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HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
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No. Index Key and History of Bill
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SENATE BILLS
S. 1.--To provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 4, 2007. Considered Jan.
9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 2007. Passed Senate amended Jan. 18,
2007; Roll No. 19: 96-2. Received in House and held at desk
Jan. 24, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment
July 31, 2007; Roll No. 763: 411-8. Senate agreed to House
amendment Aug. 2, 2007. Roll No. 294: 83-14. Presented to the
President Sept. 4, 2007. Approved Sept. 14, 2007. Public Law
110-81.
S. 2 (H.R. 2).--To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. Ordered
placed on the calendar Jan. 8, 2007.
S. 3 (H.R. 4).--To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for
Medicare beneficiaries. Referred to Finance Jan. 4, 2007.
Reported amended Apr. 13, 2007; no written report.
S. 4 (H.R. 1).--To make the United States more secure by
implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission
to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve
homeland security, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 4, 2007.
Reported amended Feb. 22, 2007; no written report. Considered
Feb. 28, Mar. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 2007. Passed Senate amended
Mar. 13, 2007; Roll No. 73: 60-38. Received in House and held
at desk Mar. 20, 2007. See H.R. 1 for further action.
S. 5 (H.R. 3) (H. Res. 464) (S. 997).--To amend the Public Health
Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 8, 2007. Considered Apr.
10, 2007. Passed Senate Apr. 11, 2007; Roll No. 127: 63-34.
Received in House and held at desk Apr. 16, 2007. Passed House
June 7, 2007; Roll No. 443: 247-176. Presented to the
President June 12, 2007. Vetoed June 20, 2007.
S. 12.--To promote home ownership, manufacturing, and economic
growth. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 3, 2008.
S. 24.--To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a health
advisory and monitoring of drinking water for perchlorate.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Jan. 4, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008;
Rept. 110-483.
S. 27 (H.R. 4074).--To authorize the implementation of the San
Joaquin River Restoration Settlement. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Reported amended June 25,
2008; Rept. 110-400.
S. 30.--To intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem
cell lines. Considered Apr. 10, 2007. Passed Senate Apr. 11,
2007; Roll No. 128: 70-28. Received in House and referred to
Energy and Commerce Apr. 16, 2007.
S. 33.--To redesignate the Office for Vocational and Adult
Education as the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult
Education. Passed Senate May 22, 2007. Received in House and
referred to Education and Labor May 23, 2007.
S. 39 (H.R. 1834) (H.R. 2400).--To establish a coordinated
national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 4, 2007.
Reported amended Mar. 27, 2007; Rept. 110-39.
S. 84.--To establish a United States Boxing Commission to
administer the Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 4, 2007. Reported
Mar. 1, 2007; Rept. 110-28.
S. 86.--To designate segments of Fossil Creek, a tributary to the
Verde River in the State of Arizona, as wild and scenic
rivers. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2007.
Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-283.
S. 93.--To authorize NTIA to borrow against anticipated receipts
of the Digital Television and Public Safety Fund to initiate
migration to a national IP-enabled emergency network capable
of receiving and responding to all citizen activated emergency
communications. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 4, 2007. Reported Mar. 26, 2007; Rept.
110-38.
S. 113.--To make appropriations for military construction and
family housing projects for the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 8, 2007.
S. 119 (H.R. 400).--To prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to
military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 4, 2007.
Reported amended May 15, 2007; Rept. 110-66.
S. 126 (H.R. 783).--To modify the boundary of Mesa Verde National
Park, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Reported amended June 26, 2007; Rept.
110-93.
S. 127.--To amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the
administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Reported amended
Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-284.
S. 128.--To amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to
designate a new management entity, make certain technical and
conforming amendments, enhance private property protections,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr.
10, 2008.
S. 150.--To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the
health of pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and children by
requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for
perchlorate. Referred to Environment and Public Works Jan. 4,
2007. Reported amended Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008; Rept. 110-484.
S. 159.--To redesignate the White Rocks National Recreation Area
in the State of Vermont as the ``Robert T. Stafford White
Rocks National Recreation Area''. Passed Senate Jan. 4, 2007.
Received in House and referred to Natural Resources Jan. 4,
2007. Committee discharged. Passed House Jan. 5, 2007.
Presented to the President Jan. 11, 2007. Approved Jan. 17,
2007. Public Law 110-1.
S. 160.--To provide for compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow
Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land
caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River.
Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 4, 2007. Reported Sept. 25
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-505.
S. 163.--To improve the disaster loan program of the Small
Business Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Jan. 4, 2007. Reported
amended May 7, 2007; Rept. 110-64. Passed Senate amended Aug.
3, 2007. Received in House and referred to Small Business
Sept. 4, 2007.
S. 169.--To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify
Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing
sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan.
4, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-167.
S. 171.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 301 Commerce Street in Commerce, Oklahoma,
as the ``Mickey Mantle Post Office Building''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 4, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 17, 2007. Received in
House and referred to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 27,
2007. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 17, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 18, 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 25, 2008. Approved Sept. 30, 2008. Public Law
110-331.
S. 175 (H.R. 1337).--To provide for a feasibility study of
alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central
Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the
District. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 4,
2007. Reported amended June 28, 2007; Rept. 110-111.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 184 (H.R. 1401).--To provide improved rail and surface
transportation security. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 4, 2007. Reported amended Feb. 15, 2007;
Rept. 110-29.
S. 185.--To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United
States. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 4, 2007. Reported June
26, 2007; Rept. 110-90.
S. 188.--To revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa
Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act
Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. Referred to the
Judiciary Jan. 4, 2007. Reported amended Feb. 8, 2007; no
written report. Passed Senate amended Feb. 15, 2007. Received
in House and referred to the Judiciary Feb. 16, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 17, 2008. Presented to the
President June 24, 2008. Approved July 1, 2008. Public Law
110-258.
S. 189.--To decrease the matching funds requirements and authorize
additional appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical
Park in the State of Michigan. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-286.
S. 193.--To increase cooperation on energy issues between the
United States Government and foreign governments and entities
in order to secure the strategic and economic interests of the
United States, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Relations Jan. 4, 2007. Reported Apr. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-54.
S. 194 (H.R. 49).--To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1300 North Frontage Road West in
Vail, Colorado, as the ``Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 8, 2007. Committee discharged. Ordered placed on
the calendar Feb. 17, 2007. Indefinitely postponed Mar. 22,
2007. See H.R. 49 for further action.
S. 197.--To authorize salary adjustments for justices and judges
of the United States for fiscal year 2007. Passed Senate Jan.
8, 2007. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Jan.
9, 2007.
S. 199.--To amend the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1996 to
modify the grant program to improve sanitation in rural and
Native villages in the State of Alaska. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Jan. 8, 2007. Reported Sept. 22
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-476.
S. 200 (H.R. 1114).--To require the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and the United States
Geological Survey, to conduct a study on groundwater resources
in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 8, 2007. Reported Feb. 16,
2007; Rept. 110-20. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 202 (H.R. 831).--To provide for the conveyance of certain
Forest Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 8, 2007.
Reported Feb. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-6.
S. 214 (H.R. 580).--To amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States
Code, to preserve the independence of United States attorneys.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 9, 2007. Reported amended Feb.
12, 2007; no written report. Considered Mar. 19, 2007. Passed
Senate amended Mar. 20, 2007; Roll No. 81: 94-2. Received in
House and held at desk Mar. 20, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House May 22, 2007; Roll No. 397: 306-114. Presented to the
President June 4, 2007. Approved June 14, 2007. Public Law
110-34.
S. 216.--To provide for the exchange of certain Federal land in
the Santa Fe National Forest and certain non-Federal land in
the Pecos National Historical Park in the State of New Mexico.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 9, 2007.
Reported Feb. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-7.
S. 219 (H.R. 335).--To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 152 North 5th Street in Laramie,
Wyoming, as the ``Gale W. McGee Post Office''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 9, 2007.
Committee discharged. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 17,
2007. Indefinitely postponed Mar. 22, 2007. See H.R. 335 for
further action.
S. 220.--To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau
of Reclamation within the A & B Irrigation District in the
State of Idaho. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan.
9, 2007. Reported Feb. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-26. Indefinitely
postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 221.--To amend title 9, United States Code, to provide for
greater fairness in the arbitration process relating to
livestock and poultry contracts. Referred to the Judiciary
Jan. 9, 2007. Reported Oct. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-190.
S. 223.--To require Senate candidates to file designations,
statements, and reports in electronic form. Referred to Rules
and Administration Jan. 9, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 28,
2007; no written report.
S. 229.--To redesignate a Federal building in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, as the ``Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center''. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan.
9, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Apr. 12, 2007.
Received in House and referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 16,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House June 25, 2007. Presented
to the President June 28, 2007. Approved July 5, 2007. Public
Law 110-45.
S. 231.--To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 9, 2007. Reported May 23, 2007;
no written report. Passed Senate May 24, 2007. Received in
House and referred to the Judiciary June 5, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 14, 2008. Presented to the
President July 22, 2008. Approved July 30, 2008. Public Law
110-294.
S. 232.--To make permanent the authorization for watershed
restoration and enhancement agreements. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 9, 2007. Reported Feb. 15, 2007; Rept.
110-8.
S. 235.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington,
to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Jan. 10, 2007. Reported Feb. 16, 2007;
Rept. 110-21. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 236.--To require reports to Congress on Federal agency use of
data mining. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 10, 2007. Reported
amended June 4, 2007; no written report.
S. 239.--To require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in
interstate commerce, in possession of data containing
sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any
breach of such information. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 10,
2007. Reported amended May 31, 2007; no written report.
S. 240.--To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping
Act of 1992. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 10,
2007. Reported Feb. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-9.
S. 241 (H.R. 658).--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
enter into cooperative agreements to protect natural resources
of units of the National Park System through collaborative
efforts on land inside and outside of units of the National
Park System. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 10,
2007. Reported Feb. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-10. Indefinitely
postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 245.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate
the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in
Hope, Arkansas, as a National Historic Site and unit of the
National Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 10, 2007. Reported Feb. 15,
2007; Rept. 110-11.
S. 254.--To award posthumously a Congressional gold medal to
Constantino Brumidi. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Jan. 10, 2007. Reported amended May 17, 2007; no
written report. Passed Senate amended May 21, 2007. Received
in House and referred to Financial Services May 22, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House June 10, 2008. Presented to the
President June 24, 2008. Approved July 1, 2008. Public Law
110-259.
S. 255 (H.R. 1904).--To provide assistance to the State of New
Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water plans,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 10, 2007. Reported Feb. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-12.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 260.--To establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National
Conservation Area. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Jan. 11, 2007. Reported amended Feb. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-13.
S. 261 (H.R. 137).--To amend title 18, United States Code, to
strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 11, 2007. Reported
amended Mar. 26, 2007; no written report. Indefinitely
postponed June 13, 2007. See H.R. 137 for further action.
S. 262 (H.R. 3734).--To rename the Snake River Birds of Prey
National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the Morley
Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in
honor of the late Morley Nelson, an international authority on
birds of prey, who was instrumental in the establishment of
this National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 11, 2007.
Reported Feb. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-14.
S. 263.--To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to
reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in
the Deschutes River Conservancy, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 11, 2007.
Reported Feb. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-22. Indefinitely postponed
June 11, 2008.
S. 264.--To authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in
the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan.
11, 2007. Reported amended Feb. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-23.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 265.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource
feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in
Oregon. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 11,
2007. Reported Feb. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-24. Indefinitely
postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 266.--To provide for the modification of an amendatory
repayment contract between the Secretary of the Interior and
the North Unit Irrigation District, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 11, 2007.
Reported Feb. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-25. Indefinitely postponed
June 11, 2008.
S. 268.--To designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 11, 2007. Reported Feb. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-15.
S. 274.--To amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to
clarify the disclosures of information protected from
prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in
nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such
policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain
disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the
Special Counsel, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 11, 2007. Reported
amended Nov. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-232. Passed Senate amended
Dec. 17, 2007. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 17,
2007.
S. 275.--To establish the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument
in the State of New Mexico. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 11, 2007. Reported amended Feb. 16, 2007; Rept.
110-27.
S. 277 (H.R. 1080).--To modify the boundaries of Grand Teton
National Park to include certain land within the GT Park
Subdivision, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 12, 2007. Reported Feb. 15, 2007; Rept.
110-16. Passed Senate amended June 19, 2007. Received in House
and referred to Natural Resources June 20, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed House June 27, 2007. Presented to the
President July 2, 2007. Approved July 13, 2007. Public Law
110-47.
S. 278.--To establish a program and criteria for National Heritage
Areas in the United States, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 12, 2007. Reported
amended Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-168.
S. 283.--To amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act
of 2003, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 12, 2007. Reported Feb. 15, 2007; Rept.
110-17. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 287.--To prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United
States military forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as
of January 9, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 16,
2007.
S. 289 (H.R. 319).--To establish the Journey Through Hallowed
Ground National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 12, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-169. Indefinitely
postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 294 (H.R. 6003).--To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Jan. 16, 2007. Reported amended May 22, 2007; Rept. 110-67.
Considered Oct. 24, 25, 26, 29, 2007. Passed Senate amended
Oct. 30, 2007; Roll No. 400: 70-22. Received in House and
referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Oct. 31, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment July 22, 2008.
House insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference
July 22, 2008.
S. 310 (H.R. 505).--To express the policy of the United States
regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians
and to provide a process for the recognition by the United
States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity. Referred to
Indian Affairs Jan. 17, 2007. Reported Feb. 5, 2008; Rept.
110-260.
S. 311.--To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the
shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving,
possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and
other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for
other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 17, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007; Rept.
110-229.
S. 316.--To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating
generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug
into the market. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 17, 2007.
Reported Feb. 27, 2007; no written report.
S. 320 (H.R. 554).--To provide for the protection of
paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 17,
2007. Reported Feb. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-18.
S. 322.--To establish an Indian youth telemental health
demonstration project. Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 17,
2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2007; Rept. 110-43.
S. 324.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study of water resources in the State of New Mexico. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 17, 2007. Reported June
28, 2007; Rept. 110-112.
S. 343 (H.R. 1124).--To extend the District of Columbia College
Access Act of 1999. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 22, 2007. Reported Apr. 11, 2007;
Rept. 110-52.
S. 344.--To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 22, 2007. Reported July 29
(Legislative day of July 28), 2008; Rept. 110-448.
S. 349.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
additional tax incentives to employers and employees of small
businesses, and for other purposes. Reported from Finance Jan.
22, 2007; Rept. 110-1.
S. 352.--To provide for media coverage of Federal court
proceedings. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 22, 2007. Reported
amended Mar. 13, 2008; no written report.
S. 357.--To improve passenger automobile fuel economy and safety,
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce dependence on foreign
oil, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 22, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 7, 2008;
Rept. 110-278.
S. 358 (H.R. 493).--To prohibit discrimination on the basis of
genetic information with respect to health insurance and
employment. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Jan. 22, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 29, 2007; Rept. 110-48.
S. 368 (H.R. 1700).--To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant
program, and for other purposes. Reported from the Judiciary
May 24, 2007; Rept. 110-73.
S. 372.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government, the Intelligence Community Management
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System, and for other purposes. Reported from
Intelligence Jan. 24, 2007; Rept. 110-2. Referred to Armed
Services Jan. 24, 2007. Reported Feb. 8, 2007; Rept. 110-5.
Considered Apr. 12, 16, 17, 2007. Returned to the calendar
Apr. 18, 2007.
S. 375.--To waive application of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real property
transferred by the United States to 2 Indian tribes in the
State of Oregon, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian
Affairs Jan. 24, 2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2007; Rept. 110-44.
Passed Senate May 22, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources May 23, 2007. Reported July 30, 2007; Rept.
110-276. Union Calendar. Passed House July 30, 2007. Presented
to the President Aug. 3, 2007. Approved Aug. 13, 2007. Public
Law 110-78.
S. 376.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the
provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by
law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary Jan. 24, 2007. Reported Sept. 5, 2007; Rept.
110-150.
S. 377.--To establish a United States-Poland parliamentary youth
exchange program, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Relations Jan. 24, 2007. Reported Mar. 9, 2007; Rept. 110-33.
Passed Senate Mar. 15, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Foreign Affairs Mar. 16, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 5, 2007. Presented to the President Sept. 10, 2007.
Approved Sept. 20, 2007. Public Law 110-83.
S. 378 (H.R. 660).--To amend title 18, United States Code, to
protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their
family members, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Jan. 24, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 29, 2007; Rept.
110-42. Considered Apr. 18, 2007. Passed Senate amended Apr.
19, 2007; Roll No. 135: 97-0. Received in House and held at
desk Apr. 20, 2007.
S. 381.--To establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the
study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts
and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and
deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese
descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the
impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend
appropriate remedies, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 24, 2007.
Reported Sept. 11, 2008; Rept. 110-452.
S. 385.--To improve the interoperability of emergency
communications equipment. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 24, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 5, 2007;
Rept. 110-30.
S. 390.--To direct the exchange of certain land in Grand, San
Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 25, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 392.--To ensure payment of United States assessments for United
Nations peacekeeping operations for the 2005 through 2008 time
period. Referred to Foreign Relations Jan. 25, 2007. Reported
July 16, 2007; Rept. 110-130.
S. 398.--To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence
Prevention Act to identify and remove barriers to reducing
child abuse, to provide for examinations of certain children,
and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 25,
2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2007; Rept. 110-45. Passed Senate
amended May 25, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources and in addition to the Judiciary June 5,
2007.
S. 412 (H.R. 521).--To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 2633 11th Street in Rock Island,
Illinois, as the ``Lane Evans Post Office Building''. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 26, 2007.
Committee discharged. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 17,
2007. Indefinitely postponed Mar. 22, 2007. See H.R. 521 for
further action.
S. 423 (H.R. 1284).--To increase, effective as of December 1,
2007, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and
indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled
veterans. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan. 29, 2007.
Reported July 24, 2007; Rept. 110-135.
S. 428.--To amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety
Act of 1999, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Jan. 30, 2007. Reported amended
Aug. 3, 2007; Rept. 110-142. Passed Senate amended Feb. 26,
2008. Received in House and held at desk Feb. 27, 2008.
S. 431 (H.R. 719).--To require convicted sex offenders to register
online identifiers, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Jan. 30, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 22, 2008; Rept.
110-332. Passed Senate amended May 20, 2008. Received in House
and held at desk May 21, 2008. Passed House with amendment
Sept. 27, 2008. Senate agreed to House amendment Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public Law
110-400.
S. 442 (H.R. 916).--To provide for loan repayment for prosecutors
and public defenders. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 31, 2007.
Reported amended Apr. 10, 2007; Rept. 110-51.
