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Safe Internet Pharmacy Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-596
Sponsor: Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH]
Introduced: 2007-02-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative fees
Administrative procedure
Advertising
Commerce
Consumer education
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Data banks
Defective products
Drug interactions
Drug utilization
Drugs
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic commerce
Electronic data interchange
Federal Reserve System
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Internet
Law
Licenses
Medical records
Pharmacies
Pharmacists
Prescription pricing
Sales promotion
Science, Technology, Communications
State laws
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: 
Safe Internet Pharmacy Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to set forth the conditions under which a licensed Internet pharmacy may dispense or offer to dispense a prescription drug to a person in the United States. Requires an Internet pharmacy to: (1) maintain patient medication profiles; (2) ensure patient confidentiality; (3) offer interactive and meaningful consultation by a licensed pharmacist to the caregiver or patient; (4) establish a mechanism for patients to report errors and suspected and adverse drug reactions and for the pharmacy to document its response and report such information to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and (5) verify the validity of prescriptions. Allows an Internet pharmacy to dispense a prescription for a controlled substance only if the treating provider confirms the accuracy of the prescription by direct communication.

Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to suspend or terminate the license of an Internet pharmacy.

 Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to promulgate regulations to establish policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent the introduction or completion of restricted transactions with unlicensed Internet pharmacies into a designated payment system.

Requires the Secretary to provide for a system to identify and report Internet pharmacy websites in violation of federal or state law.

Prohibits: (1) the ownership or operation of an Internet pharmacy in violation of this Act; and (2) the representation by an Internet pharmacy that a prescription drug may be obtained without a prescription. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Disaster Loan Reporting Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-598
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2007-02-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Disaster loans
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Government paperwork
Hurricanes
Law
Legislation
Minorities
Minority business enterprises
Planning
Small Business Administration
Small business
Women
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: 
Small Business Disaster Loan Reporting Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) amend the 2006 hurricane season disaster response plan to apply to major disasters; (2) report monthly to the congressional small business committees on the operation of the SBA disaster loan program; (3) provide daily updates during presidentially declared disaster periods; (4) provide reports regarding federal contracts awarded as a result of a major disaster; and (5) report on how the SBA can improve the processing of applications under the disaster loan program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1976)
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Private Disaster Loans Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-599
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2007-02-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Business and politics
Congressional reporting requirements
Disaster loans
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic data interchange
Emergency Management
Federally-guaranteed loans
Fees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Interest rates
Internet
Law
Nonprofit organizations
Science, Technology, Communications
Small Business Administration
Small business
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: 
Private Disaster Loans Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee timely payment of principal and interest on any loan issued by a qualified private lender to an eligible small business located in a disaster area. Authorizes the Administrator to establish an online application process for such loans.
 
Authorizes the Administrator to guarantee up to 85 percent of such a loan. Sets the maximum amount of such a loan at $2 million.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1977)
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1976-1977)
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in Senate
School-Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-600
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Introduced: 2007-02-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Academic performance
Access to health care
Child health
Clinics
Community health services
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Federal aid to health facilities
Health planning
Medical screening
Medically uninsured
Mental health services
Physical examinations
Preventive medicine
Quality of care
School health programs

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: 
School-Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the cost of operating school-based health clinics (SBHCs) to provide comprehensive primary health services during school hours to children and adolescents by health professionals. Requires SBHCs to: (1) provide services to children and adolescents for whom parental or guardian consent has been obtained; (2) provide on-site access during the academic day when school is in session and 24-hour coverage through an on-call system and backup health providers to ensure access to services on a year-round basis when the school or SBHC is closed. Allows the Secretary to: (1) give preference to applicants who demonstrate an ability to serve populations of children and adolescents that have historically demonstrated difficulty in accessing health and mental health services; and (2) waive certain requirements under this Act for a designated period.

Requires the Secretary to establish a program to provide technical and other assistance to SBHCs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1977-1978)
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-601
Sponsor: Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN]
Introduced: 2007-02-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Brokers
Department of the Treasury
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Law
Mutual funds
Securities
Tax administration
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: 
Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include within the reporting requirements of investment brokers the adjusted basis of any security owned by customers of such brokers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1978-1979)
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller.

Bill: 110-s-603
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Provides for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Military Health Care Protection Act

Bill: 110-s-604
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
Coinsurance
Drugs
Families
Fees
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Managed care
Medical economics
Military dependents
Military medicine
Military pensions
Prescription pricing
Retired military personnel
Retiree health benefits
Survivors' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Military Health Care Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the nation have a committed obligation to provide health benefits to retired military personnel that exceeds the obligation of corporate employers to their employees; (2) DOD has many additional options to constrain the growth of health care spending in ways that do not disadvantage retirees, and should pursue such options rather than seeking large fee increases for retirees and their dependents; and (3) any percentage increase in health care fees, deductibles, or copayments for retirees and their families, and for members of the Selected Reserve currently serving on active duty and their families, should not exceed the percentage increase in military retired pay or basic pay, respectively.
 
Limits to the previous percentage increase in retired or basic pay the authorized annual fee increase under: (1) the DOD pharmacy benefits program; and (2) certain premiums and other charges under the TRICARE program (a DOD managed health care program).
 
