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Northern Border Economic Development Commission Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2249
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2007-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Housing and Community Development
Maine
New Hampshire
New York State
Northeastern States
Regional economic development
Regional planning
Rural economic development
Vermont

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-26
text: 
Northern Border Economic Development Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes the Northern Border Economic Development Commission, having a region of specified counties in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont, to develop plans and programs and to approve grants for the economic development of the region. Requires each such state to submit a development plan for the area of the region represented by such state. Outlines program development criteria, and provides for the approval of development plans and projects.
 
Requires as a Commission goal to address economic distress along the northern border of the United States east of, and including, Cayuga County, New York, especially in rural areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2007-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2250
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2007-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Government Operations and Politics
Hospital rates
Law
Licenses
Medical fees
Medical supplies
Medicare
Social Welfare
Standards
State laws
Surgery

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-26
text: 
Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the requirements and the formula for payments for services, including an implantable medical device, furnished to individuals in ambulatory surgical centers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Homeowner's Flood Insurance Protection Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2251
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2007-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster insurance
Finance and Financial Sector
Flood control
Floods
Insurance premiums
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-26
text: 
Homeowner's Flood Insurance Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 with respect to any area that: (1) previously was not designated as a special flood hazard area because it was protected by a flood protection system; and (2) becomes so designated as a result of the decertification of that flood protection system pursuant to any updating, reviewing, or remapping of flood insurance program rate maps.
 
Sets the chargeable flood insurance premium rate for any property that, before enactment of this Act, was located within such an area at 50% of the chargeable risk premium rate otherwise applicable. Terminates such discount rate five years after the area's initial designation as a special flood hazard area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13491)
action_date: 2007-10-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13490-13491)
action_date: 2007-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Youth Exchange Support Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2252
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]
Introduced: 2007-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational exchanges
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Foreign students
Households
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Secondary education
Students
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Youth Exchange Support Act of 2007- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase, from $50 to $200 per month, the tax deduction for the expenses of certain students living in a taxpayer's household; and (2) provide an inflation adjustment, beginning in 2009, for such amount.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Urban Health Care Delivery Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2253
Sponsor: Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN]
Introduced: 2007-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Burns
Community health services
Hospital rates
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Mental care facilities
Social Welfare
Trauma care

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: 
Urban Health Care Delivery Act of 2007 - Revises requirements for adjustments in payments made by a state under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for inpatient hospital services furnished by a disproportionate share hospital (DSH). 
 
Provides that DSH payment adjustments made by a state to a state- or local government- owned or operated hospital providing up to 450 inpatient beds, and meeting certain other criteria, shall be made without regard, and in addition, to the standard DSH allotment limitation on federal financial participation. Caps such adjustments at 175% of the costs of furnishing such services.
 
Prescribes criteria for such a hospital, including operation of a community mental health center, a burn center serving the entire state, and a Level I trauma center with at least 100,000 encounters per year.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area Act of 2008

Bill: 110-s-2254
Sponsor: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]
Introduced: 2007-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Archaeology
Arts, Culture, Religion
Commemorations
Cultural property
Historic sites
History
Mississippi

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: 
Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area Act of 2007 - Establishes the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. Designates the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance as the coordinating entity for the Area. Prohibits the Alliance from using federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property or any interest in real property. Requires the Alliance to develop and submit a management plan for the Area. 

action_date: 2008-06-16
text: 
Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area Act of 2008 - Establishes the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. Specifies the boundaries of the Area. 

Designates the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance as the coordinating entity for the Area. 

Requires the Alliance to submit a management plan for the Area. 

Authorizes appropriations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 796.
action_date: 2008-06-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-364.
action_date: 2008-06-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-364.
action_date: 2008-05-07
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2008-04-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-480.
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail Studies Act

Bill: 110-s-2255
Sponsor: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
Introduced: 2007-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Animals
Cattle
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Governmental investigations
Historic sites
History
Kansas
Land transfers
Landowners
Oklahoma
Range management
Right of property
Sports and Recreation
Texas
Trails

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: 
Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail Studies Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct separate studies to consider the designation of the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail for study and potential addition to the National Trails System. Requires the Secretary to identify the point at which such Trails originated south of San Antonio, Texas. 

action_date: 2008-09-16
text: 
Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail Studies Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct separate studies to consider the designation of the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail for study and potential addition to the National Trails System. Requires the Secretary to identify the point at which such Trails originated south of San Antonio, Texas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 980.
action_date: 2008-09-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-09-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-09-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-539.
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate
International and Domestic Product Safety Act

Bill: 110-s-2256
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2007-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Data banks
Defective products
Department of Commerce
Executive reorganization
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Imports
Product safety
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: 
International and Domestic Product Safety Act - Establishes in the Department of Commerce an Office of International and Domestic Product Safety to oversee and coordinate international and domestic consumer product safety responsibilities in a way that protects the health and safety of U.S. consumers and ensures that consumers and businesses have access to consumer product safety information.
 
Establishes a Product Safety Coordinating Council to assist the Office's director.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2259
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2007-10-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
California
Central Valley Reclamation Project (California)
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to water resources development
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Irrigation
Planning
Research centers
Rivers
Saline waters
Science, Technology, Communications
Technological innovations
Waste water treatment
Water conservation
Water districts
Water purification
Water supply
Watersheds
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: 
Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with: (1) the Orange County Water District (the District), to participate in the design, planning, and construction of natural treatment systems and wetlands for the flows of the Santa Ana River, California, and its tributaries into the Prado Basin; and (2) the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project. Limits the federal share of total project costs. Prohibits using funds provided by the Secretary for operation and maintenance of the projects. 
 