S. 443.--To establish the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 31, 2007. Reported amended
Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-170.
S. 444.--To establish the South Park National Heritage Area in the
State of Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Jan. 31, 2007. Reported amended Sept.
17, 2007; Rept. 110-171.
S. 453 (H.R. 1281).--To prohibit deceptive practices in Federal
elections. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 31, 2007. Reported
amended Oct. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-191.
S. 456.--To increase and enhance law enforcement resources
committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs,
to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding
citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and
enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and
improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 31, 2007. Reported amended July
30, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate amended Sept. 21,
2007. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary and in
addition to Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor Sept.
24, 2007.
S. 457.--To extend the date on which the National Security
Personnel System will first apply to certain defense
laboratories. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 31, 2007. Reported June 11, 2007; Rept. 110-79.
S. 462 (H.R. 5293).--To approve the settlement of the water rights
claims of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian
Reservation in Nevada, to require the Secretary of the
Interior to carry out the settlement, and for other purposes.
Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 31, 2007. Reported amended
July 10 (Legislative day of July 9), 2008; Rept. 110-415.
S. 470 (S. 574).--To express the sense of Congress on Iraq.
Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 1, 2007.
S. 471 (H.R. 761).--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
convey to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark
Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain
Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National
Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historical
interpretive site along the trail. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 1, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 17,
2007; Rept. 110-156. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 474 (H.R. 1154).--To award a congressional gold medal to
Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. Referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Feb. 1, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Mar. 27, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Financial Services Mar. 27, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House Oct. 2, 2007. Presented to the President Oct. 4, 2007.
Approved Oct. 16, 2007. Public Law 110-95.
S. 479 (H.R. 327).--To reduce the incidence of suicide among
veterans. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 1, 2007. Reported
July 23, 2007; Rept. 110-132.
S. 481.--To recruit and retain more qualified individuals to teach
in Tribal Colleges or Universities. Referred to Indian Affairs
Feb. 1, 2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2007; Rept. 110-46.
S. 487 (H.R. 710).--To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to
clarify that kidney paired donations shall not be considered
to involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable
consideration. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Feb. 1, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Feb. 15, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Energy and Commerce Feb. 16, 2007.
S. 494 (H.R. 987).--To endorse further enlargement of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate the
timely admission of new members to NATO, and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Feb. 6, 2007. Reported
Mar. 9, 2007; Rept. 110-34. Passed Senate amended Mar. 15,
2007. Received in House and held at desk Mar. 16, 2007. Passed
House Mar. 26, 2007. Presented to the President Mar. 29, 2007.
Approved Apr. 9, 2007. Public Law 110-17.
S. 495.--To prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure
privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to
enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and
other protections against security breaches, fraudulent
access, and misuse of personally identifiable information.
Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 6, 2007. Reported amended May
23, 2007; Rept. 110-70.
S. 496 (H.R. 799).--To reauthorize and improve the program
authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of
1965. Referred to Environment and Public Works Feb. 6, 2007.
Reported amended May 7, 2007; Rept. 110-63. Passed Senate
amended Aug. 3, 2007. Received in House and held at desk Aug.
4, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment July 15,
2008. Senate agreed to House amendment Sept. 26 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 29,
2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law 110-371.
S. 506.--To improve efficiency in the Federal Government through
the use of high-performance green buildings, and for other
purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Feb. 6,
2007. Reported amended Dec. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-241.
S. 509.--To provide improved aviation security, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Feb. 6, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-31.
S. 521 (H.R. 187).--To designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse and customhouse located at 515 West First
Street in Duluth, Minnesota, as the ``Gerald W. Heaney Federal
Building and United States Courthouse and Customhouse''.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Feb. 7, 2007.
Reported Mar. 29, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate Apr.
10, 2007. Received in House and held at desk Apr. 16, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 23, 2007. Presented to the
President Apr. 30, 2007. Approved May 8, 2007. Public Law 110-
25.
S. 531.--To repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly
known as the ``Bennett Freeze''. Referred to Indian Affairs
Feb. 8, 2007. Reported Sept. 15, 2008; Rept. 110-462. Passed
Senate Sept. 18 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received
in House and referred to Natural Resources Sept. 22, 2008.
S. 535 (H.R. 923).--To establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the
Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an
Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil
Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 8, 2007.
Reported amended June 20, 2007; Rept. 110-88.
S. 542.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within
the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in the State of
Idaho, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 8, 2007. Reported June 28, 2007; Rept. 110-113.
S. 547.--To establish a Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for
Management, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 12, 2007. Reported Oct.
1 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
S. 550.--To preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 12, 2007. Reported Jan. 8
(Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008; Rept. 110-256. Passed
Senate Feb. 4, 2008. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 6, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House Apr. 1, 2008. Presented to the President Apr. 10,
2008. Approved Apr. 18, 2008. Public Law 110-201.
S. 553 (H.R. 986).--To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State
of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 12, 2007. Reported June 26, 2007; Rept.
110-94. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 556 (H.R. 1429).--To reauthorize the Head Start Act, and for
other purposes. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Feb. 12, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 29, 2007; Rept.
110-49.
S. 558.--To provide parity between health insurance coverage of
mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical
services. Reported amended from Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Mar. 27, 2007; Rept. 110-53. Passed Senate amended
Sept. 18, 2007. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Education and Labor Sept. 19,
2007.
S. 570 (H.R. 1011).--To designate additional National Forest
System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness or a
wilderness study area, to designate the Kimberling Creek
Potential Wilderness Area for eventual incorporation in the
Kimberling Creek Wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain
and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of
trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb.
13, 2007. Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-349.
S. 574 (S. 470).--To express the sense of Congress on Iraq.
Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 14, 2007.
S. 576.--To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists
and guarantee due process rights. Referred to Armed Services
Feb. 13, 2007.
S. 579 (H.R. 1157).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
authorize the Director of the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the
development and operation of research centers regarding
environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of
breast cancer. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Feb. 14, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 3, 2008; no
written report.
S. 580.--To amend the National Trails System Act to require the
Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and
suitability studies of four national historic trails, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb.
14, 2007. Reported June 26, 2007; Rept. 110-95.
S. 589.--To provide for the transfer of certain Federal property
to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated, a subsidiary
of the United States Olympic Committee. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Feb. 14, 2007. Reported amended
Nov. 7, 2007; Rept. 110-223.
S. 595.--To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-
Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to
modifications in reporting frequency. Referred to Environment
and Public Works Feb. 14, 2007. Reported Dec. 19, 2007; Rept.
110-253.
S. 597 (H.R. 1236).--To extend the special postage stamp for
breast cancer research for 2 years. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 14, 2007. Reported Nov.
7, 2007; Rept. 110-222. Passed Senate amended Nov. 14, 2007.
Received in House and held at desk Nov. 15, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendments Dec. 11, 2007. Senate
agreed to House amendments Dec. 13, 2007. Presented to the
President Dec. 19, 2007. Approved Dec. 21, 2007. Public Law
110-150.
S. 602.--To develop the next generation of parental control
technology. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Feb. 15, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 3, 2008; Rept. 110-268.
Passed Senate amended Oct. 1 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce
Oct. 2, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House with
amendment Oct. 3, 2008. Senate agreed to House amendment Nov.
17 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
S. 613.--To enhance the overseas stabilization and reconstruction
capabilities of the United States Government, and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Feb. 15, 2007.
Reported Apr. 10, 2007; Rept. 110-50.
S. 617.--To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands
Pass available at a discount to certain veterans. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 15, 2007. Reported June 16,
2008; Rept. 110-350.
S. 621.--To establish commissions to review the facts and
circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European
Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees
during World War II. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 15, 2007.
Reported May 4, 2007; Rept. 110-62.
S. 624 (H.R. 1132).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health
measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers. Referred
to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Feb. 15, 2007.
Reported amended Mar. 29, 2007; no written report.
Indefinitely postponed June 13, 2007. See H.R. 1132 for
further action.
S. 627.--To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974 to improve the health and well-being of maltreated
infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court
Teams Resource Center, to assist local Court Teams, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 15, 2007.
Reported Mar. 26, 2007; no written report.
S. 635 (H.R. 365).--To provide for a research program for
remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories,
and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Feb. 15, 2007. Reported Oct. 26, 2007; Rept. 110-207.
S. 637.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the
suitability and feasibility of establishing the Chattahoochee
Trace National Heritage Corridor in Alabama and Georgia, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Feb. 15, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-157.
S. 641.--To express the sense of Congress that no funds should be
cut off or reduced for American troops in the field which
would result in undermining their safety or their ability to
complete their assigned missions. Ordered placed on the
calendar Feb. 16, 2007.
S. 642.--To codify Executive Order 12898, relating to
environmental justice, to require the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to fully implement the
recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and the
Comptroller General of the United States, and for other
purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Feb. 15,
2007. Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008;
Rept. 110-485.
S. 645.--To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an
alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for certain coal
gasification project goals. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 15, 2007. Reported Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-
158.
S. 647.--To designate certain land in the State of Oregon as
wilderness, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 15, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 17,
2007; Rept. 110-172.
S. 655 (H.R. 1681).--To amend the Congressional Charter of The
American National Red Cross to modernize its governance
structure, to enhance the ability of the board of governors of
The American National Red Cross to support the critical
mission of The American Red Cross in the 21st century, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 16, 2007.
Reported amended Mar. 8, 2007; no written report. Passed
Senate amended Mar. 15, 2007. Received in House and referred
to Foreign Affairs Mar. 16, 2007.
S. 657 (H.R. 727).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to add
requirements regarding trauma care, and for other purposes.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Feb. 16,
2007. Reported amended Mar. 29, 2007; no written report.
S. 662.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study to evaluate resources at the Harriet
Beecher Stowe House in Brunswick, Maine, to determine the
suitability and feasibility of establishing the site as a unit
of the National Park System, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 16, 2007. Reported
amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-351.
S. 675.--To provide competitive grants for training court
reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for
realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and
for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Feb. 16, 2007. Reported amended July 31, 2007;
Rept. 110-138.
S. 676.--To provide that the Executive Director of the Inter-
American Development Bank or the Alternate Executive Director
of the Inter-American Development Bank may serve on the Board
of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation. Referred to
Foreign Relations Feb. 17, 2007. Reported Mar. 9, 2007; Rept.
110-35. Passed Senate Mar. 15, 2007. Received in House and
referred to Foreign Affairs Mar. 16, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House June 11, 2007; Roll No. 449: 386-1. Presented to
the President June 14, 2007. Approved June 21, 2007. Public
Law 110-38.
S. 680 (H.R. 1362).--To ensure proper oversight and accountability
in Federal contracting, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 17, 2007.
Reported amended Oct. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-201. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 7, 2007. Received in House and held at desk Nov.
8, 2007.
S. 682.--To award a congressional gold medal to Edward William
Brooke III in recognition of his unprecedented and enduring
service to our Nation. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Feb. 17, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Mar. 29, 2007. Received in House and referred to Financial
Services Mar. 30, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House June 10,
2008. Presented to the President June 24, 2008. Approved July
1, 2008. Public Law 110-260.
S. 686 (H.R. 1286).--To amend the National Trails System Act to
designate the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
National Historical Trail. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 26, 2007. Reported June 26, 2007; Rept. 110-96.
S. 694 (H.R. 1216).--To direct the Secretary of Transportation to
issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and
death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles, and
for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Feb. 27, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 13, 2008;
Rept. 110-275.
S. 702.--To authorize the Attorney General to award grants to
State courts to develop and implement State courts interpreter
programs. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 28, 2007. Reported
amended Aug. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-436.
S. 704 (H.R. 251).--To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
prohibit manipulation of caller identification information.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 28,
2007. Reported amended Dec. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-234.
S. 720 (H.R. 692).--To amend title 4, United States Code, to
authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession of
the United States to order that the National flag be flown at
half-staff in that State, territory, or possession in the
event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces from that
State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on
active duty. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 1, 2007. Reported
June 7, 2007; no written report.
S. 722 (H.R. 5751).--To direct the Secretary of the Interior and
the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of
certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument
in the State of Arizona. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 1, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 17, 2007; Rept.
110-173.
S. 735.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the
terrorist hoax statute. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 1,
2007. Reported amended May 4, 2007; Rept. 110-61.
S. 742.--To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the
health risks posed by asbestos-containing products, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar.
1, 2007. Reported amended Aug. 2, 2007; Rept. 110-189. Passed
Senate amended Oct. 4, 2007. Received in House and held at
desk Oct. 5, 2007.
S. 743.--To amend title 36, United States Code, to modify the
individuals eligible for associate membership in the Military
Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America,
Incorporated. Passed Senate Mar. 1, 2007. Received in House
and referred to the Judiciary Mar. 6, 2007.
S. 761 (H.R. 2272).--To invest in innovation and education to
improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global
economy. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 6, 2007.
Considered Apr. 20, 23, 24, 2007. Passed Senate amended Apr.
25, 2007; Roll No. 146: 88-8. Received in House and held at
desk Apr. 30, 2007.
S. 763 (H.R. 1401).--To provide the resources to protect public
transportation from terrorism. Reported from Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Mar. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-32.
S. 772 (H.R. 1650).--To amend the Federal antitrust laws to
provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from
such laws that are contrary to the public interest with
respect to railroads. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 6, 2007.
Reported amended Dec. 19, 2007; Rept. 110-252.
S. 775.--To establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure
of the United States. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Mar. 6, 2007. Reported amended Aug. 2, 2007; Rept. 110-225.
Passed Senate amended Aug. 2, 2007. Received in House and
referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Aug. 3, 2007.
S. 781 (H.R. 2601).--To extend the authority of the Federal Trade
Commission to collect Do-Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal
years after fiscal year 2007. Referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Mar. 6, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 12,
2007; Rept. 110-244. Passed Senate amended Dec. 17, 2007.
Received in House and held at desk Dec. 17, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 6, 2008. Presented to the
President Feb. 13, 2008. Approved Feb. 15, 2008. Public Law
110-188.
S. 783.--To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of
the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the
State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Mar. 6, 2007. Reported amended June 16,
2008; Rept. 110-352.
S. 789.--To prevent abuse of Government credit cards. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 7, 2007.
Reported amended Aug. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-437.
S. 793 (H.R. 1418).--To provide for the expansion and improvement
of traumatic brain injury programs. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 7, 2007. Reported amended
Aug. 1, 2007; Rept. 110-140. Passed Senate amended Dec. 11,
2007. Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce
Dec. 12, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment
Apr. 8, 2008; Roll No. 163: 392-1. Senate agreed to House
amendment Apr. 10, 2008. Presented to the President Apr. 17,
2008. Approved Apr. 28, 2008. Public Law 110-206.
S. 797.--To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the
Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of Maryland and
Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National Historic
Trail. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 7, 2007.
Reported amended June 26, 2007; Rept. 110-98. Indefinitely
postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 800 (H.R. 713).--To establish the Niagara Falls National
Heritage Area in the State of New York, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 7,
2007. Reported amended Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-174.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 801.--To designate a United States courthouse located in
Fresno, California, as the ``Robert E. Coyle United States
Courthouse''. Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 7,
2007. Reported Mar. 29, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate
Apr. 10, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Apr. 16, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 25, 2007. Presented to the
President June 28, 2007. Approved July 5, 2007. Public Law
110-46.
S. 805.--To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist
countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve
internationally recognized goals in the treatment and
prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the
reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human
health care capacity and improving retention of medical health
professionals in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Relations Mar. 7, 2007. Reported amended
Oct. 9, 2007; Rept. 110-192.
S. 817 (H.R. 1483).--To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands
Management Act of 1996 to provide additional authorizations
for certain National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 8, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-175. Indefinitely
postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 827.--To establish the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area in
the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 8,
2007. Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-353.
S. 832.--To provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of
public land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair
market value. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 9,
2007. Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-354.
S. 838.--To authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between
United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons, to
establish the International Energy Advisory Board, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar.
12, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-176.
S. 845 (H.R. 3701).--To direct the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to
research and related activities concerning elder falls.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 12,
2007. Reported amended Mar. 29, 2007; Rept. 110-110. Passed
Senate amended Aug. 1, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Energy and Commerce Aug. 2, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House Apr. 8, 2008. Presented to the President Apr. 14, 2008.
Approved Apr. 23, 2008. Public Law 110-202.
S. 849 (H.R. 1309) (S. 2488).--To promote accessibility,
accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening
section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred
to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 13, 2007. Reported Apr. 30,
2007; Rept. 110-59. Passed Senate amended Aug. 3, 2007.
Received in House and held at desk Sept. 4, 2007.
S. 862 (H.R. 1045).--To designate the Federal building located at
210 Walnut Street in Des Moines, Iowa, as the ``Neal Smith
Federal Building''. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Mar. 13, 2007. Reported Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3),
2008; no written report. Reported Jan. 22 (Legislative day of
Jan. 3), 2008; no written report.
S. 863.--To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 13, 2007. Reported May 22,
2007; Rept. 110-69. Passed Senate Dec. 4, 2007. Received in
House and referred to the Judiciary Dec. 5, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 19, 2007. Presented to the
President Dec. 27, 2007. Approved Jan. 7, 2008. Public Law
110-179.
S. 868 (H.R. 415).--To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar.
13, 2007. Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-355.
S. 879 (H.R. 2264).--To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
producing and exporting cartels illegal. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 14, 2007. Reported May 22, 2007; Rept. 110-68.
S. 886 (H.R. 1255).--To amend chapter 22 of title 44, United
States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act,
to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of
constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of
Presidential records. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 14, 2007. Reported June 20, 2007; no
written report.
S. 888 (H.R. 2489).--To amend section 1091 of title 18, United
States Code, to allow the prosecution of genocide in
appropriate circumstances. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 15,
2007. Reported Mar. 26, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate
Mar. 29, 2007. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 30, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 5, 2007.
Presented to the President Dec. 11, 2007. Approved Dec. 21,
2007. Public Law 110-151.
S. 890 (H.R. 2094).--To provide for certain administrative and
support services for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Mar. 15, 2007. Reported amended June 26,
2007; Rept. 110-97. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 898.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to fund
breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing
more help to caregivers and increasing public education about
prevention. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Mar. 15, 2007. Reported amended Aug. 3, 2007; no written
report.
S. 900.--To authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exchange
certain land in the State of Utah acquired under the
Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Mar. 15, 2007. Reported amended June 16,
2008; Rept. 110-356.
S. 901 (H.R. 1343).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the
health centers program under section 330 of such Act. Referred
to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 15, 2007.
Reported amended Dec. 18, 2007; Rept. 110-274. Passed Senate
amended July 21 (Legislative day of July 17), 2008. Received
in House and held at desk July 22, 2008.
