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To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. United States, Docket Nos. 19 and 188, United States Court of Federal Claims.

Bill: 110-hr-3699
Sponsor: Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2007-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Federal-Indian relations
Higher education
Housing and Community Development
Indian claims
Indian economic development
Indian education
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Minnesota
Minorities

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to distribute the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. United States, Docket Nos. 19 and 188 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims together with all interest and investment income accrued on deposit in trust account JA1041696 in equal shares to each of the following constituent bands of the Tribe: (1) the Bois Forte Band; (2) the Fond du Lac Band; (3) the Grand Portage Band; (4) the Leech Lake Band; (5) the Mille Lacs Band; and (6) the White Earth Band. 
 
Requires that the shares of such Bands be made available for use in the manner determined by the governing body of each Band, except that at least 20% of such funds shall be set aside for social and economic development, education, reservation infrastructure needs, and other governmental purposes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3700
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2007-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Commerce
Drug industry
Drugs
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Medicaid
Prescription pricing
Rebates
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: 
Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to calculate the federal upper reimbursement limit as no less than 300% of the weighted average (based on utilization) of the most recent average manufacturer prices (AMPs) for pharmaceutically and therapeutically equivalent multiple source drug products available for purchase by retail community pharmacies on a nationwide basis. Directs the Secretary to implement a smoothing process for AMPs to ensure that federal upper reimbursement limits do not vary significantly from month to month as a result of rebates, discounts, and other pricing practices.
 
Requires a state plan to subject to prior authorization all covered outpatient drug products that are innovator multiple source drugs, if such drug products are more expensive than other biologically and therapeutically equivalent drug products available for purchase in that state by retail community pharmacies.
 
Revises requirements for monthly reports to the Secretary of price information by manufacturers subject to rebate agreements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Montana Cemetery Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-3702
Sponsor: Rep. Rehberg, Dennis R. [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2007-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Land transfers
Montana
National forests

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: 
Montana Cemetery Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the National Forest Service (NFS), to convey to Jefferson County, Montana, the parcel of National Forest System land known as the Elkhorn Cemetery to be used as a county cemetery. 
 
 

action_date: 2008-06-17
text: 
Montana Cemetery Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the National Forest Service (NFS), to convey by quitclaim deed for no consideration to Jefferson County, Montana, the parcel of National Forest System land known as the Elkhorn Cemetery to be used as a county cemetery and managed in consideration of its historical and cultural values. 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-19
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 825.
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 0 (Roll no. 415). (text: CR H5421)
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 0 (Roll no. 415).(text: CR H5421)
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5457-5458)
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3702.
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5421)
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 454.
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-713.
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-713.
action_date: 2008-06-11
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-06-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
To amend section 5112(p)(1)(A) of title 31, United States Code, to allow an exception from the $1 coin dispensing capability requirement for certain vending machines.

Bill: 110-hr-3703
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2007-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Coins and coinage
Government Operations and Politics
Government property
Vending machines

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: 
Revises the requirement that all vending machines operated by federal agencies and instrumentalities accept and dispense $1 coins.
 
Exempts from such dispensing requirement any vending machines that do not receive currency denominations higher than $1.

action_date: 2007-12-21
text: 

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

 
Revises the requirement that all vending machines operated by federal agencies and instrumentalities accept and dispense $1 coins.
 
Exempts from such dispensing requirement any vending machines that do not receive currency denominations higher than $1.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 110-147.
action_date: 2007-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 110-147.
action_date: 2007-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2007-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2007-12-17
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2007-12-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2007-12-17
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15787-15788)
action_date: 2007-12-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15787-15788)
action_date: 2007-12-03
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
action_date: 2007-11-16
text: Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13544)
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H13544)
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3703.
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13544-13545)
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: Mr. Scott (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2007-10-31
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-10-31
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-147
To decrease the matching funds requirement and authorize additional appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of Michigan.

Bill: 110-hr-3704
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2007-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Authorization
Commemorations
Department of the Interior
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Historic sites
History
Land transfers
Michigan
National parks

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: 
Decreases the matching funds requirement, and authorizes additional appropriations, for the Keweenaw National Historical Park in Michigan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Fair Disclosure for Homeowners Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3705
Sponsor: Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2007-09-27 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Commerce
Consumer education
Debtor and creditor
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Housing finance
Mortgage banks
Mortgage interest rates
Mortgages

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: 
Fair Disclosure for Homeowners Act of 2007 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require the creditor or servicer of a loan to disclose specified financial information in writing to a consumer concerning the interest rate in effect during the introductory period of a hybrid adjustable rate mortgage which adjusts or resets to a variable interest rate.
 
Requires such disclosure to include: (1) any index or formula used in making adjustments to or resetting the interest rate and a source of information about the index or formula; (2) an explanation of how the new interest rate and payment would be determined; (3) the best estimate of the creditor or servicer of the amount of the monthly payment that will apply after the date of the adjustment or reset, and the assumptions on which this estimate is based; and (4) a list of alternatives consumers may pursue before the date of adjustment or reset, and descriptions of the actions consumers must take to pursue these alternatives.
 
