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To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reform funding for the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-292
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural subsidies
Economics and Public Finance
Farm produce
Food relief
Marketing of farm produce
Nutrition
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 with respect to the senior farmers' market nutrition program to: (1) increase program funding for FY2007 and extend funding through FY2012; (2) expand the program to include locally produced farm products as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Agriculture; (3) permit up to 10% of program funds to be used for administrative costs; and (4) permit carryover of unused funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Farmers Markets Infrastructure Assistance Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-293
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural credit
Aquaculture
Economics and Public Finance
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Fisheries
Government lending
Grants-in-aid
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marketing of farm produce
Nonprofit organizations
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Farmers Markets Infrastructure Assistance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans, loan guarantees, and grants to eligible public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the construction of new farmers markets, or the improvement or rehabilitation of existing farmers markets.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the entry into any bilateral or regional trade agreement, and to prohibit negotiations to enter into any such agreement, for a period of 2 years.

Bill: 110-hr-294
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congress
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
President and foreign policy
Presidential powers
Sunset legislation
Trade agreements
Trade negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Prohibits the President for two years from entering into any bilateral or regional trade agreement or engaging in any negotiations to enter into such agreements. Requires the President to terminate any such negotiations that are ongoing at the time this Act is enacted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado.

Bill: 110-hr-295
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Colorado
Congressional reporting requirements
Gifts
Land transfers
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Urban Area Security Initiative Improvement Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-296
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Metropolitan areas
Risk
Terrorism
Urban affairs
Urban areas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Urban Area Security Initiative Improvement Act of 2007 - Makes each of the 100 most populous U.S. urban areas eligible for a grant under the Urban Area Security Initiative. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to award such grants after considering a study of how the variation in the output of models used for such awards can be apportioned to different sources of variation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E31)
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Flexible Spending Accounts Growth and Opportunities Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-298
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee health benefits
Flexible benefit plans
Health
Health insurance
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Flexible Spending Accounts Growth and Opportunities Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the carryover of up to $1,000 of unused health benefits in a health flexible spending arrangement to the next plan year of such spending arrangement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Lowell National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act

Bill: 110-hr-299
Sponsor: Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Boundaries
Commemorations
Commerce
Historic sites
History
Industrialization
Land transfers
Massachusetts
National parks

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Lowell National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act - Modifies the boundary of the Lowell National Historical Park to include certain properties in the City of Lowell, Massachusetts. 

action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 

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

 
Lowell National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act - Modifies the boundary of the Lowell National Historical Park to include certain properties in the City of Lowell, Massachusetts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-11
text: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-311.
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-311.
action_date: 2008-01-30
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2007-03-06
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2131)
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2131)
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 299.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2131)
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
We the People Act

Bill: 110-hr-300
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Appellate courts
Appropriations
Church and state
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Constitutional law
District courts
Economics and Public Finance
Equality before the law
Federal mandates
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Homosexuality
Impeachments
Judicial ethics
Judicial tenure
Jurisdiction
Local laws
Religion
Religious liberty
Reproduction
Right of privacy
Same-sex marriage
Sex
Sexual orientation
State courts
State laws
States' rights
Supreme Court
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
We the People Act - Prohibits the Supreme Court and each federal court from adjudicating any claim or relying on judicial decisions involving: (1) state or local laws, regulations, or policies concerning the free exercise or establishment of religion; (2) the right of privacy, including issues of sexual practices, orientation, or reproduction; or (3) the right to marry without regard to sex or sexual orientation where based upon equal protection of the laws.

Allows the Supreme Court and the federal courts to determine the constitutionality of federal statutes, administrative rules, or procedures in considering cases arising under the Constitution. Prohibits the Supreme Court and the federal courts from issuing any ruling that appropriates or expends money, imposes taxes, or otherwise interferes with the legislative functions or administrative discretion of the states.

Authorizes any party or intervener in matters before any federal court, including the Supreme Court, to challenge the jurisdiction of the court under this Act.

Provides that the violation of this Act by any justice or judge is an impeachable offense and a material breach of good behavior subject to removal.