S. 906.--To prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export
of elemental mercury, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Mar. 15, 2007. Reported amended
Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-477.
Passed Senate amended Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 27, 2008.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 27, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 29, 2008; Roll No. 669: 393-5.
Presented to the President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 14,
2008. Public Law 110-414.
S. 911 (H.R. 1553).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
advance medical research and treatments into pediatric
cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the
current treatments and information regarding pediatric
cancers, establish a population-based national childhood
cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric
cancers. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Mar. 19, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 12, 2007; no written
report.
S. 924 (H.R. 2722).--To strengthen the United States Coast Guard's
Integrated Deepwater Program. Referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Mar. 20, 2007. Reported amended May 24,
2007; Rept. 110-72. Passed Senate amended Dec. 19, 2007.
Received in House and held at desk Dec. 19, 2007.
S. 950.--To develop and maintain an integrated system of coastal
and ocean observations for the Nation's coasts, oceans, and
Great Lakes, to improve warnings of tsunami, hurricanes, El
Nino events, and other natural hazards, to enhance homeland
security, to support maritime operations, to improve
management of coastal and marine resources, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Mar. 21, 2007. Reported amended Nov. 2, 2007; Rept. 110-217.
S. 955.--To establish the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 21, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 17, 2007;
Rept. 110-177. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 965 (H.R. 1591).--Making emergency supplemental appropriations
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations Mar. 22, 2007; Rept.
110-37.
S. 966.--To enable the Department of State to respond to a
critical shortage of passport processing personnel, and for
other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Mar. 22, 2007.
Reported amended June 27, 2007; Rept. 110-109. Passed Senate
amended June 29, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Foreign Affairs July 10, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
with amendment July 16, 2007. Senate agreed to House amendment
July 18 (Legislative day of July 17), 2007. Presented to the
President July 24, 2007. Approved July 30, 2007. Public Law
110-50.
S. 967.--To amend chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, to
provide for the establishment and authorization of funding for
certain training programs for supervisors of Federal
employees. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 22, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 1 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
S. 968 (H.R. 1567).--To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
to provide increased assistance for the prevention, treatment,
and control of tuberculosis, and for other purposes. Referred
to Foreign Relations Mar. 22, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 9,
2007; Rept. 110-193.
S. 975.--Granting the consent and approval of Congress to an
interstate forest fire protection compact. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 23, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
July 13, 2007. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary
July 16, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House July 30, 2007.
Presented to the President Aug. 3, 2007. Approved Aug. 13,
2007. Public Law 110-79.
S. 980 (H.R. 6353).--To amend the Controlled Substances Act to
address online pharmacies. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 23,
2007. Reported amended Mar. 12, 2008; Rept. 110-521. Passed
Senate amended Apr. 1 (Legislative day of Mar. 13), 2008.
Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to the Judiciary Apr. 2, 2008.
S. 992.--To achieve emission reductions and cost savings through
accelerated use of cost-effective lighting technologies in
public buildings, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Mar. 27, 2007. Reported amended
May 3, 2007; Rept. 110-60.
S. 996.--To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand
passenger facility fee eligibility for certain noise
compatibility projects. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Mar. 27, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Feb. 28, 2008. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 3, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 17, 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 23, 2008. Approved Oct. 2, 2008. Public Law
110-337.
S. 997 (H.R. 3) (S. 5).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide for human embryonic stem cell research. Ordered placed
on the calendar Mar. 28, 2007.
S. 999 (H.R. 477).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
improve stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Mar. 27, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 16, 2008; no
written report.
S. 1000.--To enhance the Federal Telework Program. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 27, 2007.
Reported amended Oct. 1 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008;
no written report.
S. 1001.--To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of
Columbia. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 28, 2007.
S. 1002.--To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to reinstate
certain provisions relating to the nutrition services
incentive program. Passed Senate Mar. 27, 2007. Received in
House and referred to Education and Labor Mar. 27, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed House Mar. 28, 2007. Presented to
the President Apr. 12, 2007. Approved Apr. 23, 2007. Public
Law 110-19.
S. 1007.--To direct the Secretary of State to work with the
Government of Brazil and other foreign governments to develop
partnerships that will strengthen diplomatic relations and
energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels
production, research, and infrastructure to alleviate poverty,
create jobs, and increase income, while improving energy
security and protecting the environment. Referred to Foreign
Relations Mar. 28, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 23
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
S. 1011.--To change the name of the National Institute on Drug
Abuse to the National Institute on Diseases of Addiction and
to change the name of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism to the National Institute on Alcohol Disorders
and Health. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Mar. 28, 2007. Reported amended Aug. 1, 2007; no written
report.
S. 1027.--To prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection
of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 29, 2007. Reported Sept. 11, 2007; Rept. 110-
153.
S. 1037.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in
the planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo
Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes
County, Oregon. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar.
29, 2007. Reported June 28, 2007; Rept. 110-114.
S. 1039.--To extend the authorization for the Coastal Heritage
Trail in the State of New Jersey. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Mar. 29, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10,
2008; Rept. 110-287. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 1046.--To modify pay provisions relating to certain senior-
level positions in the Federal Government, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 29, 2007. Reported Apr. 22, 2008; Rept. 110-328.
Passed Senate amended July 11, 2008. Received in House and
referred to Oversight and Government Reform July 14, 2008.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 25, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 26, 2008; Roll No. 659: 419-0.
Presented to the President Sept. 29, 2008. Approved Oct. 8,
2008. Public Law 110-372.
S. 1070.--To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social
security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private
infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat,
intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and
exploitation, and for other purposes. Referred to Finance Mar.
29, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 18 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008; Rept. 110-470.
S. 1079.--To establish the Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812
Bicentennial Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary Apr. 10, 2007. Reported amended May 21, 2007; no
written report.
S. 1082.--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
reauthorize and amend the prescription drug user fee
provisions, and for other purposes. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 10, 2007. Reported amended
Apr. 24, 2007; no written report. Considered Apr. 30, May 1,
2, 3, 7, 8, 2007. Passed Senate amended May 9, 2007; Roll No.
157: 93-1. Received in House and held at desk May 10, 2007.
S. 1089.--To amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to allow
the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation
Projects to hire employees more efficiently, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 11,
2007. Reported amended Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-178.
S. 1099.--To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to
make individuals employed by the Roosevelt Campobello
International Park Commission eligible to obtain Federal
health insurance. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 12, 2007. Reported June 19, 2007; no
written report. Passed Senate June 22, 2007. Received in House
and referred to Oversight and Government Reform June 25, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed House July 30, 2007. Presented to
the President Aug. 3, 2007. Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law
110-74.
S. 1104.--To increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators
and interpreters who may be admitted to the United States as
special immigrants. Passed Senate Apr. 12, 2007. Received in
House and referred to the Judiciary Apr. 16, 2007. Reported
with amendment May 21, 2007; Rept. 110-158. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House with amendments May 22, 2007;
Roll No. 399: 412-8. Senate agreed to House amendments May 24,
2007. Presented to the President June 4, 2007. Approved June
15, 2007. Public Law 110-36.
S. 1110.--To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 to provide for the conjunctive use of
surface and ground water in Juab County, Utah. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 16, 2007. Reported June 28,
2007; Rept. 110-115. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 1138.--To enhance nuclear safeguards and to provide assurances
of nuclear fuel supply to countries that forgo certain fuel
cycle activities. Referred to Foreign Relations Apr. 18, 2007.
Reported Sept. 11, 2007; Rept. 110-151.
S. 1139 (H.R. 2016).--To establish the National Landscape
Conservation System, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 18, 2007. Reported amended
June 28, 2007; Rept. 110-116.
S. 1142.--To authorize the acquisition of interests in undeveloped
coastal areas in order better to ensure their protection from
development. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Apr. 18, 2007. Reported June 5, 2007; Rept. 110-78.
S. 1143 (H.R. 1922).--To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
and the surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as an
Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National
Landscape System, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Apr. 18, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10,
2008; Rept. 110-288. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 1145 (H.R. 1908).--To amend title 35, United States Code, to
provide for patent reform. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 18,
2007. Reported amended Jan. 24, 2008; Rept. 110-259.
S. 1148 (H.R. 1520).--To establish the Champlain Quadricentennial
Commemoration Commission and the Hudson-Fulton 400th
Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 18, 2007. Reported amended
Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-179. Indefinitely postponed June 11,
2008.
S. 1152.--To promote wildland firefighter safety. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 18, 2007. Reported amended
June 26, 2007; Rept. 110-99.
S. 1163 (H.R. 797).--To amend title 38, United States Code, to
improve compensation and specially adapted housing for
veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving
both eyes, and to provide for the use of the National
Directory of New Hires for income verification purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 19, 2007. Reported amended
Aug. 3, 2007; Rept. 110-143. Returned to the calendar Nov. 2,
2007. See H.R. 797 for further action.
S. 1171.--To amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act and
Public Law 87-483 to authorize the construction and
rehabilitation of water infrastructure in Northwestern New
Mexico, to authorize the use of the reclamation fund to fund
the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund, to authorize the
conveyance of certain Reclamation land and infrastructure, to
authorize the Commissioner of Reclamation to provide for the
delivery of water, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Apr. 19, 2007. Reported amended June 25,
2008; Rept. 110-401.
S. 1178.--To strengthen data protection and safeguards, require
data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Apr. 20,
2007. Reported amended Dec. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-235.
S. 1182.--To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley
National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the
authorization of appropriations and modify the date on which
the authority of the Secretary of the Interior terminates
under the Act. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr.
20, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-159.
S. 1183 (H.R. 1727).--To enhance and further research into
paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of
life for persons living with paralysis and other physical
disabilities, and for other purposes. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 23, 2007. Reported amended
Aug. 3, 2007; no written report.
S. 1189 (H.R. 2011).--To designate the Federal building and United
States Courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine
Bluff, Arkansas, as the ``George Howard, Jr. Federal Building
and United States Courthouse''. Referred to Environment and
Public Works Apr. 23, 2007. Reported Jan. 22 (Legislative day
of Jan. 3), 2008; no written report. Reported Jan. 22
(Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008; no written report.
S. 1193.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into
trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain
Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico. Referred to Indian
Affairs Apr. 24, 2007. Reported July 31, 2008; Rept. 110-434.
Passed Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Received in House and referred to Natural Resources Sept. 23,
2008. Committee discharged. Passed House with amendments Sept.
29, 2008.
S. 1200 (H.R. 1328).--To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement
Act to revise and extend the Act. Referred to Indian Affairs
Apr. 24, 2007. Reported Oct. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-197.
Considered Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 23, Feb. 13,
14, 25, 2008. Passed Senate amended Feb. 26, 2008; Roll No.
32: 83-10. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources
and in addition to Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means
Feb. 28, 2008.
S. 1203.--To enhance the management of electricity programs at the
Department of Energy. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Apr. 24, 2007. Reported Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-160.
S. 1210 (H.R. 1199).--To extend the grant program for drug-
endangered children. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 25, 2007.
Reported May 22, 2008; no written report.
S. 1211.--To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide
enhanced penalties for marketing controlled substances to
minors. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 25, 2007. Reported
amended July 29 (Legislative day of July 28), 2008; no written
report.
S. 1233 (H.R. 2199).--To provide and enhance intervention,
rehabilitative treatment, and services to veterans with
traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Apr. 26, 2007. Reported amended Aug. 29,
2007; Rept. 110-147.
S. 1245.--To reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital
Region. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Apr. 26, 2007. Reported from Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 6, 2007; Rept. 110-237. Passed
Senate Dec. 12, 2007. Received in House and held at desk Dec.
13, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House June 9, 2008.
Presented to the President June 17, 2008. Approved June 26,
2008. Public Law 110-250.
S. 1247.--To amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site
Establishment Act of 1990 to limit the development of any
property acquired by the Secretary of the Interior for the
development of visitor and administrative facilities for the
Weir Farm National Historic Site, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 26, 2007.
Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-289.
S. 1248 (H.R. 1495).--To provide for the conservation and
development of water and related resources, to authorize the
Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and
for other purposes. Reported from Environment and Public Works
Apr. 30, 2007; Rept. 110-58.
S. 1255.--To protect Indian arts and crafts through the
improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, and for other
purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs May 1, 2007. Reported
amended Sept. 15, 2008; Rept. 110-460. Passed Senate amended
Sept. 23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in
House and referred to Natural Resources and in addition to the
Judiciary Sept. 24, 2008.
S. 1256.--To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize loan
programs under that Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Small Business and Entrepreneurship May 1, 2007. Reported
amended Sept. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-154.
S. 1257 (H.R. 1433) (H.R. 1905).--To provide the District of
Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional
seat in the House of Representatives. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs May 1, 2007. Reported
amended June 28, 2007; Rept. 110-123.
S. 1276.--To establish a grant program to facilitate the creation
of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 3, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 15, 2008; no written report. Passed
Senate amended Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to the Judiciary Sept. 25, 2008. Committees
discharged. Passed House Sept. 29, 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 14, 2008. Public Law
110-415.
S. 1281.--To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate
certain rivers and streams of the headwaters of the Snake
River System as additions to the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 3,
2007. Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-357.
S. 1300 (H.R. 2881).--To amend title 49, United States Code, to
authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation
Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve
aviation safety and capacity, to modernize the air traffic
control system, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation May 3, 2007. Reported amended Aug.
3, 2007; Rept. 110-144.
S. 1301.--To preserve and protect the free choice of individual
employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to
refrain from such activities. Ordered placed on the calendar
May 4, 2007.
S. 1304.--To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the
Arizona National Scenic Trail. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 3, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept.
110-290.
S. 1305.--Making emergency war appropriations for American troops
overseas, without unnecessary pork barrel spending and without
mandating surrender or retreat in Iraq, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar May 4, 2007.
S. 1312.--To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the
right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by
the National Labor Relations Board. Ordered placed on the
calendar May 8, 2007.
S. 1315.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life
insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 7, 2007. Reported
amended Aug. 29, 2007; Rept. 110-148. Considered Apr. 23,
2008. Passed Senate amended Apr. 24, 2008; Roll No. 112: 96-1.
Received in House and held at desk Apr. 24, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendment Sept. 22, 2008.
S. 1321.--To enhance the energy security of the United States by
promoting biofuels, energy efficiency, and carbon capture and
storage, and for other purposes. Reported from Energy and
Natural Resources May 7, 2007; Rept. 110-65.
S. 1327.--To create and extend certain temporary district court
judgeships. Referred to the Judiciary May 8, 2007. Reported
May 24, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate Dec. 4, 2007.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Dec. 5, 2007.
S. 1329 (H.R. 2251).--To extend the Acadia National Park Advisory
Commission, to provide improved visitor services at the park,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 8, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept.
110-291. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 1341.--To provide for the exchange of certain Bureau of Land
Management land in Pima County, Arizona, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 9,
2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-292.
S. 1347.--To amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to modify
the date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton
Rancheria of California is deemed to be held in trust and to
provide for the conduct of certain activities on the land.
Referred to Indian Affairs May 9, 2007. Reported Oct. 26,
2007; Rept. 110-208. Passed Senate Nov. 5, 2007. Received in
House and referred to Natural Resources Nov. 6, 2007.
S. 1348 (S. 1639).--To provide for comprehensive immigration
reform and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar
May 10, 2007. Considered May 22, 23, 24, 25, June 4, 5, 6, 7,
2007.
S. 1352.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 127 East Locust Street in Fairbury,
Illinois, as the ``Dr. Francis Townsend Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs May 10, 2007. Reported May 22, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate May 23, 2007. Received in House and
referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 24, 2007.
Considered under suspension of rules June 18, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 19, 2007. Presented to the
President June 26, 2007. Approved July 3, 2007. Public Law
110-43.
S. 1365.--To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management
Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
enter into cooperative agreements with any of the management
partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation
Area, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 10, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept.
110-293.
S. 1377.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the
City of Henderson, Nevada, certain Federal land located in the
City, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 14, 2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-294.
S. 1380.--To designate as wilderness certain land within the Rocky
Mountain National Park and to adjust the boundaries of the
Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Recreation
Area of the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 14, 2007.
Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-358.
S. 1382 (H.R. 2295).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis Registry. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions May 14, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 4, 2007; no
written report. Passed Senate amended Sept. 23 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and held at desk
Sept. 24, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 25,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 26, 2008; Roll No.
650: 415-2. Presented to the President Sept. 29, 2008.
Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law 110-373.
S. 1387.--To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-
Know Act of 1986 to provide for greenhouse gases. Referred to
Environment and Public Works May 14, 2007. Reported amended
Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-491.
S. 1396.--To authorize a major medical facility project to
modernize inpatient wards at the Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs May 15, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Dec. 13, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Dec. 17, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
Dec. 19, 2007. Presented to the President Dec. 21, 2007.
Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law 110-168.
S. 1418.--To provide assistance to improve the health of newborns,
children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations May 17, 2007. Reported
amended Apr. 9, 2008; Rept. 110-282.
S. 1419 (H.R. 3238).--To move the United States toward greater
energy independence and security, to increase the production
of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers from price
gouging, to increase the energy efficiency of products,
buildings and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy
greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the
energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar May 17, 2007.
S. 1429.--To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the
provision of technical assistance to small public water
systems. Referred to Environment and Public Works May 17,
2007. Reported amended Dec. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-242.
S. 1433.--To amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act to provide competitive status to certain Federal employees
in the State of Alaska. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 21, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept.
110-295.
S. 1446 (H.R. 401).--To amend the National Capital Transportation
Act of 1969 to authorize additional Federal contributions for
maintaining and improving the transit system of the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 22,
2007. Reported Oct. 3, 2007; Rept. 110-188.
S. 1476.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
special resources study of the Tule Lake Segregation Center in
Modoc County, California, to determine suitability and
feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park
System. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 24, 2007.
Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-296.
S. 1477.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out
the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in the State of
Colorado. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 24,
2007. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 1492.--To improve the quality of federal and state data
regarding the availability and quality of broadband services
and to promote the deployment of affordable broadband services
to all parts of the Nation. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation May 24, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 24, 2007;
Rept. 110-204. Passed Senate amended Sept. 26 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and referred to Energy
and Commerce Sept. 27, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed
House with amendments Sept. 29, 2008. Senate agreed to House
amendments Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Presented to the President Oct. 2, 2008. Approved Oct. 10,
2008. Public Law 110-385.
S. 1498 (H.R. 4933).--To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to
prohibit the import, export, transportation, sale, receipt,
acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of
any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works May
24, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 29, 2007; Rept. 110-210.
S. 1499.--To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution from
marine vessels. Referred to Environment and Public Works May
24, 2007. Reported July 10 (Legislative day of July 9), 2008;
Rept. 110-413.