Prohibits: (1) charges for DOD inpatient care from exceeding $535 per day after March 31, 2006 (currently, during the period beginning on April 1, 2006, and ending on September 30, 2007); (2) charging an enrollment fee under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); and (3) a person from being denied a claim due to failure to enroll.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2026-2027)
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2025-2026)
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Relief Personnel Protection Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-607
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Assault
Capital punishment
Disaster relief
Disasters
Emergency Management
Federal employees
Federal officials
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Homicide
Life imprisonment
Mandatory sentences
Military civic action
Military personnel
Protection of officials
Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Emergency Relief Personnel Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit, during a presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency, forcibly assaulting, resisting, or interfering with: (1) any U.S. officer or employee performing official duties relating to the emergency or any person assisting such officer; and (2) any person providing services in support of disaster relief efforts in coordination with a federal coordinating officer. Provides for enhanced penalties for using or possessing a deadly or dangerous weapon or inflicting bodily injury in the commission of such a violation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act.

Bill: 110-s-609
Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Appropriations
Arts, Culture, Religion
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational facilities
Elementary and secondary education
Finance and Financial Sector
Internet
Libraries
Telecommunication rates
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make federal provisions which prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds either in excess of appropriated amounts or in violation of sequestration orders under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1986 inapplicable to: (1) any amount collected or received as federal universal service contributions; or (2) the expenditure or obligation of amounts attributable to such contributions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-27
text: Star Print ordered on S. 609.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2038-2039)
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to clarify the effective date of the modification of treatment for retirement annuity purposes of part-time service before April 7, 1986, of certain Department of Veterans Affairs health-care professionals.

Bill: 110-s-610
Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Annuities
Civil service retirement
Dental care
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Labor and Employment
Nurses
Paramedical personnel
Part-time employment
Physicians' assistants
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Makes January 23, 2002, the effective date of the modification of treatment for retirement annuity purposes of part-time service performed before April 7, 1986, by certain health-care professionals of the Veterans Health Administration pursuant to the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2039)
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Pathways for All Students to Succeed Act

Bill: 110-s-611
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance
Community and school
Compensatory education
Curricula
Economics and Public Finance
Educational accountability
Educational counseling
Educational planning
Educational research
Educational statistics
Educational technology
Educational tests
Elementary and secondary education
English language
Families
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Indian education
Literacy programs
Mathematics
Minorities
Paraprofessional school personnel
Parent-school relationships
Reading
School administration
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Special education
Teacher education
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching materials

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Pathways for All Students to Succeed Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to establish a program that will provide grants to state educational agencies (SEAs), and direct grants or subgrants through SEAs to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs), to establish literacy and mathematics skills programs to improve overall reading, writing, and mathematics performance among students in middle school and secondary school.
 
Requires LEAs receiving a literacy or mathematics subgrant to hire literacy or mathematics coaches (at least one such coach for every 20 teachers) to work with classroom teachers to carry out specified related activities.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to establish a program of grants to SEAs and, through them, subgrants to LEAs that: (1) enables a secondary school receiving assistance under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA) to hire a sufficient number of academic counselors (at least one for 150 students) to develop personal six-year plans defining career and education goals for each student at the school, including those with limited English proficiency; (2) involves parents in the development and implementation of such plans; and (3) provides academic counselors and staff at the schools receiving grants under this Act the opportunity to coordinate with other programs and services, including those supported by federal funds, to ensure that students have access to the resources and services necessary to fulfill their personal plans.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to SEAs and, through them, subgrants to LEAs to promote school improvement and student achievement, through certain programs and activities, in schools identified as needing improvement due to having failed for two consecutive years to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards.

Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to SEAs to develop or increase the capacity of data systems for assessment and accountability purposes, including collection of graduation rates.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Women's Health Office Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-612
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Clinical trials
Communication in medicine
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug abuse treatment
Drug approvals
Education
Executive reorganization
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health education
Health information systems
Health planning
Higher education
Legislative resolutions
Medical education
Medical ethics
Medical research
Medical supplies
Mental health services
Pharmaceutical research
Preventive medicine
Quality of care
Science, Technology, Communications
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Women's Health Office Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office on Women's Health within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to establish: (1) a Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women's Health; and (2) a National Women's Health Information Center. Transfers the functions of the Office on Women's Health of the Public of Health Service to the Office on Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish separate Offices of Women's Health within the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and an Office of Women's Health and Gender-Based Research within the Office of the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Directs the lead officers of each Office of Women's Health to establish goals, provide information on women's health activities, and establish a Coordinating Committee on Women's Health within their respective agencies.
 
Prohibits termination, reorganization, or transfers of powers and duties of any federal office of women's health or appointive position with primary responsibility over women's health issues without congressional approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-614
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Books
Caregivers
College costs
Day care
Education
Families
Grandparents
Higher education
Income tax
Minimum tax
Parents
Tax deductions
Tax exemption
Textbooks
Tuition tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the child tax credit for the first year in which a child is claimed as a qualifying child; (2) expand eligibility for the dependent care tax credit and allow such credit for expenses to care for parents (and ancestors of such parents) not residing with the taxpayer; and (3) provide for an increased alternative minimum tax exemption amount through 2008

Replaces the Hope and Lifetime Learning tax credits with an expanded education tax credit which provides for a 100% education tax credit for qualified tuition and related expenses (including a certain allowance for books) up to $1,000, 50% for such expenses between $1,000 and $3,000, and 20% of such expense between 3,000 and $5,500. Reduces credit amounts for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross incomes over $70,000 ($140,000 in the case of a joint tax return). Allows an inflation adjustment to credit amounts beginning after 2008.

Limits such credit to three eligible students per taxpayer in any taxable year and for four taxable years. 

Denies such credit for certain part-time students and for students convicted of a felony drug offense. 

Repeals the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate