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FIRST ITEMS ON THE NEW CONGRESS TO DO LIST
According to media accounts, each Party has some items they want to see Congress address right away next Congress. There are items, for example, that passed Congress but were vetoed by Pres. Bush, such as stem cell research. The GOP has items on their list they'd like to see addressed as well, such as child tax credits.

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Key Votes

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-- Vote No. 681 voted on 10/03/2008. Chamber: H.

The House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 1424, to amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, section 9812 of t...
-- Vote No. 212 voted on 10/02/2008. Chamber: S.

The vote to provide $700 Billion for economic recovery of the financial system and other items. See bill link on Congress.org for more details.

-- Vote No. 674 voted on 09/29/2008. Chamber: H.

The House failed to approve the $700 Billion economic recovery bill. 
-- Vote No. 599 voted on 09/17/2008. Chamber: H.

The House passed H.R. 6899, to advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while buildi...
-- Vote No. 556 voted on 07/31/2008. Chamber: H.

The House passed H.R. 1338, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, by a recorded ...
-- Vote No. 192 voted on 07/30/2008. Chamber: S.

By 51 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 192), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to ...
-- Vote No. 190 voted on 07/29/2008. Chamber: S.

By 53 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 190), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having not voted in the affirmative, Senate upon reconsideration rejected the motion to close further deb...
-- Vote No. 187 voted on 07/26/2008. Chamber: S.

By 50 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 187), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to ...
-- Vote No. 511 voted on 07/17/2008. Chamber: H.

H.R. 6516, to amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing...
-- Vote No. 168 voted on 07/09/2008. Chamber: S.

By 69 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 168), Senate passed H.R. 6304, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign in...

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Legislation

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-- H.R.5501 created on 07/21/2008

This summary has been edited for length Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Title I: Policy Planning and Coordination - (Sec. 101) Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Act) to revise provision...

-- H.R.3221 created on 07/21/2008

This summary has been edited for length Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Title I: FHA Modernization Act of 2008 - FHA Modernization Act of 2008 - Subtitle A: Building American Homeownership - Building American Homeownership Act of 2008 - (Sec. 112) Amends the National Housing Act (NHA) to revise mortgage insurance eligibility requirements. A...

-- H.R.6331 created on 07/21/2008

This summary has been edited for length 6/20/2008--Introduced. Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for coverage of additional preventive services. Provides for gradual elimination of copayment rates for Medicare psychiatric services. Places prohi...

-- H.R.6049 created on 07/21/2008

This summary has been edited for length Title I: Energy Tax Incentives - Subtitle A: Energy Production Incentives - Part I: Renewable Energy Incentives - (Sec. 101) Extends: (1) through 2009 the tax credit for producing electricity from qualified wind facilities; and (2) through 2011 the tax credits for producing electricity from closed and open...

-- H.R.2279 created on 06/30/2008

Requires the President to designate not less than three closed military installations or portions thereof that are appropriate for siting a refinery for gasoline or other fuel. Designates the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating applicable federal refinery authorizations and related environmental reviews with respect to a de...

-- H.R.6304 created on 06/23/2008

To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.

-- H.R.6109 created on 06/23/2008

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) increase the amount guaranteed to each state under the pre-disaster mitigation program; (2) require other financial assistance under the program to be awarded on a competitive basis; and (3) authorize appropriations for the program through FY2011.

-- H.R.6260 created on 06/18/2008

This bill challenges the United States to achieve 50 percent energy independence in ten years and 100 percent energy independence in 20 years.

Provisions of this bill include:

Double CAFE standards to 70 MPG while keeping vehicles affordable
- Cut home and business energy usage in half
- Make solar power work at the s...

-- H.R.5781 created on 06/17/2008

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the birth of a child or placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care.

The bill provides four administrative weeks of paid parental leave in conne...

-- H.R.6003 created on 06/12/2008

 - Authorizes appropriations for Amtrak for FY2009-FY2013. Authorizes Amtrak to contract for the operation of an intercity rail service or route not included in the national rail passenger transportation system.

Among the provisions of this bill are:

 a Northeast Corridor state-of-good-repair plan

authorization fo...

-- H.R.5749 created on 06/12/2008

This bill extends unemployment benefits for an extra 13 weeks.  For recipients in states with an unemployment rate exceeding 6%, another 13 weeks would be added for a total of 26 weeks.

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