs the Comptroller General's report on each major rule to be provided to each relevant committee (currently, the committees of jurisdiction) in the House.

Requires joint resolutions introduced to disapprove a rule to be referred to the appropriate committees (currently, the committees with jurisdiction) in each House.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Georgia, as the "Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. Post Office Building".

Bill: 110-hr-6859
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2008-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Georgia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Georgia, as the "Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. Post Office Building."
action_date: 2008-12-19
text: 

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

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Georgia, as the "Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. Post Office Building." 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-12-19
text: Became Public Law No: 110-454.
action_date: 2008-12-19
text: Became Public Law No: 110-454.
action_date: 2008-12-19
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-12-19
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-12-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-12-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-11-24
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-11-20
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-11-20
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10768)
action_date: 2008-11-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10768)
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10209)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10209)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10209)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Mr. Clay asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-454
Child Labor Safety Act

Bill: 110-hr-6861
Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2008-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Crimes against children
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: 
Child Labor Safety Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1998 to subject, upon conviction, an employer who willfully violates child labor requirements and prohibitions to a fine of up to $50,000, or imprisonment for up to six months, for each employee who was the subject of such violation, or both.
 
Increases the maximum employer civil penalty: (1) from $11,000 to $50,000 for each employee who was the subject of a child labor violation; and (2) from $50,000 to $100,000 for each such violation that causes the death or serious injury of any employee under age 18.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6862
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2008-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Authorization
Department of the Interior
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Habitat conservation
International Affairs
International environmental cooperation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Turtles
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: 
Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Reauthorizes the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 through FY2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Government Shutdown Prevention Act

Bill: 110-hr-6863
Sponsor: Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2008-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Budget process
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
General public lands matters
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: 
Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Provides for automatic continuing appropriations if any regular appropriation for a fiscal year (or, if applicable, for each fiscal year in a biennium) does not become law before the beginning of such fiscal year, or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect.
 
Appropriates amounts necessary to continue any project or activity for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year: (1) in the corresponding regular appropriation Act for such preceding fiscal year; or (2) if such legislation did not become law, then in the joint resolution making continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal year.
 
Requires the appropriations and funds made available, and authority granted, for any fiscal year for a project or activity to be available for the period beginning with the first day of a lapse in appropriations and ending with the earlier of: (1) the date on which the applicable regular appropriation bill for such fiscal year becomes law (whether or not such law provides for such project or activity) or a continuing resolution making appropriations becomes law, as the case may be; or (2) the last day of such fiscal year.
 
Declares that this Act imposes no prohibition on the expenditure of funds: (1) to prepare or publish final regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public lands pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or to conduct an oil shale lease sale; (2) by the Department of the Interior for the conduct of offshore preleasing, leasing, and related activities placed under restriction in the President's moratorium statement of June 12, 1998, in specified areas; or (3) by the Department to conduct oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing and related activities in the mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic planning areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit golden parachute payments for former executives and directors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Bill: 110-hr-6864
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5]
Introduced: 2008-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank employees
Federal home loan banks
Golden parachutes
Housing and Community Development
Mortgage banks

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: 
Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, as amended by the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008, to require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to prohibit any golden parachute payment on or after enactment of this Act with respect to any executive officer or member of the board of directors of: (1) the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and any affiliate; (2) Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and any affiliate; and (3) any Federal Home Loan Bank.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
To award a congressional gold medal to Joseph Barnett Kirsner, M.D., Ph.D., in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the Nation.

Bill: 110-hr-6865
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2008-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congress
Congressional gold medals
Digestive diseases
Health
Medical research
Physicians
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientists

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: 
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Joseph Barnett Kirsner, M.D., Ph.D. (a leader in the field of gastroenterology) in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the nation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1749-1750)
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Newtown Battlefield located in Chemung County, New York, and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Parks System, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-6866
Sponsor: Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29]
Introduced: 2008-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Europe
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Military history
New York State
Parks, recreation areas, trails
United Kingdom

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Newtown Battlefield in Chemung County, New York (where the Battle of Newtown was held on August 29, 1779, during the Revolutionary War), as well as the suitability and feasibility of the Battlefield's inclusion in the National Park System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Border Security Search Accountability Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6869
Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2008-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Attorney-client privilege
Border patrols
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Computers
Criminal justice information
Department of Homeland Security
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Federal law enforcement officers
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Immigration
Information technology
International Affairs
Law
Physician-patient privilege
Police training
Privileges and immunities
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Searches and seizures
Telephone
Trade secrets
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-11
text: 
Border Security Search Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) issue a rule regarding the scope of, and procedural and recordkeeping requirements associated with, border security searches of electronic devices; and (2) provide related officer training.
 
Sets forth rule contents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2008-09-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8401)
action_date: 2008-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2008-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-11
text: Introduced in House