Negates as binding precedent on the state courts any federal court decision that relates to an issue removed from federal jurisdiction by this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E32-33)
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Voter Bounty Registration Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-301
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congress
Congressional elections
Crime and Law Enforcement
Ex-offenders
Government paperwork
Identification devices
Presidential elections
Voter registration

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Voter Bounty Registration Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prescribe standards for paid distribution of voter registration application forms.

Prohibits any individual from distributing a voter registration application form for federal elections in a state if the individual: (1) is not registered to vote in such elections; (2) has been convicted of a felony under any state or federal law; (3) does not sign and print legibly the individual's name on the form; or (4) does not provide identifying information to the election official to whom the form will be submitted.

Excepts from this prohibition the distribution of a voter registration application form by an individual who is not compensated directly or indirectly for it.

Establishes criminal penalties for: (1) individuals not meeting such standards; and (2) anyone who employs such an individual knowingly, or who should reasonably be expected to know the individual is ineligible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Fair Voter Education Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-302
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congress
Congressional elections
Economics and Public Finance
Election administration
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Political advertising
Presidential elections

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Fair Voter Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from using election administration funds received under such Act for public communications which promote or oppose a candidate for public office or political party.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Retired Pay Restoration Act

Bill: 110-hr-303
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disabled
Labor and Employment
Military pensions
Retired military personnel
Veterans' disability compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Retired Pay Restoration Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that military retired pay should not be reduced because a military retiree is also eligible for veterans' disability compensation awarded for a service-connected disability.
 
Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (currently, only a disability rated at 50 percent or more). Repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013.
 
Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2007-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
CLEAN TOWN Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-304
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computer software
Constitutions
Criminal justice information
Data banks
Directories
Driver licenses
Drug abuse
Drug traffic
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic data interchange
Electronic government information
Federal aid to law enforcement
Fines (Penalties)
Fingerprints
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Indian law enforcement
Informers
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Internet
Minorities
Native Americans
Recidivists
Science, Technology, Communications
State constitutions
State government-Indian relations
Transportation and Public Works
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification Act 0f 2007 or the CLEAN TOWN Act of 2007 - Requires states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, and federally recognized Indian tribes (jurisdictions) to establish and maintain jurisdiction-wide criminal drug dealer registries. Sets forth requirements for registration and types of information to be included. Requires jurisdictions to provide Internet access to information about each criminal drug dealer listed, with mandatory exemptions for certain confidential information.

Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain: (1) a national database at the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be know as the National Criminal Drug Dealer Registry; (2) a National Criminal Drug Dealer Public Internet Site; and (3) Criminal Drug Dealer Management Assistance program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from paroling into the United States an alien who falls ill while seeking admission at a port of entry or seeks emergency medical assistance by approaching an agent or official of the Department of Homeland Security at or near a border.

Bill: 110-hr-305
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Admission of nonimmigrants
Aliens
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Health

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from paroling an alien into the United States solely because he or she: (1) falls ill while seeking admission at a port of entry; or (2) approaches a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agent at the border to seek emergency medical assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
To provide for an initial period of admission of 36 months for aliens employed as dairy workers.

Bill: 110-hr-306
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Admission of nonimmigrants
Agricultural labor
Agriculture and Food
Alien labor
Aliens
Commerce
Dairy industry
Labor and Employment
Temporary employment
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Provides for an initial 36-month admission period for a nonimmigrant alien employed as a dairy worker under an H-2A visa (temporary or seasonal agricultural worker). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
To impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water.

Bill: 110-hr-307
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agriculture and Food
Commerce
Contracts
Department of the Interior
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Interstate compacts
Irrigation
Law
Supreme Court decisions
Water allocation (Policy)
Water rights
Water storage
Water supply
Water use

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from claiming title or other rights to water in a state, other than for Indian reservation lands, absent specific direction of law, or from exercising authority so as to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water: (1) that has been allocated in accordance with provisions of the Department of Justice Appropriations Act relating to suits for the adjudication of water rights by or pursuant to interstate compact and by a decision of the United States Supreme Court; (2) by requiring a change in the nature of use or the transfer of any right to use water or creating a limitation on the exercise of any right to use water; or (3) by modifying the delivery, diversion, nondiversion, allocation, or storage of any water to be delivered by contract.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House