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To take certain steps toward recognition by the United States of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Bill: 110-hr-895
Sponsor: Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26]
Introduced: 2007-02-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Capital cities
Citizenship
Diplomats
Embassies
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publications
Immigration
Israel
Middle East and North Africa
Passports
Public records

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: 
Prohibits the United States from operating a U.S. consulate or diplomatic facility in Jerusalem unless it is under the supervision of the U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Requires any official U.S. government document which lists countries and their capital cities to identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
 
Declares that, for purposes of registration of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem, the Secretary of State shall, upon the citizen's (or the citizen's legal guardian's) request, record the place of birth as Israel.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for the pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.

Bill: 110-hr-896
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2007-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aid to dependent children
Cash welfare block grants
Child support
Collection of accounts
Families
Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: 
Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for the pass-through of child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the program of block grants to states for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF).

Requires pass-through to a family receiving TANF of the total amount of collected child support. (Currently the federal government receives its share and the state retains or distributes to the family the state share of such child support.)
 
Requires payment to: (1) the federal government of its share of foster care maintenance payments; (2) the state for retention, or distribution to the family, of the state share of such payments; and (3) the family of any remaining amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Iraq and Afghanistan Contractor Sunshine Act

Bill: 110-hr-897
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2007-02-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Americans in foreign countries
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Defense contracts
Defense procurement
Disciplining of employees
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government procurement
International law
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
South Asia
Terrorism
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: 
Iraq and Afghanistan Contractor Sunshine Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide Congress with: (1) copies and descriptions of contracts and task orders in excess of $5 million for work to be performed or that was performed beginning on October 1, 2001, in Iraq and Afghanistan; and (2) a report describing the number of persons working in Iraq and Afghanistan under contracts, the cost of such contracts, the number of persons wounded or killed working under such contracts, and information on laws that may have been broken and disciplinary actions taken by the contractor, the U.S. government, the government of Iraq, or the government of Afghanistan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-20
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Employment and Respect Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-898
Sponsor: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2007-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Afghanistan
Armed Forces and National Security
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Income tax
International Affairs
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
South Asia
Tax credits
Terrorism
Veterans' employment
War

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: 
Veterans Employment and Respect Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans of Afghanistan or Iraq who served after October 6, 2001, in the Operation Iraqi Freedom Area or the Operation Enduring Freedom Area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-899
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2007-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural credit
Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Claims
Farmers
Finance and Financial Sector
Government liability
Law
Limitation of actions
Minorities
Racial discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: 
Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007 - Declares that any Pigford claimant (relating to a racial discrimination action against the Department of Agriculture) who has not previously obtained a determination on the merits of a Pigford claim may, in a civil action, obtain that determination. 
 
Asserts that it is Congress' intent that this Act be liberally construed so as to effectuate its remedial purpose of giving a full determination on the merits for each denied Pigford claim. 
 
Defines: (1) &quot;Pigford claimant&quot; as an individual who previously submitted a late-filing request under the consent decree in the case of 
Pigford v. Glickman 
(1999); and (2) &quot;Pigford claim&quot; as a discrimination complaint as defined and documented by such consent decree.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-21
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-900
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2007-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Absentee voting
Ballots
Caribbean area
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Federal-territorial relations
Grants-in-aid
International Affairs
National self-determination
Puerto Rico
Referendum
Sovereignty
Statehood (American politics)

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: 
Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 - Directs the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to conduct a plebiscite in Puerto Rico during the 111th Congress, giving voters the option to vote for continued U.S. territorial status or for a path toward a constitutionally viable permanent nonterritorial status. Provides for subsequent procedures, depending on ballot results.
 
 Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to allocate certain funds for the self-determination process.

action_date: 2008-04-22
text: 
Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 - Directs the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to conduct a plebiscite in Puerto Rico no later than December 31, 2009, giving voters the option to vote to continue Puerto Rico's present territorial status and relationship with the United States or to pursue a constitutionally-viable permanent non-territorial status. 

Recognizes the authority of the people of Puerto Rico, if a majority of the ballots favor pursuing a non-territorial status, to: (1) call a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of proposing to the people of Puerto Rico a self-determination option which, if approved in a referendum, would be presented to Congress; or (2) conduct a plebiscite administered by the Commission to consider a self-determination option, with the results presented to Congress.

Prescribes the eligibility requirements for voting in the plebiscite. Requires the Commission to certify plebiscite results to the President and Congress.

 Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to allocate certain funds for the self-determination process.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 370.
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-597.
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-597.
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2007-04-25
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-03-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-901
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28]
Introduced: 2007-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Athletes
Athletics
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Clothing
Discrimination in education
Economics and Public Finance
Educational statistics
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Equipment and supplies
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Health
Labor and Employment
Maintenance and repair
Salaries
Secondary education
Sex discrimination
Sports and Recreation
Sports facilities
Sports medicine
Sports personnel
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
Women
Women athletes
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: 
High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct coeducational elementary and secondary schools, if they participate in any ESEA program, to: (1) report certain information on equality in their school athletic programs to the Commissioner for Educational Statistics; and (2) make such information available to their students and potential students, upon request, and to the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E286-287)
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Rocky Flats Special Exposure Cohort Act

Bill: 110-hr-904
Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2007-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Armed Forces and National Security
Claims
Colorado
Compensation (Law)
Department of Energy
Energy
Environmental Protection
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Health
Labor and Employment
Nuclear weapons
Occupational health and safety
Plutonium
Radiation victims
Subcontractors
Workers' compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: 
Rocky Flats Special Exposure Cohort Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to amend the definition of a &quot;member of the Special Exposure Cohort&quot; for purposes of such Program to include persons who were employed by the Department of Energy (DOE) or a DOE contractor or subcontractor for an aggregate of at least 250 work days before January 1, 2006, at the Rocky Flats site in Colorado.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2007-02-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E292-293)
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Commission on Unfair Tax Breaks and Subsidies (or "CUTS") Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-905
Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2007-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Corporation taxes
Expedited congressional procedure
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
House rules and procedure
Income tax
Legislation
Legislative amendments
Senate rules and procedure
Subsidies
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Tax incentives
Tax preferences
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: 
Commission on Unfair Tax Breaks and Subsidies, or CUTS Act of 2007 - Establishes the Commission on Unfair Tax Breaks and Subsidies to: (1) examine federal programs and tax laws and identify which ones provide inequitable federal subsidies; (2) review such subsidies; and (3) report to Congress.
 
States that this Act is not intended to result in the creation of new programs or taxes.
 
Requires the Commission to limit: (1) its activities to reviewing programs or tax laws as of the enactment of this Act with the goal of ensuring fairness and equity in its operation and application; and (2) its recommendations to the termination or reduction of payments, benefits, services, or tax advantages, rather than the termination of federal agencies or departments.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2007-02-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E378)
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Denes and Gyorgyi Fulop.

Bill: 110-hr-907
Sponsor: Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2007-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Provides for the relief of Denes and Gyorgyi Fulop.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Kuan-Wei Liang and Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang.

Bill: 110-hr-908
Sponsor: Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2007-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Provides for the relief of Kuan-Wei Liang and Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Safe Water Improvement and Modernization Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-909
Sponsor: Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2007-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Authorization
Beaches
Coastal zone
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal aid to water pollution control
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Pollution measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: 
Safe Water Improvement and Modernization Act of 2007 - Extends through FY2012 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) grants by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to states and local governments for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs; and (2) carrying out the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000.
 
Requires the Administrator to study the benefits of using molecular diagnostics for monitoring and assessing the quality of coastal recreation waters, including by: (1) evaluating the full range of available rapid indicator technologies; and (2) comparing the use of molecular diagnostics to culture testing of same source water. Authorizes the Administrator to award a grant or cooperative agreement to an organization to assist the Administrator in carrying out the study.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: Introduced in House
American Competitiveness and Adjustment Act

Bill: 110-hr-910
Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2007-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Agricultural prices
Agricultural subsidies
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Commerce
Congressional reporting requirements
Countervailing duties
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
Dislocated workers
Dumping
Executive reorganization
Farmers
Finance and Financial Sector
Fisheries
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Health
Health insurance
Imports
Income tax
Insurance premiums
International Affairs
Judicial review
Labor and Employment
Law
Manufacturing industries
Occupational retraining
Performance measurement
Relocation
Service industries
Tax credits
Taxation
Textile fabrics
Trade adjustment assistance
Trade agreements
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: 
American Competitiveness and Adjustment Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to: (1) trade adjustment assistance; (2) data collection; (3) industry-wide certifications; (4) trade adjustment assistance for farmers; (5) trade adjustment assistance for firms; and (6) trade adjustment assistance for service workers and firms and industries.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise and increase the health care tax credit. 
 
Establishes in the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce an Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. 
 
Extends the trade adjustment assistance program through FY2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: Introduced in House
Targeting Homeland Security Resources Effectively Against Terrorism Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-911
Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2007-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Grants-in-aid
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Population
Risk
Terrorism
Urban affairs
Urban areas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: 
Targeting Homeland Security Resources Effectively Against Terrorism Act of 2007 or the THREAT Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a program of discretionary grants for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas. Directs the Secretary to make grants to not more than 15 areas in a fiscal year after considering the population, presence of critical infrastructure, and credibility of the terrorism-related threat for an area. Requires amounts awarded to be disbursed directly to local governments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: Introduced in House