S. 1500.--To support democracy and human rights in Zimbabwe, and
for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations May 24,
2007. Reported July 24, 2007; Rept. 110-136.
S. 1515.--To establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney
network to represent domestic violence victims. Referred to
the Judiciary May 24, 2007. Reported amended July 29
(Legislative day of July 28), 2008; no written report.
S. 1518.--To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to
reauthorize the Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May 24, 2007. Reported
amended Nov. 1, 2007; Rept. 110-216.
S. 1522.--To amend the Bonneville Power Administration portions of
the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of
2000 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through
2014, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 24, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept.
110-297.
S. 1523.--To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of carbon
dioxide from the Capitol power plant. Referred to Environment
and Public Works May 24, 2007. Reported Dec. 19, 2007; Rept.
110-254.
S. 1532.--To extend tax relief to the residents and businesses of
an area with respect to which a major disaster has been
declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-
1699-DR) by reason of severe storms and tornados beginning on
May 4, 2007, and determined by the President to warrant
individual or individual and public assistance from the
Federal Government under such Act. Passed Senate May 25, 2007.
S. 1537.--To authorize the transfer of certain funds from the
Senate Gift Shop Revolving Fund to the Senate Employee Child
Care Center. Passed Senate May 25, 2007. Received in House and
held at desk June 5, 2007. Passed House June 6, 2007.
Presented to the President June 14, 2007. Approved June 21,
2007. Public Law 110-39.
S. 1538 (H.R. 2082).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2008 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Reported from Intelligence May 31, 2007; Rept. 110-75.
Referred to Armed Services June 4, 2007. Reported amended June
26, 2007; Rept. 110-92. Considered Oct. 3, 2007. Returned to
the calendar Oct. 3, 2007. See H.R. 2082 for further action.
S. 1539 (H.R. 2563).--To designate the post office located at 309
East Linn Street, Marshalltown, Iowa, as the ``Major Scott
Nisely Post Office''. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 5, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no
written report. Indefinitely postponed Sept. 28, 2007. See
H.R. 2563 for further action.
S. 1547 (H.R. 1585) (S. 1548) (S. 1549) (S. 1550).--To authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of
the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes. Reported from Armed Services June 5, 2007;
Rept. 110-77. Referred to Intelligence June 13, 2007. Reported
amended June 29, 2007; Rept. 110-125.
S. 1548 (H.R. 1585) (S. 1547).--To authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of
Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such
fiscal year, and for other purposes. Reported from Armed
Services June 5, 2007; no written report. Referred to
Intelligence June 13, 2007. Reported amended June 29, 2007; no
written report.
S. 1549 (S. 1547).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2008 for military construction, and for other purposes.
Reported from Armed Services June 5, 2007; no written report.
S. 1550 (S. 1547).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2008 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and
for other purposes. Reported from Armed Services June 5, 2007;
no written report.
S. 1551 (H.R. 1532).--To amend the Public Health Service Act with
respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating
tuberculosis, and for other purposes. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions June 5, 2007. Reported amended
Dec. 18, 2007; Rept. 110-329.
S. 1565.--To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain
foreign recipients. Referred to Foreign Relations June 7,
2007. Reported July 31, 2007; Rept. 110-139.
S. 1566.--To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to improve that
Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works June 7, 2007. Reported June 27, 2008; Rept. 110-
403.
S. 1577.--To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act
to require screening, including national criminal history
background checks, of direct patient access employees of
skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and other
long-term care facilities and providers, and to provide for
nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and
State background checks on direct patient access employees of
long-term care facilities or providers. Referred to Finance
June 7, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 22 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-474.
S. 1578.--To amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention
and Control Act of 1990 to establish vessel ballast water
management requirements, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation June 7, 2007. Reported
amended Mar. 3, 2008; Rept. 110-269.
S. 1580 (H.R. 1205).--To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation
Act of 2000, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation June 7, 2007. Reported amended Mar.
13, 2008; Rept. 110-276.
S. 1581 (H.R. 4174).--To establish an interagency committee to
develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan
and to establish an ocean acidification program within the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation June 7, 2007. Reported
amended May 22, 2008; Rept. 110-339.
S. 1582.--To reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services
Improvement Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation June 7, 2007. Reported amended Nov.
2, 2007; Rept. 110-218. Passed Senate amended Sept. 26
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and
held at desk Sept. 27, 2008. Passed House Sept. 29, 2008.
Presented to the President Oct. 2, 2008. Approved Oct. 10,
2008. Public Law 110-386.
S. 1585 (H.R. 366).--To designate the Department of Veterans
Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Ernest
Childers Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs June 11, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 13, 2007. Received in House and
held at desk Dec. 17, 2007.
S. 1596 (H.R. 2688).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in
Uvalde, Texas, as the ``Dolph S. Briscoe, Jr. Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 12, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written
report. Indefinitely postponed Sept. 28, 2007. See H.R. 2688
for further action.
S. 1606 (H.R. 1538).--To provide for the establishment of a
comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded
warriors in order to facilitate and enhance their care,
rehabilitation, physical evaluation, transition from care by
the Department of Defense to care by the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and transition from military service to
civilian life, and for other purposes. Referred to Armed
Services June 13, 2007. Reported amended June 18, 2007; no
written report.
S. 1607.--To provide for identification of misaligned currency,
require action to correct the misalignment, and for other
purposes. Referred to Finance June 13, 2007. Reported amended
July 31, 2007; Rept. 110-248.
S. 1610 (H.R. 556).--To ensure national security while promoting
foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs,
to reform the process by which such investments are examined
for any effect they may have on national security, to
establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United
States, and for other purposes. Reported from Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs June 13, 2007; Rept. 110-80.
Returned to the calendar June 29, 2007. See H.R. 556 for
further action.
S. 1611 (H.R. 1195).--To make technical corrections to SAFETEA-LU
and other related laws relating to transit. Reported from
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs June 13, 2007; Rept. 110-
81.
S. 1612.--To amend the penalty provisions in the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes.
Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs June 13,
2007; Rept. 110-82. Passed Senate amended June 26, 2007.
Received in House and referred to Foreign Affairs June 26,
2007. Senate requested return of papers June 27, 2007. Foreign
Affairs discharged June 29, 2007. Papers returned to Senate
June 29, 2007. Papers received in House July 10, 2007.
Rereferred to Foreign Affairs July 10, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House Oct. 2, 2007. Presented to the President Oct. 4,
2007. Approved Oct. 16, 2007. Public Law 110-96.
S. 1633.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study to determine the suitability and
feasibility of including the battlefield and related sites of
the Battle of Shepherdstown in Shepherdstown, West Virginia,
as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or Antietam
National Battlefield, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources June 15, 2007. Reported amended
June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-359.
S. 1638.--To adjust the salaries of Federal justices and judges,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary June 15,
2007. Reported amended Mar. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-277.
S. 1639 (S. 1348).--To provide for comprehensive immigration
reform and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar
June 19, 2007. Considered June 26, 27, 28, 2007. Returned to
the calendar June 28, 2007.
S. 1640.--To amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code
(relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify
the definitions of a hull and a deck. Referred to the
Judiciary June 18, 2007. Reported Oct. 4, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Oct. 4, 2007. Received in House and
referred to the Judiciary Oct. 5, 2007.
S. 1642.--To extend the authorization of programs under the Higher
Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions June 18, 2007. Reported
amended July 10, 2007; Rept. 110-231. Considered July 23,
2007. Passed Senate amended July 24, 2007; Roll No. 275: 95-0.
Received in House and held at desk July 26, 2007.
S. 1644 (H.R. 2638).--Making appropriations for the Department of
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2008, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
June 18, 2007; Rept. 110-84.
S. 1645 (H.R. 2642) (S. 2363).--Making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations June 18,
2007; Rept. 110-85.
S. 1650 (H.R. 694).--To establish a digital and wireless network
technology program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions June 19, 2007. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation June 21, 2007.
Reported amended Jan. 8 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008;
Rept. 110-257.
S. 1661 (H.R. 3232).--To communicate United States travel policies
and improve marketing and other activities designed to
increase travel in the United States from abroad. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation June 19, 2007. Reported
amended Nov. 27 (Legislative day of Nov. 16), 2007; Rept. 110-
233.
S. 1662.--To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to
reauthorize the venture capital program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship June
19, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-199.
S. 1667.--To establish a pilot program for the expedited disposal
of Federal real property. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 20, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 7,
2008; Rept. 110-279.
S. 1671.--To reauthorize and improve the entrepreneurial
development programs of the Small Business Administration, and
for other purposes. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship June 20, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 26,
2007; Rept. 110-185.
S. 1675.--To implement the recommendations of the Federal
Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding
low-power FM service. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation June 21, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 4, 2008;
Rept. 110-271.
S. 1679 (H.R. 3315).--To provide that the great hall of the
Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall.
Referred to Rules and Administration June 21, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Nov. 15, 2007. Received in House and
held at desk Dec. 4, 2007.
S. 1680.--To provide for the inclusion of certain non-Federal land
in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska
Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Alaska, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
June 21, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no written
report.
S. 1686 (H.R. 2771).--Making appropriations for the Legislative
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for
other purposes. Reported from Appropriations June 25, 2007;
Rept. 110-89.
S. 1687.--To provide for global pathogen surveillance and
response. Referred to Foreign Relations June 25, 2007.
Reported Sept. 11, 2007; Rept. 110-152.
S. 1692.--To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans
Association, Incorporated. Referred to the Judiciary June 25,
2007. Reported Sept. 7, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate
Sept. 12, 2007. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 14,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House June 17, 2008. Presented
to the President June 24, 2008. Approved June 30, 2008. Public
Law 110-254.
S. 1693.--To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable
health information technology system and to improve the
quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United
States. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
June 26, 2007. Reported amended Aug. 1, 2007; Rept. 110-187.
S. 1696 (H.R. 2643).--Making appropriations for the Department of
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations June 26, 2007; Rept. 110-91.
S. 1698.--To provide that no funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by any Act for contributions for international
organizations may be made available to support the United
Nations Human Rights Council. Referred to Foreign Relations
June 26, 2007. Reported amended July 25, 2007; Rept. 110-137.
S. 1701.--To provide for the extension of transitional medical
assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through
the end of fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. Passed
Senate June 27, 2007. Received in House and held at desk June
27, 2007. Considered under suspension of rules July 10, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 11, 2007; Roll No. 610:
291-126. Presented to the President July 17, 2007. Approved
July 18, 2007. Public Law 110-48.
S. 1703.--To prevent and reduce trafficking in persons. Referred
to the Judiciary June 27, 2007. Reported amended July 28,
2008; no written report. Passed Senate amended Oct. 1
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and
referred to the Judiciary Oct. 2, 2008.
S. 1704 (H.R. 2559).--To temporarily extend the programs under the
Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Passed
Senate June 27, 2007. Received in House and held at desk June
27, 2007. Passed House June 28, 2007. Presented to the
President July 2, 2007. Approved July 3, 2007. Public Law 110-
44.
S. 1710 (H.R. 3043).--Making appropriations for the Departments of
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations June 27,
2007; Rept. 110-107.
S. 1716.--To amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care,
Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act,
2007, to strike a requirement relating to forage producers.
Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry June 27,
2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate July 25, 2007.
Received in House and held at desk July 26, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 30, 2007. Presented to the
President Aug. 3, 2007. Approved Aug. 13, 2007. Public Law
110-80.
S. 1728.--To amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978
to reauthorize the Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko-Honokohau Advisory
Commission. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 28,
2007. Reported Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-161.
S. 1732 (H.R. 2570).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 301 Boardwalk Drive in Fort
Collins, Colorado, as the ``Dr. Karl E. Carson Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 28, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written
report. Indefinitely postponed Sept. 28, 2007. See H.R. 2570
for further action.
S. 1738 (H.R. 3845).--To establish a Special Counsel for Child
Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of
the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes
Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for
regional computer forensic labs, and to make other
improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement
agencies to investigate and prosecute predators. Referred to
the Judiciary June 28, 2007. Reported amended July 7, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate amended Sept. 25 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and held at desk
Sept. 26, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008.
Presented to the President Oct. 2, 2008. Approved Oct. 13,
2008. Public Law 110-401.
S. 1740.--To amend the Act of February 22, 1889, and the Act of
July 2, 1862, to provide for the management of public land
trust funds in the State of North Dakota. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources June 28, 2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2008;
Rept. 110-298.
S. 1745 (H.R. 3093).--Making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations June 29, 2007; Rept. 110-124.
S. 1751 (H.R. 2641).--Making appropriations for energy and water
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 9, 2007;
Rept. 110-127.
S. 1756.--To provide supplemental ex gratia compensation to the
Republic of the Marshall Islands for impacts of the nuclear
testing program of the United States, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 10, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 1760.--To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to
the Healthy Start Initiative. Referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions July 10, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 29,
2008; no written report. Passed Senate amended Apr. 30, 2008.
Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce May 1,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 23, 2008. Presented
to the President Sept. 26, 2008. Approved Oct. 3, 2008. Public
Law 110-339.
S. 1762.--To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 602 of
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008
(S. Con. Res. 21). Reported from Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions July 10, 2007; no written report.
S. 1769.--To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate
number portability in order to increase consumer choice of
voice service provider. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation July 11, 2007. Reported Nov. 2, 2007; Rept.
110-219.
S. 1771 (H.R. 1721).--To increase the safety of swimming pools and
spas by requiring the use of proper anti-entrapment drain
covers and pool and spa drainage systems, to educate the
public about pool and spa safety, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation July 11,
2007. Reported amended Sept. 20, 2007; Rept. 110-182.
S. 1772 (H.R. 3034).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 127 South Elm Street in
Gardner, Kansas, as the ``Private First Class Shane R. Austin
Post Office''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 12, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Received in House and held
at desk Aug. 4, 2007.
S. 1778.--To authorize certain activities of the Maritime
Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation July 12, 2007. Reported amended
Oct. 19, 2007; Rept. 110-200.
S. 1779.--To establish a program for tribal colleges and
universities within the Department of Health and Human
Services and to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974
to authorize the provision of grants and cooperative
agreements to tribal colleges and universities, and for other
purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs July 12, 2007. Reported
amended Oct. 1 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-
519.
S. 1780.--To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations
concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain
a policy that a single word or image may be considered
indecent. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
July 12, 2007. Reported Dec. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-236.
S. 1781 (H.R. 1384).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 118 Minner Avenue in
Bakersfield, California, as the ``Buck Owens Post Office''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
12, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written report.
Indefinitely postponed Sept. 28, 2007. See H.R. 1384 for
further action.
S. 1784 (H.R. 4253).--To amend the Small Business Act to improve
programs for veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to
Small Business and Entrepreneurship July 12, 2007. Committee
discharged. Considered Dec. 19, 2007. Ordered placed on the
calendar Dec. 19, 2007. See H.R. 4253 for further action.
S. 1785.--To amend the Clean Air Act to establish deadlines by
which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall issue a decision on whether to grant certain waivers of
preemption under that Act. Referred to Environment and Public
Works July 12, 2007. Reported amended Aug. 2, 2007; Rept. 110-
243.
S. 1789 (H.R. 3074).--Making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 16,
2007; Rept. 110-131.
S. 1802.--To adjust the boundaries of the Frank Church River of No
Return Wilderness in the State of Idaho. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources July 17, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10,
2008; Rept. 110-299.
S. 1810.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the
provision of scientifically sound information and support
services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for
Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed
conditions. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
July 18 (Legislative day of July 17), 2007. Reported amended
Apr. 21, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate amended Sept.
23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and
referred to Energy and Commerce Sept. 24, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 25, 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 29, 2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law
110-374.
S. 1816.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish
a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights
National Historical Park to link properties that are
historically and thematically associated with the struggle for
women's suffrage, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources July 19, 2007. Reported amended Sept.
16, 2008; no written report.
S. 1828.--To require the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to conduct a study of the feasibility of
increasing the consumption in the United States of certain
ethanol-blended gasoline. Referred to Environment and Public
Works July 19, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 24 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-494.
S. 1829 (H.R. 2517).--To reauthorize programs under the Missing
Children's Assistance Act. Referred to the Judiciary July 19,
2007. Reported amended Dec. 13, 2007; no written report.
S. 1839.--To require periodic reports on claims related to acts of
terrorism against Americans perpetrated or supported by the
Government of Libya. Referred to Foreign Relations July 20
(Legislative day of July 19), 2007. Reported Oct. 15, 2007;
Rept. 110-195. Passed Senate Oct. 18, 2007. Received in House
and held at desk Oct. 22, 2007. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Dec. 17, 2007.
S. 1845.--To provide for limitations in certain communications
between the Department of Justice and the White House Office
relating to civil and criminal investigations, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary July 23, 2007. Reported
amended Oct. 23, 2007; Rept. 110-203.
S. 1853.--To promote competition, to preserve the ability of local
governments to provide broadband capability and services, and
for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation July 23, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 22, 2008;
Rept. 110-330.
S. 1856.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to make technical
corrections to the new border tunnels and passages offense.
Passed Senate July 23, 2007. Received in House and referred to
the Judiciary July 24, 2007.
S. 1858 (H.R. 3825) (S. Con. Res. 76).--To amend the Public Health
Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for
education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated
followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to
reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and
for other purposes. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions July 23, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 5, 2007; Rept.
110-280. Passed Senate amended Dec. 13, 2007. Received in
House and referred to Energy and Commerce Dec. 17, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 8, 2008. Presented to the
President Apr. 14, 2008. Approved Apr. 24, 2008. Public Law
110-204.
S. 1859 (H.R. 3161).--Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2008, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
July 24, 2007; Rept. 110-134.
S. 1868.--To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher
Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Passed Senate
July 24, 2007. Received in House and held at desk July 24,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House July 25, 2007. Presented
to the President July 31, 2007. Approved July 31, 2007. Public
Law 110-51.
S. 1877.--To amend title 4, United States Code, to prescibe that
members of the Armed Forces and veterans out of uniform may
render the miltary salute during hoisting, lowering, or
passing of flag. Passed Senate July 25, 2007. Received in
House and referred to the Judiciary July 26, 2007.
S. 1889 (H.R. 2095).--To amend title 49, United States Code, to
improve railroad safety by reducing accidents and to prevent
railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials
releases, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation July 26, 2007. Reported amended
Mar. 3, 2008; Rept. 110-270.
S. 1892 (H.R. 2830).--To reauthorize the Coast Guard for fiscal
year 2008, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation July 26, 2007. Reported amended
Feb. 5, 2008; Rept. 110-261.
S. 1893 (H.R. 3162).--To amend title XXI of the Social Security
Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance
Program, and for other purposes. Reported from Finance July 27
(Legislative day of July 26), 2007; no written report.
S. 1896.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 11 Central Street in Hillsborough, New
Hampshire, as the ``Officer Jeremy Todd Charron Post Office''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
30, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written report. Passed
Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Aug. 4, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House Dec. 19, 2007. Presented to the President Dec.
21, 2007. Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law 110-169.
S. 1911.--To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the
health of susceptible populations, including pregnant women,
infants, and children, by requiring a health advisory,
drinking water standard, and reference concentration for
trichloroethylene vapor intrusion, and for other purposes.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Aug. 1, 2007.
Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept.
110-486.
S. 1916.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the
program for the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by
terminating the authority for the removal of chimpanzees from
the system for research purposes. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Aug. 1, 2007. Reported amended
Dec. 12, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate amended Dec.
13, 2007. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce Dec. 17, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed House
Dec. 19, 2007. Presented to the President Dec. 21, 2007.
Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law 110-170.
S. 1921.--To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996
to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Aug. 1,
2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-300.
S. 1923 (H.R. 1980).--To authorize appropriations for assistance
for the Housing Assistance Council, the Raza Development Fund,
and for the Housing Partnership Network (HPN) and its members,
and for other purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Aug. 1, 2007; no written report.
S. 1924.--To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to
create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal
employee in fire protection activities caused by any of
certain diseases is the result of the performance of such
employee's duty. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Aug. 1, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 1
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-520.
S. 1927 (H.R. 3356) (S. 2011).--To amend the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for
authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence
information and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Aug. 2, 2007. Passed Senate amended Aug. 3, 2007;
Roll No. 309: 60-28. Received in House and passed Aug. 4,
2007; Roll No. 836: 227-183. Presented to the President Aug.
5, 2007. Approved Aug. 5, 2007. Public Law 110-55.
S. 1929.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to conduct a
feasibility study of water augmentation alternatives in the
Sierra Vista Subwatershed. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Aug. 1, 2007. Reported June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-360.
S. 1933.--To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide grants
to small public drinking water systems. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Aug. 1, 2007. Reported Sept. 22
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-475.
S. 1939.--To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the
Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Aug. 2, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10,
2008; Rept. 110-301.
S. 1940.--To reauthorize the Rio Puerco Watershed Management
Program, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Aug. 2, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10,
2008; Rept. 110-302.
S. 1941.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the
suitability and feasibility of designating the Wolf House,
located in Norfolk, Arkansas, as a unit of the National Park
System, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Aug. 2, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept.
110-303. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 1946.--To help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat
public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law.
Referred to the Judiciary Aug. 2, 2007. Reported amended Dec.
10, 2007; Rept. 110-239.
S. 1961.--To expand the boundaries of the Little River Canyon
National Preserve in the State of Alabama. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Aug. 2, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10,
2008; Rept. 110-304.
S. 1965.--To protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes
by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and
eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their
children from material that is inappropriate for minors.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Aug. 2, 2007.
Reported amended Dec. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-245. Passed Senate
amended May 22, 2008. Received in House and referred to Energy
and Commerce June 3, 2008.
S. 1969.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study to determine the suitability and
feasibility of designating Estate Grange and other sites
related to Alexander Hamilton's life on the island of St.
Croix in the United States Virgin Islands as a unit of the
National Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Aug. 2, 2007. Reported amended
Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-305.
S. 1970 (H.R. 3495).--To establish a National Commission on
Children and Disasters, a National Resource Center on Children
and Disasters, and for other purposes. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Aug. 2, 2007. Reported amended
Nov. 15, 2007; no written report.
S. 1974 (H.R. 3361).--To make technical corrections related to the
Pension Protection Act of 2006. Ordered placed on the calendar
Aug. 3, 2007. Passed Senate amended Dec. 19, 2007.
S. 1983.--To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act to renew and amend the provisions for the
enhanced review of covered pesticide products, to authorize
fees for certain pesticide products, and to expend and improve
the collection of maintenance fees, and for other purposes.
Passed Senate Aug. 2, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Agriculture Aug. 3, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
24, 2007. Presented to the President Sept. 27, 2007. Approved
Oct. 9, 2007. Public Law 110-94.
S. 1991.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study to determine the suitability and feasibility of
extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to
include additional sites associated with the preparation and
return phases of the expedition, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Aug. 3, 2007.
Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-306. Indefinitely
postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 2004 (H.R. 2818).--To amend title 38, United States Code, to
establish epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans
Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Aug. 3,
2007. Reported Dec. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-247.
S. 2011 (H.R. 3356) (S. 1927).--Entitled ``The Protect America Act
of 2007''. Failed of passage Aug. 3, 2007; Roll No. 310: 43-
45. Ordered placed on the calendar Aug. 3, 2007.
S. 2020 (H.R. 2185).--To reauthorize the Tropical Forest
Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2010, to rename
the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as the ``Tropical
Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2007'', and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Sept. 6, 2007.
Reported amended Oct. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-196.
S. 2023 (H.R. 3106).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 805 Main Street in Ferdinand,
Indiana, as the ``Staff Sergeant David L. Nord Post Office''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
6, 2007. Reported Sept. 26, 2007; no written report.
Indefinitely postponed Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3),
2008. See H.R. 3106 for further action.
S. 2034 (H.R. 3513).--To amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984
to designate the Copper Salmon Wilderness and to amend the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the North
and South Forks of the Elk River in the State of Oregon as
wild or scenic rivers, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 10, 2007. Reported amended
Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-307.
S. 2035 (H.R. 2102).--To maintain the free flow of information to
the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled
disclosure of information by certain persons connected with
the news media. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 10, 2007.
Reported amended Oct. 22, 2007; no written report.
S. 2041.--To amend the False Claims Act. Referred to the Judiciary
Sept. 12, 2007. Reported amended July 29 (Legislative day of
July 28), 2008; Rept. 110-507.
S. 2045 (H.R. 4040) (S. 2663).--To reform the Consumer Product
Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's
products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer
products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product
recall programs, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Sept. 12, 2007. Reported amended
Dec. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-265.
S. 2052 (H.R. 3174).--To allow for certiorari review of certain
cases denied relief or review by the United States Court of
Appeals for the Armed Forces. Referred to the Judiciary Sept.
17, 2007. Reported Sept. 12, 2008; no written report.
S. 2062 (H.R. 2786) (H. Res. 1339).--To amend the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to
reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Indian Affairs Sept. 18, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 7, 2007;
Rept. 110-238. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Dec. 10, 2007. Committee discharged. Ordered placed on the
calendar Feb. 8 (Legislative day of Feb. 6), 2008. Passed
Senate amended May 22, 2008. Received in House and held at
desk June 3, 2008. Passed House with amendment pursuant to H.
Res. 1339 July 16, 2008. House insisted on its amendment and
asked for a conference pursuant to H. Res. 1339 July 16, 2008.
S. 2070.--To prevent Government shutdowns. Ordered placed on the
calendar Sept. 20, 2007.
S. 2071.--To enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine.
Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 19, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate amended Feb. 11, 2008. Received in
House and referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to
the Judiciary Feb. 12, 2008.
S. 2080 (H.R. 2452).--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and
report discharges of raw sewage, and for other purposes.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Sept. 20, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008;
Rept. 110-497.
S. 2084.--To promote school safety, improved law enforcement, and
for other purposes. Reported from the Judiciary Sept. 21,
2007; Rept. 110-183.
S. 2085.--To delay for 6 months the requirement to use of tamper-
resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid program.
Referred to Finance Sept. 21, 2007. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Sept. 25, 2007. Received in House and referred
to Energy and Commerce Sept. 27, 2007.
S. 2087.--To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans to
make technical corrections, and for other purposes. Referred
to Indian Affairs Sept. 25, 2007. Reported Apr. 16, 2008;
Rept. 110-326.
S. 2093 (H.R. 3667).--To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the
State of Vermont for study for potential addition to the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Sept. 25, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 16,
2008; no written report.
S. 2096 (H.R. 3541).--To amend the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act
to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers
registered on the Federal ``do-not-call'' registry. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation Sept. 26, 2007.
Reported amended Dec. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-246. Passed Senate
amended Dec. 17, 2007. Received in House and held at desk Dec.
17, 2007.
S. 2098.--To establish the Northern Plains Heritage Area in the
State of North Dakota. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Sept. 26, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008;
Rept. 110-308.
S. 2106.--To provide nationwide subpoena authority for actions
brought under the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of
2001. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 27, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Oct. 3, 2007. Received in House and
referred to the Judiciary Oct. 4, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House Oct. 30, 2007. Presented to the President Oct.
30, 2007. Approved Nov. 8, 2007. Public Law 110-113.
S. 2107 (H.R. 3307).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 570 Broadway in Bayonne, New
Jersey, as the ``Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
27, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007; no written report.
Indefinitely postponed Dec. 4, 2007. See H.R. 3307 for further
action.
S. 2110.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 427 North Street in Taft, California, as
the ``Larry S. Pierce Post Office''. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 27, 2007. Reported
Nov. 14, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007.
Received in House and referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Dec. 4, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 28,
2008; Roll No. 23: 388-0. Presented to the President Jan. 30,
2008. Approved Feb. 6, 2008. Public Law 110-184.
S. 2113 (H.R. 3688).--To implement the United States-Peru Trade
Promotion Agreement. Referred to Finance Sept. 27, 2007.
Reported Nov. 6, 2007; Rept. 110-249.
S. 2120.--To authorize the establishment of a Social Investment
and Economic Development Fund for the Americas to provide
assistance to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and
foster increased economic opportunity in the countries of the
Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations Oct. 1, 2007. Reported July 15, 2008; Rept.
110-419.
S. 2124 (H.R. 3702).--To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National
Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a
cemetery. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 1,
2007. Reported June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-361.
S. 2128 (H.R. 3678).--To make the moratorium on Internet access
taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic
commerce permanent. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 3,
2007.
S. 2131 (H.R. 3233).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at Highway 49 South in Piney
Woods, Mississippi, as the ``Laurence C. and Grace M. Jones
Post Office Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Oct. 3, 2007. Committee discharged.
Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 19, 2007. Indefinitely
postponed Dec. 4, 2007. See H.R. 3233 for further action.
S. 2135.--To prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to
designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as
inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who
recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 3, 2007. Reported amended Dec.
11, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate amended Dec. 19
(Legislative day of Dec. 18), 2007. Received in House and
referred to the Judiciary Dec. 19, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House with amendment Sept. 8, 2008; Roll No. 569: 371-
0. Senate agreed to House amendment Sept. 15, 2008. Presented
to the President Sept. 25, 2008. Approved Oct. 3, 2008. Public
Law 110-340.
S. 2136.--To address the treatment of primary mortgages in
bankruptcy, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Oct. 3, 2007. Reported amended July 29 (Legislative day of
July 28), 2008; Rept. 110-514.
S. 2142 (H.R. 3819).--To amend title 38, United States Code, to
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse
veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-Department of
Veterans Affairs facilities for such treatment until such
veterans are transferred to Department facilities, and for
other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Oct. 4, 2007.
Reported amended Feb. 25, 2008; Rept. 110-263.
S. 2146 (H.R. 3754).--To authorize the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a
settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental
Environmental Projects, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Oct. 4, 2007. Reported Feb. 28,
2008; Rept. 110-266. Passed Senate Feb. 29, 2008. Received in
House and referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 3, 2008.
Considered under suspension of rules June 11, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendment June 12, 2008; Roll No.
413: 406-0. Senate agreed to House amendment June 17, 2008.
Presented to the President June 24, 2008. Approved June 30,
2008. Public Law 110-255.
S. 2148 (H.R. 3774).--To provide for greater diversity within, and
to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior
Executive Service. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Oct. 4, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 1
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-517.
S. 2150 (H.R. 3572).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 4320 Blue Parkway in Kansas
City, Missouri, as the ``Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Oct. 4, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007; no written
report. Indefinitely postponed Dec. 4, 2007. See H.R. 3572 for
further action.
S. 2152.--To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to
reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program
through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Oct. 5, 2007.
S. 2156.--To authorize and facilitate the improvement of water
management by the Bureau of Reclamation, to require the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy to
increase the acquisition and analysis of water resources for
irrigation, hydroelectric power, municipal, and environmental
uses, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 4, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no
written report.
S. 2159.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Oct. 15, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended June 19, 2008.
Received in House and held at desk June 20, 2008.
S. 2160.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a
pain care initiative in health care facilities of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Oct. 15, 2007. Reported Feb. 28,
2008; Rept. 110-267.
S. 2162.--To improve the treatment and services provided by the
Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic
stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Oct. 15, 2007.
Reported amended Apr. 8, 2008; Rept. 110-281. Passed Senate
amended June 3, 2008. Received in House and referred to
Veterans' Affairs June 4, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
with amendment Sept. 24, 2008. Senate agreed to House
amendment Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct. 10,
2008. Public Law 110-387.
S. 2166.--To provide for greater responsibility in lending and
expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and
the international financial institutions by low-income
countries, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Relations Oct. 16, 2007. Reported amended Aug. 1, 2008; Rept.
110-438.
S. 2168.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to enable
increased federal prosecution of identity theft crimes and to
allow for restitution to victims of identity theft. Referred
to the Judiciary Oct. 16, 2007. Reported amended Nov. 1, 2007;
no written report. Passed Senate amended Nov. 15, 2007.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Dec. 4, 2007.
S. 2174.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 175 South Monroe Street in Tiffin, Ohio, as
the ``Paul E. Gillmor Post Office Building''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 17, 2007.
Reported Nov. 14, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate Nov.
16, 2007. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Dec. 4, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
Dec. 17, 2007. Presented to the President Dec. 19, 2007.
Approved Dec. 21, 2007. Public Law 110-152.
S. 2179 (S. 2483).--To authorize certain programs and activities
in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the
Department of Energy, and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar Oct. 18, 2007. Indefinitely postponed June 11,
2008.
S. 2180.--To authorize certain programs and activities in the
Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the
Department of Energy, and to amend the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 18, 2007. Indefinitely
postponed June 11, 2008.
S. 2184.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement
plans for individuals called to active duty for at least 179
days. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 18, 2007.
S. 2185.--To permanently extend the current marginal tax rates.
Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 18, 2007.
S. 2191 (S. 3036).--To direct the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to
decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other
purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Oct. 18,
2007. Reported amended May 20, 2008; Rept. 110-337.
S. 2198.--To require the Architect of the Capitol to permit the
acknowledgment of God on flag certificates. Ordered placed on
the calendar Oct. 19, 2007. Passed Senate Oct. 30, 2007.
Received in House and referred to House Administration Oct.
31, 2007.
S. 2205.--To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment
of status of certain alien students who are long-term United
States residents and who entered the United States as
children, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Oct. 19, 2007.
S. 2206.--To provide technical corrections to Public Law 109-116
(2 U.S.C. 2131a note) to extend the time period for the Joint
Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain
a statue of Rosa Parks, and for other purposes. Passed Senate
Oct. 18, 2007. Received in House and referred to House
Administration Oct. 22, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
Nov. 5, 2007. Presented to the President Nov. 7, 2007.
Approved Nov. 19, 2007. Public Law 110-120.
S. 2207.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the
suitability and feasibility of designating Green McAdoo School
in Clinton, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 19, 2007. Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept.
110-362.
S. 2216.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the
Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for
property used predominantly within an Indian reservation.
Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 24, 2007.
S. 2217.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the
taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and
natural gas produced from marginal properties. Ordered placed
on the calendar Oct. 24, 2007.
S. 2220.--To amend the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 to authorize
certain appropriations. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 23, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept.
110-309.
S. 2223.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
additional tax incentives to promote habitat conservation and
restoration, and for other purposes. Reported from Finance
Oct. 24, 2007; Rept. 110-205.
S. 2229.--To withdraw certain Federal land in the Wyoming Range
from leasing and provide an opportunity to retire certain
leases in the Wyoming Range. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 25, 2007. Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept.
110-363.
S. 2233.--To provide a permanent deduction for States and local
general sales taxes. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 26,
2007.
S. 2234.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the
deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses. Ordered
placed on the calendar Oct. 26, 2007.
S. 2242.--To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish supplemental
agricultural disaster assistance and to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for
conservation and alternative energy sources and to provide tax
relief for farmers, and for other purposes. Reported from
Finance Oct. 25, 2007; Rept. 110-206.
S. 2247.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
permanent the depreciation classification of motorsports
entertainment complexes. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct.
29, 2007.
S. 2248 (H.R. 3773).--To amend the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the
provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Reported from
Intelligence Oct. 26, 2007; Rept. 110-209. Referred to the
Judiciary Nov. 1, 2007. Reported amended Nov. 16, 2007; Rept.
110-258. Considered Jan. 23, 24, 25, 28, 31, Feb. 4, 5, 6, 7,
8 (Legislative day of Feb. 6), 11, 2008. Passed Senate Feb.
12, 2008; Roll No. 20: 68-29. Proceedings vacated Feb. 12,
2008. Returned to the calendar Feb. 12, 2008. See H.R. 3773
for further action.
S. 2254.--To establish the Mississippi Hills National Heritage
Area in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 29, 2007.
Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-364.
S. 2255.--To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for
studies of the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail to
determine whether to add the trails to the National Trails
System, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 29, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no
written report.
S. 2258 (H.R. 3927).--To temporarily extend the programs under the
Higher Education Act of 1965, to amend the definition of an
eligible not-for-profit holder, and for other purposes. Passed
Senate Oct. 30, 2007. Received in House Oct. 30, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Oct. 30, 2007. Presented to the
President Oct. 30, 2007. Approved Oct. 31, 2007. Public Law
110-109.
S. 2260 (S. 2265).--To extend the existing provisions regarding
the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through
fiscal year 2008. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Oct. 30, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Dec. 19 (Legislative day of Dec. 18), 2007. Received in
House and held at desk Dec. 19, 2007.
S. 2262 (H.R. 3981).--To authorize the Preserve America Program
and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 30, 2007.
Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-365.
S. 2264.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for
2 years the tax-free distributions from individual retirement
plans for charitable purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar
Oct. 31, 2007.
S. 2265 (S. 2260).--To extend the existing provisions regarding
the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through
fiscal year 2008. Passed Senate Oct. 30, 2007. Received in
House and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Oct.
31, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House with amendments Nov.
6, 2007.
S. 2271.--To authorize State and local governments to divest
assets in companies that conduct business operations in Sudan,
to prohibit United States Government contracts with such
companies, and for other purposes. Reported from Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Oct. 31, 2007; Rept. 110-213.
Passed Senate amended Dec. 12, 2007. Received in House and
referred to Financial Services and in addition to Oversight
and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Education and
Labor Dec. 13, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 18,
2007; Roll No. 1179: 411-0. Presented to the President Dec.
21, 2007. Approved Dec. 31, 2007. Public Law 110-174.
S. 2272.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service known as the Southpark Station in Alexandria,
Louisiana, as the John ``Marty'' Thiels Southpark Station, in
honor and memory of Thiels, a Louisiana postal worker who was
killed in the line of duty on October 4, 2007. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 31, 2007.
Reported Nov. 15, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate Nov.
16, 2007. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Dec. 4, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
Feb. 28, 2008; Roll No. 85: 400-0. Presented to the President
Mar. 4, 2008. Approved Mar. 12, 2008. Public Law 110-195.
S. 2279.--To combat international violence against women and
girls. Referred to Foreign Relations Oct. 31, 2007. Discharge
petition filed June 18, 2008; Pet. 110-9.
S. 2281.--To expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National
Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Nov. 1, 2007. Reported Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008; Rept. 110-511.
S. 2284 (H.R. 3121).--To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance
fund, and for other purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Nov. 1, 2007; Rept. 110-214. Considered May
7, 8, 13, 2008. Returned to the calendar May 13, 2008. See
H.R. 3121 for further action.
S. 2285 (H.R. 2761).--To reauthorize the Federal terrorism risk
insurance program, and for other purposes. Reported from
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Nov. 1, 2007; Rept. 110-
215.
S. 2286.--To establish a nonpartisan commission on natural
catastrophe risk management and insurance, and for other
purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Nov. 1, 2007; no written report.
S. 2290 (H.R. 3569).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 16731 Santa Ana Avenue in
Fontana, California, as the ``Beatrice E. Watson Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 1, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007. Received in House and
held at desk Dec. 4, 2007.
S. 2291 (H.R. 3548).--To enhance citizen access to Government
information and services by establishing plain language as the
standard style of Government documents issued to the public,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Nov. 1, 2007. Reported July 10
(Legislative day of July 9), 2008; Rept. 110-412.
S. 2292 (H.R. 4749).--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address
terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 1, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008;
Rept. 110-481.
S. 2293.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the
individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 2, 2007.
S. 2294.--To strengthen immigration enforcement and border
security and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Nov. 2, 2007.
S. 2302 (H.R. 2419).--To provide for the continuation of
agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other
purposes. Reported from Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Nov. 2, 2007; Rept. 110-220.
S. 2304 (H.R. 3992).--To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the
improved mental health treatment and services provided to
offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 5, 2007. Reported amended Apr.
1 (Legislative day of Mar. 13), 2008; no written report.
Passed Senate amended Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 26, 2008.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 27, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 29, 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 14, 2008. Public Law
110-416.
S. 2307.--To amend the Global Change Research Act of 1990, and for
other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Nov. 5, 2007. Reported amended May 22, 2008;
Rept. 110-341.
S. 2318.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the
individual alternative minimum tax and to permanently extend
the reductions in income tax rates, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 8, 2007.
S. 2321.--To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
347) to reauthorize appropriations, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 7,
2007. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; Rept. 110-465.
S. 2324 (H.R. 928).--To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) to enhance the Offices of the Inspectors General,
to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and
Efficiency, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 8, 2007. Reported
amended Feb. 22 (Legislative day of Feb. 14), 2008; Rept. 110-
262. Passed Senate amended Apr. 23, 2008. Received in House
and held at desk Apr. 24, 2008.
S. 2332.--To promote transparency in the adoption of new media
ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and
to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on
how to increase the representation of women and minorities in
broadcast media ownership. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Nov. 8, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 15, 2008;
Rept. 110-461.
S. 2334 (S. 2718).--To withhold 10 percent of the Federal funding
apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from
States that issue driver's licenses to individuals without
verifying the legal status of such individuals. Ordered placed
on the calendar Nov. 14, 2007.
S. 2338.--To modernize and update the National Housing Act and
enable the Federal Housing Administration to more effectively
reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes. Reported
from Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Nov. 13, 2007; Rept.
110-227. Passed Senate amended Dec. 14, 2007; Roll No. 432:
93-1. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 17, 2007.
S. 2339.--To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic
in Alpena, Michigan, as the ``Lieutenant Colonel Clement C.
Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''. Referred
to Veterans' Affairs Nov. 13, 2007. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Dec. 13, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Dec. 17, 2007. Considered under suspension
of rules Sept. 15, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
17, 2008; Roll No. 603: 412-0. Presented to the President
Sept. 23, 2008. Approved Sept. 30, 2008. Public Law 110-332.
S. 2340 (H.R. 4156).--Making emergency supplemental appropriations
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on
the calendar Nov. 14, 2007.
S. 2344.--To create a competitive grant program to provide for
age-appropriate Internet education for children. Referred to
the Judiciary Nov. 13, 2007. Reported Dec. 13, 2007; no
written report.
S. 2345 (H.R. 3539).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and to extend the financing for the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund, and for other purposes. Reported from Finance Nov. 13,
2007; Rept. 110-228.
S. 2346.--To temporarily increase the portfolio caps applicable to
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to provide the necessary financing
to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-
risk subprime borrowers into safe, affordable loans, and for
other purposes.. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 14, 2007.
S. 2348.--To ensure control over the United States border and to
strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws. Ordered placed
on the calendar Nov. 14, 2007.
S. 2354.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4
parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the city
of Twin Falls, Idaho. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Nov. 14, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no written
report.
S. 2355.--To amend the National Climate Program Act to enhance the
ability of the United States to develop and implement climate
change adaptation programs and policies, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Nov. 14, 2007. Reported amended June 5, 2008; Rept. 110-347.
S. 2359.--To establish the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration
Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Nov. 15, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 16,
2008; no written report.
S. 2363 (H.R. 2642) (S. 1645).--Making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 16,
2007.
S. 2370.--To clear title to certain real property in New Mexico
associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Nov. 15,
2007. Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-366.
S. 2371.--To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make
technical corrections. Passed Senate Nov. 15, 2007. Received
in House and held at desk Nov. 15, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House with amendment Dec. 5, 2007. Senate agreed to
House amendment Dec. 6, 2007. Presented to the President Dec.
11, 2007. Approved Dec. 21, 2007. Public Law 110-153.
S. 2379.--To authorize the Secretary of Interior to cancel certain
grazing leases on land in Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
that are voluntarily waived by the lessees, to provide for the
exchange of certain Monument land in exchange for private
land, to designate certain Monument land as wilderness, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Nov. 16, 2007. Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-367.
S. 2382.--To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance
of surplus manufactured housing units stored by the Federal
Government around the country at taxpayer expense. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 16, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 11, 2008; Rept. 110-453. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received
in House and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Sept. 26, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House with
amendment Sept. 29, 2008.
S. 2400 (H.R. 3793).--To amend title 37, United States Code, to
require the Secretary of Defense to continue to pay to a
member of the Armed Forces who is retired or separated from
the Armed Forces due to a combat-related injury certain
bonuses that the member was entitled to before the retirement
or separation and would continue to be entitled to if the
member was not retired or separated, and for other purposes.
Referred to Armed Services Dec. 3, 2007. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Dec. 14, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Armed Services Dec. 17, 2007.
S. 2403.--To designate the new Federal Courthouse, located in the
700 block of East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, as the
``Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige, Jr.
Federal Courthouse''. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Dec. 3, 2007. Reported June 4, 2008; no written report. Passed
Senate June 24 (Legislative day of June 23), 2008. Received in
House and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure June
25, 2008. Reported with amendments Sept. 8, 2008; Rept. 110-
824. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House with
amendments Sept. 8, 2008; Roll No. 567: 376-0. Senate agreed
to House amendments Sept. 9, 2008. Presented to the President
Sept. 16, 2008. Approved Sept. 18, 2008. Public Law 110-320.
S. 2416.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the
alternative minimum tax on individuals and replace it with an
alternative tax individuals may choose. Ordered placed on the
calendar Dec. 6, 2007.
S. 2420 (H.R. 4220).--To encourage the donation of excess food to
nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-
insecure people in the United States in contracts entered into
by executive agencies for the provision, service, or sale of
food. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Dec. 6, 2007. Reported amended May 22, 2008; Rept. 110-338.
Passed Senate amended May 22, 2008. Received in House June 3,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House June 3, 2008. Presented to
the President June 10, 2008. Approved June 20, 2008. Public
Law 110-247.
S. 2433 (H.R. 1302).--To require the President to develop and
implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United
States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of
global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and
the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing
by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990
and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. Referred to
Foreign Relations Dec. 7, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 24,
2008; Rept. 110-331.
S. 2436.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
the term of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Ordered
placed on the calendar Dec. 11, 2007. Passed Senate Dec. 19
(Legislative day of Dec. 18), 2007. Received in House and
passed Dec. 19, 2007. Presented to the President Dec. 27,
2007. Approved Jan. 4, 2008. Public Law 110-176.
S. 2440.--To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Dec.
11, 2007.
S. 2441.--To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Dec.
11, 2007.
S. 2445.--To provide for the flexibility of certain disaster
relief funds, and for improved evacuation and sheltering
during disasters and catastrophes. Reported from Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Dec. 11, 2007; Rept. 110-
240.
S. 2448.--To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 to make certain technical corrections. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 11, 2007. Reported Sept. 16,
2008; no written report.
S. 2449.--To amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code,
relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures
of discovery information in civil actions, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Dec. 11, 2007. Reported
amended Aug. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-439.
S. 2450.--To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the
waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product
doctrine. Referred to the Judiciary Dec. 11, 2007. Reported
Feb. 25, 2008; Rept. 110-264. Passed Senate Feb. 27, 2008.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Feb. 28, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 8, 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 11, 2008. Approved Sept. 19, 2008. Public Law
110-322.
S. 2457.--To provide for extensions of leases of certain land by
Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe. Referred to Indian
Affairs Dec. 12, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Feb. 5, 2008. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources Feb. 7, 2008. Reported Apr. 29, 2008; Rept.
110-611. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr.
29, 2008. Presented to the President May 1, 2008. Approved May
8, 2008. Public Law 110-228.
S. 2461.--To authorize the transfer of certain earmarked funds to
accounts for operations and activities in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Ordered placed on the calendar Dec. 13, 2007.
S. 2478.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 59 Colby Corner in East Hampstead, New
Hampshire, as the ``Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Post
Office''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Dec. 13, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Dec. 19, 2007. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 20,
2007. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 15,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 28, 2008. Presented
to the President Mar. 4, 2008. Approved Mar. 11, 2008. Public
Law 110-194.
S. 2482.--To repeal the provision of title 46, United States Code,
requiring a license for employment in the business of
salvaging on the coast of Florida. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Dec. 13, 2007. Reported May 22,
2008; Rept. 110-340. Passed Senate June 5, 2008. Received in
House and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure June
9, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008.
Presented to the President Sept. 29, 2008. Approved Oct. 8,
2008. Public Law 110-375.
S. 2483 (S. 2179).--To authorize certain programs and activities
in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the
Department of Energy, and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar Dec. 14, 2007. Indefinitely postponed June 11,
2008.
S. 2484.--To rename the National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Passed Senate
Dec. 13, 2007. Received in House Dec. 17, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 17, 2007. Presented to the
President Dec. 19, 2007. Approved Dec. 21, 2007. Public Law
110-154.
S. 2488 (H.R. 1309) (S. 849).--To promote accessibility,
accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening
section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred
to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.
Passed Senate Dec. 14, 2007. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 17, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 18, 2007. Presented to the
President Dec. 21, 2007. Approved Dec. 31, 2007. Public Law
110-175.
S. 2489.--To enhance and provide to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and
Angostura Irrigation Project certain benefits of the Pick-
Sloan Missouri River basin program. Referred to Indian Affairs
Dec. 14, 2007. Reported Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008; Rept. 110-506.
S. 2494.--To provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane
Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of
tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand
Coulee Dam, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs
Dec. 17, 2007. Reported Sept. 9, 2008; Rept. 110-450.
S. 2499.--To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social
Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare,
Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. Passed
Senate Dec. 18, 2007. Received in House and held at desk Dec.
18, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 19, 2007; Roll
No. 1184: 411-3. Presented to the President Dec. 27, 2007.
Approved Dec. 29, 2007. Public Law 110-173.
S. 2504.--To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a
Federal charter to the Military Officers Association of
America, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Dec. 18, 2007. Reported June 24 (Legislative day of June 23),
2008; Rept. 110-399.
S. 2507.--To address the digital television transition in border
states. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Dec.
18, 2007. Reported amended July 17, 2008; Rept. 110-424.
Passed Senate amended Aug. 1, 2008. Received in House and
referred to Energy and Commerce Sept. 8, 2008.
S. 2511.--To amend the grant program for law enforcement armor
vests to provide for a waiver of or reduction in the matching
funds requirement in the case of fiscal hardship. Referred to
the Judiciary Dec. 18, 2007. Reported amended May 15, 2008; no
written report.
S. 2512.--To establish the Mississippi Delta National Heritage
Area in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 18, 2007.
Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-368.
S. 2513 (H.R. 5853).--To modify the boundary of the Minute Man
National Historical Park, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 18, 2007. Reported June 16,
2008; Rept. 110-369.
S. 2516 (H.R. 2884).--To assist members of the Armed Forces in
obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Dec. 18, 2007. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate amended Mar. 11, 2008. Received in House and
held at desk Mar. 12, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House June
9, 2008. Presented to the President June 17, 2008. Approved
June 26, 2008. Public Law 110-251.
S. 2532.--To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social
Security Act to improve health care provided to Indians under
the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance
Programs, and for other purposes. Reported from Finance Jan. 8
(Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008; Rept. 110-255.
S. 2533.--To enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets
privilege Act. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 22 (Legislative
day of Jan. 3), 2008. Reported amended Aug. 1, 2008; Rept.
110-442.
S. 2534 (H.R. 5472).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 2650 Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Julia M. Carson
Post Office Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3),
2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no written report. Indefinitely
postponed May 12, 2008.
S. 2535.--To revise the boundary of the Martin Van Buren National
Historic Site, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008.
Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 2549.--To require the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to establish an Interagency Working Group on
Environmental Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies
on the development of criteria for identifying
disproportionately high and adverse human health or
environmental effects on minority populations and low-income
populations, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment
and Public Works Jan. 23, 2008. Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-498.
S. 2555.--To permit California and other States to effectively
control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Jan.
24, 2008. Reported June 27, 2008; Rept. 110-407.
S. 2556 (H.R. 5104).--To extend the provisions of the Protect
America Act of 2007 for an additional 30 days. Ordered placed
on the calendar Jan. 25, 2008.
S. 2557.--To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 until July 1,
2009. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 28, 2008.
S. 2561.--To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
theme study to identify sites and resources to commemorate and
interpret the Cold War. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 28, 2008. Reported Sept. 16, 2008; no written
report.
S. 2565 (H.R. 4056).--To establish an awards mechanism to honor
exceptional acts of bravery in the line of duty by Federal law
enforcement officers. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 29, 2008.
Reported amended June 24 (Legislative day of June 23), 2008;
no written report. Ordered placed on the calendar June 24
(Legislative day of June 23), 2008. Passed Senate amended June
26, 2008. Received in House and held at desk July 8, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 22, 2008. Presented to the
President July 25, 2008. Approved July 31, 2008. Public Law
110-298.
S. 2571.--To make technical corrections to the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Passed Senate
Jan. 29, 2008. Received in House and held at desk Feb. 6,
2008. Considered under suspension of rules Feb. 13, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 14, 2008; Roll No. 63: 400-
0. Presented to the President Feb. 28, 2008. Approved Mar. 6,
2008. Public Law 110-193.
S. 2579 (H.R. 5714).--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to
mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment
of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American
soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace,
and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of
the United States Army and its role in American society, from
the colonial period to today. Referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Jan. 30, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in
House and held at desk Oct. 3, 2008.
S. 2583.--To amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002
(31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions
in taxpayer dollars. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 31, 2008. Reported amended Oct. 1
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
S. 2593.--To establish a program at the Forest Service and the
Department of the Interior to carry out collaborative
ecological restoration treatments for priority forest
landscapes on public land, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 5, 2008. Reported amended
June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-370.
S. 2596.--To rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley,
California, and any entities located in such city, and to
provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation
and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of
Defense for the purposes of recruiting. Ordered placed on the
calendar Feb. 11, 2008.
S. 2604.--To establish the Baltimore National Heritage Area in the
State of Maryland, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Feb. 7 (Legislative day of Feb. 6),
2008. Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-371.
S. 2606 (H.R. 4847).--To reauthorize the United States Fire
Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 7 (Legislative day of
Feb. 6), 2008. Reported amended July 10 (Legislative day of
July 9), 2008; Rept. 110-411. Passed Senate amended Sept. 18
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and
held at desk Sept. 22, 2008. Considered under suspension of
rules Sept. 22, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 24,
2008; Roll No. 636: 418-2. Presented to the President Sept.
29, 2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law 110-376.
S. 2607.--To make a technical correction to section 3009 of the
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Feb. 7 (Legislative day of Feb. 6), 2008.
Reported June 10, 2008; Rept. 110-348. Passed Senate amended
June 19, 2008. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce June 20, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House July 9,
2008. Presented to the President July 22, 2008. Approved July
30, 2008. Public Law 110-295.
S. 2609.--To establish a Global Service Fellowship Program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Feb. 7
(Legislative day of Feb. 6), 2008. Reported amended Sept. 23
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
S. 2615.--To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 15 days.
Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 11, 2008.
S. 2616.--To authorize certain programs and activities in the
Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the
Department of Energy, and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar Feb. 11, 2008. Indefinitely postponed June 11,
2008.
S. 2617 (H.R. 5826).--To increase, effective as of December 1,
2008, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and
indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled
veterans. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 8 (Legislative
day of Feb. 6), 2008. Reported amended July 24 (Legislative
day of July 23), 2008; Rept. 110-430. Passed Senate amended
July 30, 2008. Received in House and held at desk July 31,
2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 9, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 10, 2008; Roll No. 579:
418-0. Presented to the President Sept. 16, 2008. Approved
Sept. 24, 2008. Public Law 110-324.
S. 2619.--To protect innocent Americans from violent crime in
national parks. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 11, 2008.
S. 2622 (H.R. 5395).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 11001 Dunklin Road in St.
Louis, Missouri, as the ``William 'Bill' Clay Post Office''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb.
12, 2008. Reported June 25, 2008; no written report.
S. 2626 (H.R. 5400).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 160 East Washington Street in
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, as the ``Sergeant Michael M. Kashkoush
Post Office Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 12, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no
written report. Indefinitely postponed May 12, 2008.
S. 2633.--To provide for the safe redeployment of United States
troops from Iraq. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 14,
2008.
S. 2634.--To require a report setting forth the global strategy of
the United States to combat and defeat al Qaeda and its
affiliates. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 14, 2008.
S. 2636.--To provide needed housing reform. Ordered placed on the
calendar Feb. 14, 2008.