Directs the Secretary to establish at the District a center to provide: (1) assistance in the development and advancement of membrane technologies; and (2) educational support in the advancement of public understanding and acceptance of membrane produced water supplies.
 
Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act after 10 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-460.
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13582)
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13581-13582)
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through fiscal year 2008.

Bill: 110-s-2260
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2007-10-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Access to airports
Airline passenger traffic
Airlines
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Housing and Community Development
Subsidies

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: 
Amends the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through FY2008 the effectiveness of any final order of the Secretary of Transportation, including exisitng final orders, with respect to the eligibility for essential air service subsidies of any place in the United States based on highway mileage between it and the nearest medium hub airport or large hub airport.

action_date: 2007-12-19
text: 

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

 
Amends the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through FY2008 the effectiveness of any final order of the Secretary of Transportation, including exisitng final orders, with respect to the eligibility for essential air service subsidies of any place in the United States based on highway mileage between it and the nearest medium hub airport or large hub airport.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 12/18/2007 S15940)
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR 12/18/2007 S15940)
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 12/18/2007 S15939-15940)
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 12/18/2007 S15939-15940)
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act

Bill: 110-s-2261
Sponsor: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]
Introduced: 2007-10-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Antitrust law
Conspiracy
Contracts
Price fixing
Retail trade
Wholesale trade

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: 
Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Sherman Act to declare that any contract, combination, conspiracy, or agreement setting a minimum price below which a product or service cannot be sold by a retailer, wholesaler, or distributor violates the Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13583-13584)
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13582-13583)
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Mine Communications Technology Innovation Act

Bill: 110-s-2263
Sponsor: Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2007-10-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Coal
Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Energy
Mine safety
Research and development
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
Technological innovations
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: 
Mine Communications Technology Innovation Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a program of research, development, and demonstration that includes the establishment of best practices, adaptation of existing technology, and efforts to accelerate the development of next generation technology and tracking systems for mine communications. 

Requires the Director to coordinate with federal agencies and industry to evaluate areas of research and development and best practices that will be most promising in protecting miner safety.

Authorizes the Director, in establishing the program, to focus on the following communications and tracking system characteristics: (1) systems that are likely to work in emergency situations; (2) systems that work in coal mines, with special attention paid to deep underground coal mines; (3) systems that provide coverage throughout all areas of the mine; (4) hybrid systems that use both wireless and infrastructure-based systems; (5) functionality for two-way and voice communications; (6) systems that serve emergency and routine communications needs; (7) the ability to work with existing legacy systems and to be quickly integrated; and (8) propagation environment characterization, performance metrics, and independently derived validation tests to verify performance for standards development.

Requires the Director to: (1) work with industry and federal agencies to develop consensus industry standards for communications in underground mines; and (2) develop and provide measurement services needed to support implementation of such standards, which should address the appropriate use of frequency bands and power levels, matters related to interoperability, and technology to prevent interference.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 2 years the tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans for charitable purposes.

Bill: 110-s-2264
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2007-10-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Income tax
Individual retirement accounts
Labor and Employment
Tax exclusion
Tax penalties

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2009 the exemption from tax penalties for premature distributions from retirement plans made for charitable purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-11-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13680-13681)
action_date: 2007-10-31
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Cooperative Tax Deduction Preservation Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2266
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2007-10-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cooperative housing
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: 
Cooperative Tax Deduction Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth alternative tests for qualifying as a cooperative housing corporation for purposes of the tax deduction for payments to such corporations. Qualifies a corporation if: (1) 80% or more of the total square footage of the corporation's property is used or available for use by its tenant-stockholders for residential purposes, or (2) 90% of the corporation's expenditures are for the acquisition, construction, management, maintenance, or care of its property for the benefit of the tenant-stockholders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Americans Giving care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2267
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2007-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Authorization
Caregivers
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Income tax
Old age assistance
Social Welfare
Tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-31
text: 
Americans Giving care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow caregivers a tax credit for up to $6,000 of the eldercare expenses incurred for their parents (or ancestors of such parents).

Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) increase funding for the National Family Caregiver Support Program through FY2011; and (2) establish a National Resource Center on Family Caregiving to provide information on and support for family caregiver support programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2007-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-2268
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2007-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution
Appellate procedure
Law
Long-term care insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-31
text: 
Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act of 2007 - Requires an insurance issuer that offers a long term care insurance plan to implement claims dispute resolution procedures that: (1) are designed to expeditiously resolve disputes; (2) provide for alternative means of dispute resolution involving independent third-party review by entities that are mutually acceptable to the issuer and the enrollee, with the reviewer's decision being binding on the issuer; and (3) ensure that an enrollee is eligible to obtain claims review only to the extent and in the manner provided for in the applicable insurance contract. Allows an enrollee to appeal the decision of an independent reviewer to an appropriate state court as provided for under state law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project.

Bill: 110-s-2269
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]
Introduced: 2007-10-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Authorization
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to water resources development
Housing and Community Development
Infrastructure
South Dakota
Water supply

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-31
text: 
Amends the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to authorize appropriations for the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project, South Dakota, through 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-10-31
text: Introduced in Senate