Requires periodic statements provided to a consumer by a creditor or servicer, regarding a hybrid adjustable rate mortgage, to include clearly and conspicuously the date on which such mortgage adjusts or resets from a fixed interest rate during the introductory period to a variable rate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Introduced in House
Memorial Dedicated to All Victims of Terrorism Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3707
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2007-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
District of Columbia
Gifts
Monuments and memorials
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Victims of terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: 
Memorial Dedicated to All Victims of Terrorism Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to permit Suse and Peter Lowenstein to establish a commemorative work on lands under the Secretary's administrative jurisdiction in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor victims of terrorism. 
 
Prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expense for the establishment of the commemorative work authorized by this Act.
 
Makes Suse and Peter Lowenstein solely responsible for acceptance of contributions and payment of the expenses for the establishment of such commemorative work. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2033)
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act

Bill: 110-hr-3708
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2007-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Conservation easements
Environmental Protection
Estate tax
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: 
American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $5 million the limitation on the estate tax exclusion for land subject to a qualified conservation easement and to increase the percentage of the value of such land that is excludable.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2037)
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
To authorize inter-tribal transfers of authority in leases between the Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay and the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-3709
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2007-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California
Indian lands
Leases
Minorities

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: 
Allows the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians of Alpine, California, to lease any portion of land held in trust for the Band within the boundaries of its reservation to the Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay of Alpine. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Office of Correctional Public Health Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3710
Sponsor: Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2007-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Communicable diseases
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Correctional institutions
Correctional personnel
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Executive reorganization
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Hepatitis
Medical screening
Medical tests
Prisoners
Public health
Vaccination

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: 
Office of Correctional Public Health Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of Correctional Public Health (OCPH) within the Office of Public Health and Science. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of OCPH, to carry out public health activities for individuals who are: (1) employed in the field of corrections as employees in federal, state, or local penal or correctional institutions; (2) incarcerated in such institutions; (3) employed as parole or probation officers; or (4) under parole or probation supervision. Includes among such activities disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery, research, and health professions education activities.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to make matching grants to states to provide for correctional populations screenings, immunizations, and treatment for hepatitis A, B, and C and other infectious diseases. Requires a portion of each grant to be expended to carry out such activities at penal or correctional facilities that are not facilities in which individuals serve terms of imprisonment, including remand facilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Wayne "Cotton" Morgan Bulletproof Vest Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3711
Sponsor: Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2007-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Clothing
Correctional personnel
Economics and Public Finance
Equipment and supplies
Federal aid to law enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Law enforcement officers
Police
Safety measures

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: 
Wayne &quot;Cotton&quot; Morgan Bulletproof Vest Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to waive the grantee matching funds requirement applicable to the grant program for purchasing bulletproof armor vests to the extent that such vests are purchased for law enforcement officers who work in high security risk areas and correctional officers who transport prisoners.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
To ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons.

Bill: 110-hr-3713
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2007-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Claims
Commerce
Compensation for victims of crime
Concentration camps
Crime and Law Enforcement
Damages
Deportation
District courts
History
International Affairs
Jewish holocaust (1939-1945)
Jurisdiction
Limitation of actions
Railroads
Transportation and Public Works
War crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: 
Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or operated the trains on which the persons were deported and that was organized as a separate legal entity.

Provides that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action; and (2) no such action shall be barred because a statute of limitations has expired. Makes this Act applicable to any action pending on or commenced after January 1, 2002.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2008-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Freedom of Political Speech Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3714
Sponsor: Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2007-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Aliens
Business and politics
Campaign funds
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Congress
Congressional elections
Corporations
Finance and Financial Sector
Freedom of speech
Government paperwork
Labor and Employment
Labor unions
Political advertising
Presidential elections

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: 
Freedom of Political Speech Act of 2007 - Amends the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 to repeal: (1) disclosure requirements about disbursements for electioneering communications; and (2) the exception from the prohibition against such disbursements, directly or indirectly, by national banks, corporations, labor unions, or foreign nationals, in the case of disbursements from a segregated account to which individual U.S. citizens or lawful resident aliens have contributed for the express purpose of making such disbursements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Rural Commuters Relief Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3715
Sponsor: Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]
Introduced: 2007-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Car pools
Commuting
Costs
Energy
Energy prices
Gasoline
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: 
Rural Commuters Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers who reside in a rural area of not more than 30,000 people a tax deduction for up to $100 of commuting costs in any month in which the cost of gasoline is at least $3 per gallon (high gasoline price month). Allows an additional $100 deduction amount for carpooling during a high gasoline price month. Allows individual taxpayers to claim such deduction whether or not they itemize their other deductions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-01
text: Introduced in House