S. 2657.--To require the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe
regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with
North Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels,
and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Feb. 15 (Legislative day of Feb. 14), 2008.
Reported amended July 22, 2008; Rept. 110-429.
S. 2663 (H.R. 4040) (S. 2045).--To reform the Consumer Product
Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's
products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer
products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product
recall programs, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Feb. 26, 2008. Considered Mar. 4, 5, 6, 2008.
Returned to the calendar Mar. 6, 2008.
S. 2664.--To extend the provisions of the Protect America Act of
2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 26, 2008.
S. 2665.--To extend the provisions of the Protect America Act of
2007 until July 1, 2009. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb.
26, 2008.
S. 2673 (H.R. 4240).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 10799 West Alameda Avenue in
Lakewood, Colorado, as the ``Felix Sparks Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 28, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no written
report. Indefinitely postponed May 12, 2008. Indefinitely
postponed May 12, 2008.
S. 2675 (H.R. 5135).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 201 West Greenway Street in
Derby, Kansas, as the ``Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 28, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no written
report. Indefinitely postponed May 12, 2008.
S. 2685.--To prohibit cigarette manufacturers from making claims
or representations based on data derived from the cigarette
testing method established by the Federal Trade Commission.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 3, 2008.
Reported Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept.
110-512.
S. 2688.--To improve the protections afforded under Federal law to
consumers from contaminated seafood by directing the Secretary
of Commerce to establish a program, in coordination with other
appropriate Federal agencies, to strengthen activities for
ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public
in or affecting interstate commerce is fit for human
consumption. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Mar. 4, 2008. Reported amended July 15, 2008; Rept. 110-420.
S. 2699.--To require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have
double hulls, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Mar. 4, 2008. Reported amended
Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-513.
S. 2700.--To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double
liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for
2009, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works Mar. 4, 2008. Reported amended Aug. 22
(Legislative day of Aug. 1), 2008; Rept. 110-445.
S. 2707 (H.R. 5540).--To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act
of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Mar. 5, 2008. Reported June 27,
2008; Rept. 110-404.
S. 2709.--To increase the criminal penalties for illegally
reentering the United States and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Mar. 6, 2008.
S. 2710.--To authorize the Department of Homeland Security to use
an employer's failure to timely resolve discrepancies with the
Social Security Administration after receiving a ``no match''
notice as evidence that the employer violated section 274A of
the Immigration and Nationality Act. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 6, 2008.
S. 2711.--To improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the
employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 6, 2008.
S. 2712.--To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the
Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 6, 2008.
S. 2713.--To prohibit appropriated funds from being used in
contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Ordered
placed on the calendar Mar. 6, 2008.
S. 2714.--To close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to
obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed
their terrorists activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants
cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration
laws, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar
Mar. 6, 2008.
S. 2715.--To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English
as the national language of the Government of the United
States, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar
Mar. 6, 2008.
S. 2716.--To authorize the National Guard to provide support for
the border control activities of the United States Customs and
Border Protection of the Departments of Homeland Security, and
for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 6,
2008.
S. 2717.--To provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and
State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the
immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 6, 2008.
S. 2718 (S. 2334).--To withhold 10 percent of the Federal funding
apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from
States that issue driver's licenses to individuals without
verifying the legal status of such individuals. Ordered placed
on the calendar Mar. 6, 2008.
S. 2719.--To provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no
force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 6, 2008.
S. 2720.--To withhold Federal financial assistance from each
country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of
nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from
the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to
nationals of such country. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar.
6, 2008.
S. 2721.--To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of renunciation and
allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the
United States, to encourage and support the efforts of
prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 6,
2008.
S. 2722.--To prohibit aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from
obtaining legal status or immigration benefits. Ordered placed
on the calendar Mar. 6, 2008.
S. 2725 (H.R. 5489).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 6892 Main Street in
Gloucester, Virginia, as the ``Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis
Post Office''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 6, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no written
report. Indefinitely postponed May 12, 2008.
S. 2728.--To establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission
to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water
strategy to address future water needs. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Mar. 6, 2008. Reported amended
Aug. 22 (Legislative day of Aug. 1), 2008; Rept. 110-446.
S. 2731 (H.R. 5501).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal years
2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries
to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Mar. 7, 2008. Reported
amended Apr. 15, 2008; Rept. 110-325. Considered July 14, 15,
16, 2008. Returned to the calendar July 16, 2008.
S. 2733.--To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher
Education Act of 1965. Passed Senate Mar. 7, 2008. Received in
House and held at desk Mar. 10, 2008. Considered under
suspension of rules Mar. 11, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House Mar. 12, 2008; Roll No. 134: 411-4. Presented to the
President Mar. 13, 2008. Approved Mar. 24, 2008. Public Law
110-198.
S. 2734.--To aid families and neighborhoods facing home
foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis. Ordered
placed on the calendar Mar. 10, 2008.
S. 2738.--To identify and remove criminal aliens incarcerated in
correctional facilities in the United States and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 11, 2008.
S. 2739.--To authorize certain programs and activities in the
Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the
Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving
the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of
America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments
Act of 2003, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 11, 2008. Passed Senate Apr. 10, 2008; Roll No.
101: 91-4. Received in House and held at desk Apr. 10, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 29, 2008; Roll No. 226:
291-117. Presented to the President May 1, 2008. Approved May
8, 2008. Public Law 110-229.
S. 2745.--To extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008,
to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that
date, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Mar. 12, 2008.
Received in House Mar. 12, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 12, 2008. Presented to the President Mar. 13, 2008.
Approved Mar. 14, 2008. Public Law 110-196.
S. 2756.--To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to
establish a permanent background check system. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 13, 2008. Reported
amended from the Judiciary July 28, 2008; no written report.
S. 2766.--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation
of a recreational vessel. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Mar. 13, 2008. Reported June 23, 2008; Rept. 110-398.
Passed Senate July 22, 2008. Received in House July 22, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 22, 2008. Presented to the
President July 25, 2008. Approved July 29, 2008. Public Law
110-288.
S. 2774.--To provide for the appointment of additional Federal
circuit and district judges, and for other purposes. Referred
to the Judiciary Mar. 13, 2008. Reported July 21 (Legislative
day of July 17), 2008; Rept. 110-427.
S. 2779.--To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes
have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal
reclamation projects. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Mar. 13, 2008. Reported Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 2804.--To adjust the boundary of the Everglades National Park,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 2, 2008. Reported amended June 16, 2008; Rept.
110-372.
S. 2805.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Commissioner of Reclamation, to assess the irrigation
infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in the State of New
Mexico and provide grants to, and enter into cooperative
agreements with, the Rio Grande Pueblos to repair,
rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr.
2, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 2807.--To protect the liberty and property of all Americans.
Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 3, 2008.
S. 2808.--To require that citizens within a National Heritage Area
are informed of the designation and that government officials
must receive permission to enter private property. Ordered
placed on the calendar Apr. 3, 2008.
S. 2809.--To ensure that there are no adverse effects of a
National Heritage Area designation to local communities and
home owners. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 3, 2008.
S. 2810.--To require an annual report detailing the amount of
property the Federal government owns and the cost of
government land ownership to taxpayers. Ordered placed on the
calendar Apr. 3, 2008.
S. 2811.--To require citizens' approval of Federal government land
grabs. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 3, 2008.
S. 2814 (H.R. 5710).--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico
Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and
construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Apr. 3, 2008. Reported June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-373.
S. 2816.--To provide for the appointment of the Chief Human
Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the
Secretary of Homeland Security. Referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Apr. 3, 2008. Reported Sept. 16,
2008; Rept. 110-466. Passed Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and referred to Homeland
Security Sept. 24, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
27, 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 2, 2008. Approved
Oct. 10, 2008. Public Law 110-388.
S. 2829.--To make technical corrections to section 1244 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which
provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 8, 2008.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Apr. 28, 2008. Received in
House and referred to the Judiciary Apr. 29, 2008. Considered
under suspension of rules May 19, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House May 21, 2008. Presented to the President May 23,
2008. Approved June 3, 2008. Public Law 110-242.
S. 2833.--To provide for the management of certain public land in
Owyhee County, Idaho, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 9, 2008. Reported amended
June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-374.
S. 2837.--To designate the United States courthouse located at 225
Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Theodore
Roosevelt United States Courthouse''. Referred to Environment
and Public Works Apr. 9, 2008. Reported June 4, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate June 24 (Legislative day of June
23), 2008. Received in House and referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure June 25, 2008. Reported Sept. 8, 2008;
Rept. 110-823. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 8, 2008; Roll No. 568: 375-1. Presented to the President
Sept. 11, 2008. Approved Sept. 17, 2008. Public Law 110-319.
S. 2838 (H.R. 6126).--To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United
States Code with respect to arbitration. Referred to the
Judiciary Apr. 9, 2008. Reported Oct. 1 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-518.
S. 2840.--To establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by
members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for
processing such applications. Referred to the Judiciary Apr.
10, 2008. Reported amended Aug. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-440. Passed
Senate amended Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Sept. 25,
2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 27, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 28, 2008; Roll No. 668:
416-0. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved
Oct. 9, 2008. Public Law 110-382.
S. 2842.--To require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out
annual inspections of canals, levees, tunnels, dikes, pumping
plants, dams, and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Apr. 10, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 16,
2008; no written report.
S. 2844 (H.R. 2537).--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Apr.
10, 2008. Reported amended July 10 (Legislative day of July
9), 2008; Rept. 110-414.
S. 2875.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide
grants to designated States and tribes to carry out programs
to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by gray
wolves and other predator species or to compensate landowners
for livestock loss due to predation. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Apr. 16, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 16,
2008; no written report.
S. 2892.--To promote the prosecution and enforcement of frauds
against the United States by suspending the statute of
limitations during times when Congress has authorized the use
of military force. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 18
(Legislative day of Apr. 17), 2008. Reported July 25, 2008;
Rept. 110-431.
S. 2894.--To establish requirements for private lenders to protect
student borrowers receiving private educational loans, and for
other purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Apr. 21, 2008; Rept. 110-327.
S. 2903.--To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary
extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 25, 2008. Passed
Senate Apr. 24, 2008. Received in House and passed Apr. 24,
2008. Presented to the President Apr. 24, 2008. Approved Apr.
25, 2008. Public Law 110-205.
S. 2907.--To establish uniform administrative and enforcement
procedures and penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar
statutes, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Apr. 24, 2008. Reported amended
Sept. 17, 2008; Rept. 110-469.
S. 2913.--To provide a limitation on judicial remedies in
copyright infringement cases involving orphan works. Referred
to the Judiciary Apr. 24, 2008. Reported amended May 15, 2008;
no written report. Passed Senate amended Sept. 26 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and referred to the
Judiciary Sept. 27, 2008.
S. 2920.--To reauthorize and improve the financing and
entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business
Administration, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Apr. 28, 2008.
S. 2929.--To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher
Education Act of 1965. Passed Senate Apr. 29, 2008. Received
in House and held at desk Apr. 29, 2008. Considered under
suspension of rules May 5, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
with amendment May 6, 2008; Roll No. 256: 408-0. Senate agreed
to House amendment May 7, 2008. Presented to the President May
13, 2008. Approved May 13, 2008. Public Law 110-230.
S. 2932 (H.R. 5669).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number,
national media campaign, and grant program to provide
assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of
poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the
United States. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Apr. 29, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received
in House and held at desk Sept. 24, 2008. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 25, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 26, 2008; Roll No. 653: 403-6. Presented to the
President Sept. 29, 2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law
110-377.
S. 2942 (H.R. 6083).--To authorize funding for the National
Advocacy Center. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 30, 2008.
Reported June 4, 2008; no written report.
S. 2943.--To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Apr. 30, 2008. Reported amended Sept.
16, 2008; no written report.
S. 2954.--To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary
extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 2, 2008. Passed Senate
May 1, 2008. Received in House May 1, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House May 1, 2008. Presented to the President May 1,
2008. Approved May 2, 2008. Public Law 110-208.
S. 2967.--To provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be
continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants
after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to
be performed by a private business concern, and for other
purposes. Referred to Rules and Administration May 1, 2008.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate June 3, 2008. Received in
House and held at desk June 4, 2008. Passed House July 10,
2008. Presented to the President July 15, 2008. Approved July
17, 2008. Public Law 110-279.
S. 2969.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the
capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and
retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals,
and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 1,
2008. Reported amended Sept. 18 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008; Rept. 110-473.
S. 2970.--To enhance the ability of drinking water utilities in
the United States to develop and implement climate change
adaptation programs and policies, and for other purposes.
Referred to Environment and Public Works May 2, 2008. Reported
Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-487.
S. 2972.--To reauthorize and modernize the Federal Aviation
Administration. Ordered placed on the calendar May 6, 2008.
S. 2973.--To promote the energy security of the United States, and
for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar May 6,
2008.
S. 2974.--To provide for the construction of the Arkansas Valley
Conduit in the State of Colorado. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources May 2, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 16,
2008; no written report.
S. 2979 (H.R. 5690).--To exempt the African National Congress from
treatment as a terrorist organization, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary May 6, 2008. Reported June 26, 2008;
no written report.
S. 2982 (H.R. 5524).--To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Referred
to the Judiciary May 6, 2008. Reported amended May 22, 2008;
no written report. Passed Senate amended Sept. 25 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and passed Sept. 26,
2008. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct.
8, 2008. Public Law 110-378.
S. 2991.--To provide energy price relief and hold oil companies
and other entities accountable for their actions with regard
to high energy prices, and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar May 8, 2008.
S. 2994.--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas
of concern. Referred to Environment and Public Works May 8,
2008. Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008;
Rept. 110-488.
S. 2996 (H.R. 5959).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of
the United States Government, the Community Management
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System, and for other purposes. Reported from
Intelligence May 8, 2008; Rept. 110-333.
S. 2997.--To reauthorize the Maritime Administration, and for
other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation May 8, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 11, 2008;
Rept. 110-457.
S. 3001 (H.R. 5658) (H. Con. Res. 442) (S. 3002) (S. 3003) (S.
3004).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such
fiscal year, and for other purposes. Reported from Armed
Services May 12, 2008; Rept. 110-335. Considered Sept. 9, 10,
11, 12, 15, 16, 2008. Passed Senate amended Sept. 17, 2008;
Roll No. 201: 88-8. Received in House and held at desk Sept.
18, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment Sept.
24, 2008; Roll No. 631: 392-39. Senate agreed to House
amendment Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Presented to the President Oct. 6, 2008. Approved Oct. 14,
2008. Public Law 110-417.
S. 3002 (H.R. 5658) (S. 3001).--To authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of
Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such
fiscal year, and for other purposes. Reported from Armed
Services May 12, 2008; no written report. Sept. 17, 2008.
Passed Senate amended Sept. 17, 2008. Received in House and
held at desk Sept. 18, 2008.
S. 3003.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for
military construction, and for other purposes. Reported from
Armed Services May 12, 2008; no written report. Sept. 17,
2008. Passed Senate amended Sept. 17, 2008. Received in House
and held at desk Sept. 18, 2008.
S. 3004.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other
purposes. Reported from Armed Services May 12, 2008; no
written report. Sept. 17, 2008. Passed Senate amended Sept.
17, 2008. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 18, 2008.
S. 3009.--To designate the Federal Bureau of Investigation
building under construction in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ``J.
James Exon Federal Bureau of Investigation Building''.
Referred to Environment and Public Works May 12, 2008.
Reported June 4, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate June
24 (Legislative day of June 23), 2008. Received in House and
referred to Transportation and Infrastructure June 25, 2008.
Reported Sept. 24, 2008; Rept. 110-878. House Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 29, 2008. Approved Oct. 1, 2008. Public Law
110-334.
S. 3010.--To reauthorize the Route 66 Corridor Preservation
Program. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 13,
2008. Reported Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 3011.--To amend the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic
Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the historic
site, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 13, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no
written report.
S. 3013.--To provide for retirement equity for Federal employees
in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 13, 2008.
Reported amended Sept. 11, 2008; Rept. 110-456. Passed Senate
amended Oct. 1 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received
in House and referred to Oversight and Government Reform and
in addition to Veterans' Affairs Oct. 2, 2008.
S. 3015.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 18 S. G Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the
``Dr. Bernard Daly Post Office Building''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 14, 2008.
Reported June 25, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate June
27, 2008. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform July 8, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed
House Sept. 27, 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 2, 2008.
Approved Oct. 7, 2008. Public Law 110-352.
S. 3017.--To designate the Beaver Basin Wilderness at Pictured
Rocks National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources May 14, 2008. Reported amended
Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 3023.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations
relating to the notice to be provided claimants with the
Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the substantiation of
claims. Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 15, 2008. Reported
amended Sept. 9, 2008; Rept. 110-449. Passed Senate amended
Sept. 16, 2008. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 17,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment Sept. 24,
2008. Senate agreed to House amendment Sept. 27 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 2,
2008. Approved Oct. 10, 2008. Public Law 110-389.
S. 3024.--To authorize grants to the Eurasia Foundation, and for
other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations May 15, 2008.
Reported June 2, 2008; Rept. 110-342.
S. 3029 (H.R. 4252).--To provide for an additional temporary
extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
Passed Senate May 15, 2008. Received in House and held at desk
May 19, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House May 20, 2008.
Presented to the President May 23, 2008. Approved May 23,
2008. Public Law 110-235.
S. 3035.--To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher
Education Act of 1965. Passed Senate May 20, 2008. Received in
House May 20, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House May 20,
2008. Presented to the President May 23, 2008. Approved May
30, 2008. Public Law 110-238.
S. 3036 (S. 2191).--To direct the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to
decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar May 21, 2008.
Considered June 6, 2008. Returned to the calendar July 8,
2008.
S. 3038.--To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act
to extend the adoption incentives program, to authorize States
to establish a relative guardianship program, to promote the
adoption of children with special needs, and for other
purposes. Referred to Finance May 20, 2008. Reported amended
Sept. 16, 2008; Rept. 110-467.
S. 3044.--To provide energy price relief and hold oil companies
and other entities accountable for their actions with regard
to high energy prices, and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar May 21, 2008.
S. 3045.--To establish the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National
Forest Heritage Area in the State of Alaska, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 21,
2008. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 3051.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the
suitability and feasibility of designating the site of the
Battle of Camden in South Carolina, as a unit of the National
Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources May 22, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 16,
2008; no written report.
S. 3052.--To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain
foreign recipients. Referred to Foreign Relations May 22,
2008. Reported Sept. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-451.
S. 3061 (H.R. 3887).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal years
2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 22,
2008. Reported amended Sept. 8, 2008; no written report.
S. 3065.--To establish the Dominguez-Escalante National
Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 22, 2008.
Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 3069.--To designate certain land as wilderness in the State of
California, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources May 22, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 16,
2008; no written report.
S. 3073.--To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee
Voting Act to improve procedures for the collection and
delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed
services voters, and for other purposes. Referred to Rules and
Administration May 22, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate amended Oct. 1 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Received in House and referred to House Administration Oct. 2,
2008.
S. 3075.--To make certain technical corrections to title III of
SAFETEA-LU. Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
June 2, 2008; no written report.
S. 3082 (H.R. 6198).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in
Kansas City, Missouri, as the ``Reverend Earl Abel Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 4, 2008. Reported June 25, 2008; no written
report. Passed Senate June 27, 2008. Received in House and
referred to Oversight and Government Reform July 8, 2008.
Committee discharged. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Presented
to the President Oct. 2, 2008. Approved Oct. 7, 2008. Public
Law 110-353.
S. 3085.--To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a
cooperative watershed management program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 5,
2008. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 3088.--To designate certain land in the State of Oregon as
wilderness, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources June 5, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 16,
2008; no written report.
S. 3089.--To designate certain land in the State of Oregon as
wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal
land and non-Federal land, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources June 5, 2008. Reported amended
Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 3096.--To amend the National Cave and Karst Research Institute
Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations for the National Cave
and Karst Research Institute. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 6, 2008. Reported Sept. 16, 2008; no written
report.
S. 3097.--To amend the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000.
Referred to Foreign Relations June 6, 2008. Reported Sept. 12,
2008; Rept. 110-458.
S. 3098.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 9, 2008.
S. 3101.--To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act
to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to
improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health
services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to
maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy
access, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar
June 9, 2008.
S. 3103.--To amend the Iran, North Korea, and Syria
nonproliferation Act to allow certain extraordinary payments
in connection with the International Space Station. Referred
to Foreign Relations June 9, 2008. Reported Sept. 23
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
S. 3109.--To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system.
Referred to Environment and Public Works June 10, 2008.
Reported Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept.
110-478. Passed Senate amended Sept. 26 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce Sept. 27, 2008.
S. 3118.--To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act
to preserve beneficiary access to care by preventing a
reduction in the Medicare physician fee schedule, to improve
the quality of care by advancing value based purchasing,
electronic health records, and electronic prescribing, and to
maintain and improve access to care in rural areas, and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar June 12, 2008.
S. 3128.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide a
loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning,
engineering, and designing a certain water system project.
Referred to Indian Affairs June 12, 2008. Reported amended
Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-502.
Passed Senate amended Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources
Sept. 26, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House Sept. 29,
2008. Presented to the President Oct. 2, 2008. Approved Oct.
10, 2008. Public Law 110-390.
S. 3136.--To encourage the entry of felony warrants into the NCIC
database by States and provide additional resources for
extradition. Referred to the Judiciary June 16, 2008. Reported
amended Sept. 18 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no
written report.
S. 3145.--To designate a portion of United States Route 20A,
located in Orchard Park, New York, as the ``Timothy J. Russert
Highway''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 18, 2008. Committees discharged. Referred to
Environment and Public Works June 24 (Legislative day of June
23), 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate June 24
(Legislative day of June 23), 2008. Received in House and
referred to Transportation and Infrastructure June 25, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 15, 2008. Presented to the
President July 22, 2008. Approved July 23, 2008. Public Law
110-282.
S. 3155.--To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary June 18, 2008. Reported amended
Sept. 18 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-472.
S. 3158.--To extend the authority for the Cape Cod National
Seashore Advisory Commission. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 19, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no
written report.
S. 3160 (H.R. 5618).--To reauthorize and amend the National Sea
Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation June 19, 2008. Reported
Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-508.
S. 3166.--To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose
criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have
engaged in genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings to
enter the United States. Referred to the Judiciary June 19,
2008. Reported Sept. 12, 2008; no written report. Passed
Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed
Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received
in House and referred to the Judiciary Sept. 26, 2008.
S. 3168.--To authorize United States participation in the
replenishment of resources of the International Development
Association, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Relations June 19, 2008. Reported Sept. 16, 2008; Rept. 110-
464.
S. 3169.--To authorize United States participation in, and
appropriations for the United States contribution to, the
eleventh replenishment of the resources of the African
Development Fund. Referred to Foreign Relations June 19, 2008.
Reported Aug. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-441.
S. 3175 (H.R. 6109).--To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the
predisaster hazard mitigation program, to make technical
corrections to that Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 20
(Legislative day of June 19), 2008. Reported amended Sept. 22
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-479.
S. 3179.--To authorize the conveyance of certain public land in
the State of New Mexico owned or leased by the Department of
Energy, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 23, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; no
written report.
S. 3180.--To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher
Education Act of 1965. Passed Senate June 23, 2008. Received
in House and referred to Education and Labor June 24, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House June 25, 2008. Presented to the
President June 26, 2008. Approved June 30, 2008. Public Law
110-256.
S. 3181 (H.R. 6947).--Making appropriations for the Department of
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2009, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
June 23, 2008; Rept. 110-396.
S. 3182.--Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce
and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Reported
from Appropriations June 23, 2008; Rept. 110-397.
S. 3186.--To provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program. Ordered placed on the calendar June 25,
2008.
S. 3189.--To amend Public Law 106-392 to require the Administrator
of the Western Area Power Administration and the Commissioner
of Reclamation to maintain sufficient revenues in the Upper
Colorado River Basin Fund, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources June 25, 2008. Reported amended
Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 3192.--To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Cow
Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian
Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of
Oregon to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land.
Referred to Indian Affairs June 25, 2008. Reported amended
Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-480.
Passed Senate amended Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources
Sept. 27, 2008.
S. 3197 (H.R. 4044).--To amend title 11, United States Code, to
exempt for a limited period, from the application of the
means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying
members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members
of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are
called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense
activity for not less than 90 days. Referred to the Judiciary
June 25, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 15, 2008; no written
report. Passed Senate amended Sept. 30 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and held at desk Oct. 2,
2008. Considered under suspension of rules Oct. 2, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Oct. 3, 2008; Roll No. 682: 411-0.
Presented to the President Oct. 9, 2008. Approved Oct. 20,
2008. Public Law 110-438.
S. 3202.--To address record high gas prices at the pump, and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar June 27, 2008.
S. 3213.--To designate certain land as components of the National
Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the
Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 27, 2008.
S. 3218 (S. 3605).--To extend the pilot program for volunteer
groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Passed
Senate June 26, 2008. Received in House and referred to the
Judiciary July 8, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House July 14,
2008. Presented to the President July 22, 2008. Approved July
30, 2008. Public Law 110-296.
S. 3226.--To rename the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National
Historic Site in the State of Kentucky as the ``Abraham
Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park''. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources July 7, 2008. Reported amended
Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 3227.--To impose sanctions on Iran and for other purposes.
Reported from Finance July 7, 2008; Rept. 110-408.
S. 3230.--Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. Reported from
Appropriations July 8, 2008; Rept. 110-410.
S. 3236.--To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act
to extend provisions under Medicare and Medicaid programs, and
for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar July 11,
2008.
S. 3241 (H.R. 6772).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 1717 Orange Avenue in Fort
Pierce, Florida, as the ``CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 10 (Legislative day of July 9), 2008. Reported
July 30, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2008.
Received in House and referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Sept. 8, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House Sept.
24 (Legislative day of Sept. 23), 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 26, 2008. Approved Sept. 30, 2008. Public Law
110-333.
S. 3257.--To extend immigration programs to promote legal
immigration and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar July 14, 2008.
S. 3258.--Making appropriations for energy and water development
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2009, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
July 14, 2008; Rept. 110-416.
S. 3260.--Making appropriations for financial services and general
government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 14,
2008; Rept. 110-417.
S. 3261.--Making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 14,
2008; Rept. 110-418.
S. 3263.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009
through 2013 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with
Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations July 15, 2008. Reported Sept. 26
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-510.
S. 3268.--To amend the Commodity Exchange Act, to prevent
excessive price speculation with respect to energy
commodities, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar July 16, 2008. Considered July 24 (Legislative day of
July 23), 25, 2008.
S. 3270 (H.R. 6063).--To reauthorize the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, and for other purposes. Reported from
Commerce, Science and Transportation July 16, 2008; Rept. 110-
422.
S. 3288.--Making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Reported
from Appropriations July 18 (Legislative day of July 17),
2008; Rept. 110-425.
S. 3289.--Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2009, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
July 21 (Legislative day of July 17), 2008; Rept. 110-426.
S. 3294.--To provide for the continued performance of the
functions of the United States Parole Commission. Passed
Senate July 21 (Legislative day of July 17), 2008. Received in
House and referred to the Judiciary July 22, 2008. Considered
under suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House July 31, 2008. Presented to the President Aug. 5,
2008. Approved Aug. 12, 2008. Public Law 110-312.
S. 3295.--To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark
Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in
consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges
and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary July 21 (Legislative day of July
17), 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate July 22, 2008.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary July 23, 2008.
Considered under suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 31, 2008. Presented to the
President Aug. 5, 2008. Approved Aug. 12, 2008. Public Law
110-313.
S. 3296.--To extend the authority of the United States Supreme
Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court
Grounds and change the title of the Administrative Assistant
to the Chief Justice. Referred to the Judiciary July 21
(Legislative day of July 17), 2008. Reported Sept. 11, 2008;
no written report. Passed Senate amended Sept. 25 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and held at desk
Sept. 25, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 27,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 29, 2008. Presented
to the President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public
Law 110-402.
S. 3297.--To advance America's priorities. Ordered placed on the
calendar July 23, 2008.
S. 3298.--To clarify the circumstances during which the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and
applicable States may require permits for discharges from
certain vessels, and to require the Administrator to conduct a
study of discharges incidental to the normal operation of
vessels. Passed Senate July 22, 2008. Received in House July
22, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House July 22, 2008.
Presented to the President July 25, 2008. Approved July 31,
2008. Public Law 110-299.
S. 3301.--Making appropriations for military construction, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations July 22, 2008; Rept. 110-428.
S. 3309.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2523 7th Avenue East in North Saint Paul,
Minnesota, as the Mayor William ``Bill'' Sandberg Post Office
Building. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 23, 2008. Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008; no written report. Passed Senate Sept. 26
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and
held at desk Sept. 26, 2008.
S. 3317 (H.R. 5975).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 101 West Main Street in
Waterville, New York, as the ``Corporal John P. Sigsbee Post
Office''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 23, 2008. Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
S. 3325.--To enhance remedies for violations of intellectual
property laws, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary July 24 (Legislative day of July 23), 2008. Reported
amended Sept. 15, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate
amended Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received
in House and held at desk Sept. 26, 2008. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 27, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 28, 2008; Roll No. 664: 381-41. Presented to the
President Oct. 2, 2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public Law
110-403.
S. 3328.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide
for a one-year extension of other transaction authority.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 24
(Legislative day of July 23), 2008. Reported Sept. 11, 2008;
Rept. 110-454. Passed Senate amended Sept. 23 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and referred to Homeland
Security Sept. 24, 2008.
S. 3335.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar July 25, 2008.
S. 3339.--To amend chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, to
clarify and improve authorities relating to the availability
of post-9/11 veterans educational assistance, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs July 26, 2008.
Reported July 26, 2008; Rept. 110-433.
S. 3341.--To reauthorize and improve the Federal Financial
Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999. Reported from
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 17, 2008;
Rept. 110-468. Passed Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Sept. 23, 2008.
S. 3344.--To defend against child exploitation and child
pornography through improved Internet Crimes Against Children
task forces and enhanced tools to block illegal images, and to
eliminate the unwarranted release of convicted sex offenders.
Ordered placed on the calendar July 28, 2008.
S. 3348.--To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved
civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on
the calendar July 30, 2008.
S. 3350.--To provide that claims of the United States to certain
documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be
treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
28, 2008. Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008; no written report.
S. 3352.--To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher
Education Act of 1965. Passed Senate July 28, 2008. Received
in House and held at desk July 29, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House July 30, 2008. Presented to the President July
30, 2008. Approved July 31, 2008. Public Law 110-300.
S. 3362.--To reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs,
and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship July 29 (Legislative day of July 28), 2008.
Reported Aug. 22 (Legislative day of Aug. 1), 2008; Rept. 110-
447.
S. 3370.--To resolve pending claims against Libya by United States
nationals, and for other purposes. Passed Senate July 31,
2008. Passed Senate July 31, 2008. Received in House and
passed July 31, 2008. Presented to the President Aug. 1, 2008.
Approved Aug. 4, 2008. Public Law 110-301.
S. 3384.--To amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code,
to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal
IT investment projects. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 31, 2008. Reported amended Oct. 1
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
S. 3406.--To restore the intent and protections of the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990. Ordered placed on the calendar
Aug. 1, 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 11, 2008. Received in House
and held at desk Sept. 15, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 17, 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 23, 2008.
Approved Sept. 25, 2008. Public Law 110-325.
S. 3426.--To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend
comparability pay adjustments to members of the Foreign
Service assigned to posts abroad, and to amend the provision
relating to the death gratuity payable to surviving dependents
on Foreign Service employees who die as a result of injuries
sustained in the performance of duty abroad. Referred to
Foreign Relations Aug. 1, 2008. Reported Sept. 23 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
S. 3430.--To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved
civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on
the calendar Sept. 8, 2008.
S. 3445.--To impose sanctions with respect to Iran, to provide for
the divestment of assets in Iran by State and local
governments and other entities, to identify locations of
concern with respect to transshipment, reexportation, or
diversion of certain sensitive items to Iran, and for other
purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Aug. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-443.
S. 3474.--To amend title 44, United States Code, to enhance
information security of the Federal Government, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 11, 2008. Reported Oct. 1 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
S. 3477.--To amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize
grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
11, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008; no written report. Passed Senate amended Sept. 26
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and
referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept. 27, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public Law
110-404.
S. 3489.--To require the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon
emissions. Referred to Environment and Public Works Sept. 15,
2008. Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008;
Rept. 110-489.
S. 3499.--To protect innocent Americans from violent crime in
national parks. Reported from Energy and Natural Resources
Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
S. 3501.--To ensure that Congress is notified when the Department
of Justice determines that the Executive Branch is not bound
by a statute. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 16, 2008.
Reported Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no
written report.
S. 3521.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as
the ``Spencer Byrd Powers Jr. Post Office''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 18
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Received in House and held at desk Oct. 3, 2008.
S. 3526.--To enhance drug trafficking interdiction by creating a
Federal felony relating to operating or embarking in a
submersible or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and
on an international voyage. Ordered placed on the calendar
Nov. 18, 2008.
S. 3535.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to index
certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss.
Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 18, 2008.
S. 3536.--To amend section 5402 of title 39, United States Code,
to modify the authority relating to United States Postal
Service air transportation contracts, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Received in House and referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Sept. 27, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 27, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 29, 2008.
Presented to the President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 13,
2008. Public Law 110-405.
S. 3548.--To approve the United States-India Agreement for
Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other
purposes. Reported from Foreign Relations Sept. 23
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
S. 3550.--To designate a portion of the Rappahannock River in the
Commonwealth of Virginia as the ``John W. Warner Rapids''.
Reported from Environment and Public Works Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report. Passed
Senate Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received
in House and referred to Natural Resources Sept. 25, 2008.
Committee discharged. Passed House Sept. 29, 2008. Presented
to the President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 14, 2008. Public
Law 110-418.
S. 3551.--To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.
Reported from Environment and Public Works Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-490.
S. 3560.--To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide
additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program,
and for other purposes. Referred to Finance Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce Sept.
25, 2008. Rereferred to Energy and Commerce Sept. 27, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 29, 2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law
110-379.
S. 3563.--To authorize appropriations under the Arms Export
Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for
security assistance for fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and for
other purposes. Reported from Foreign Relations Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-496.
S. 3564.--To restore the value of every American in environmental
decisions, and for other purposes. Reported from Environment
and Public Works Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008;
Rept. 110-499.
S. 3565.--To address the health and economic development impacts
of nonattainment of federally mandated air quality standards
in the San Joaquin Valley, California, by designating air
quality empowerment zones. Reported from Environment and
Public Works Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008;
Rept. 110-500.
S. 3569.--To make improvements in the operation and administration
of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 27 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House Sept. 27, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 2, 2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public Law
110-406.
S. 3597.--To provide that funds allocated for community food
projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until
September 30, 2009. Passed Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and referred to Agriculture
Sept. 26, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008.
Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct. 8,
2008. Public Law 110-380.
S. 3598 (H.R. 6295).--To amend titles 46 and 18, United States
Code, with respect to the operation of submersible vessels and
semi-submersible vessels without nationality. Passed Senate
Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in
House and referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
Transportation and Infrastructure Sept. 26, 2008. Considered
under suspension of rules Sept. 27, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 29, 2008. Presented to the President Oct.
3, 2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public Law 110-407.
S. 3605 (S. 3218).--To extend the pilot program for volunteer
groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Passed
Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed
Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received
in House and referred to the Judiciary Sept. 26, 2008.
Committee discharged. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Presented
to the President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public
Law 110-408.
S. 3606.--To extend the special immigrant nonminister religious
worker program and for other purposes. Passed Senate Sept. 26
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 26
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and
held at desk Sept. 26, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 27, 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 2, 2008.
Approved Oct. 10, 2008. Public Law 110-391.
S. 3617.--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the
Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater
infrastructure in the United States. Reported from Environment
and Public Works Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008;
Rept. 110-509.
S. 3625 (H.R. 6199).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 245 North Main Street in New
City, New York, as the ``Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Oct. 2 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and held at desk Oct. 3,
2008.
S. 3639.--To protect pregnant women and children from dangerous
lead exposures. Reported from Environment and Public Works
Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-515.
S. 3641.--To authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law
Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime
Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984. Passed Senate Sept. 27 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and referred to the
Judiciary Sept. 27, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct.
2, 2008; Roll No. 676: 410-2. Presented to the President Oct.
6, 2008. Approved Oct. 15, 2008. Public Law 110-431.
S. 3646.--To authorize and expedite lease sales within the outer
Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on
the calendar Nov. 18, 2008.
S. 3658.--To require the accreditation of English language
training programs, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Sept.
30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Received in House and
referred to the Judiciary Oct. 2, 2008.
S. 3662.--To establish the Controlled Unclassified Information
Office, to require policies and procedures for the
designation, marking, safeguarding, and dissemination of
controlled unclassified information, and for other purposes.
Reported from Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct.
1 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
S. 3688.--To provide for additional emergency unemployment
compensation, to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008 to authorize loans to automobile manufacturers and
component suppliers, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on
the calendar Nov. 18, 2008.
S. 3689.--Making supplemental appropriations for job creation and
preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and
energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2009, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar
Nov. 18, 2008.
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