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Featured items: 2007 (Archive)

Items previously featured on the GPO Access main page will indexed here by month and approximate order of appearance. The archiving of featured items was started in September of 2004.

December

2001 Bound Congressional Record
Fully searchable and browseable online. Now available online from the U.S. Government Printing Office.

S. Doc. 109-18 - Our Flag
Latest edition. This Congressional publication briefly describes the history of the flag, and sets forth the practices and observances appropriate to its display.

November

	Congressional Directory 110th Congress (2007-08) Presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data, such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers.
	Updated Conference Report web page In order to comply with an amendment to the Standing Rules of the Senate, GPO has updated the Conference Reports Web page on GPO Access.

September

	Guide to the House and Senate Members Single point of access for Member information (110th Congress) from several different official sources.
	Searchable Riddick's Senate Procedures
	Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence, Pocket Edition The 23rd edition of the pocket version. The Constitution is the landmark legal document of the United States.

House Rules Manual, 110th Congress Browse Feature
The browse feature allows you to view the alphabetical list of chapters from the House Rules and Manual, 110th Congress, (House Document No. 109-157).

Patent Reform Act of 2007, H.R. 1908 RH
To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.

August

	Constitution of the United States, 2006 Supplement Analysis and Interpretation of the Constitution Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States, latest Supplement to the 2002 Edition.
	U.S. Government Manual 2007-2008 The official handbook of the Federal Government, provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.
	Serve, Support, and Simplify Report from the Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors that presents six recommendations that make sweeping changes in the delivery of health care and services for injured service members.

July

	Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act (H.R 2956 EH) Passed by the House, this bill would require the Secretary of Defense to commence the reduction of the number of United States Armed Forces in Iraq to a limited presence by April 1, 2008.
	Mid-Session Review for FY 2008 Annual update of estimates for Federal receipts and outlays that reflects economic, legislative, and other changes that have occurred since the President’s Budget was released in February.

June

	George W. Bush Public Papers - 2003 Book II Each Public Papers volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period.
	110th Congressional Pictorial Directory Provides photographs of each member of the House of Representatives and the Senate, information about a Member of Congress' length of service, political party affiliations, Congressional district and more.
	Bill to Provide for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and for Other Purposes Currently being debated in Senate.
	NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 To improve the National instant criminal background check system, and for other purposes.
	National Defense Authorization for FY 2008 Bill to authorize appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths, and for other purposes.
	A Botanic Garden for the Nation, The United States Botanic Garden Chronicles the history of the United States Botanic Garden. Also documents the plants and exhibits housed there.

May

	U.S. Troop Readiness, Vet. Care, Katrina Recov., Iraq Accountability Appr. Act 2007 Making emergency and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
	Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 To provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes.
	Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients, and for other purposes.
	Unified Agenda, April 2007 Edition The Unified Agenda summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each Federal agency expects to issue during the next six months.
	Women in Congress 1917–2006 Reference document including Biographical profiles of individual Representatives and Senators, portraits of every woman who has served in Congress, and statistical graphs and charts.

February

	New Member Pictorial Directory, 110th Congress Includes new House Member photographs, produced under the direction of the Committee on House Administration.
	George W. Bush Public Papers - 2003 Book I Each Public Papers volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period.
	Economic Report of the President, 2007 Contains current/foreseeable trends and annual numerical goals concerning topics such as employment, production, real income, and Federal budget outlays. Buy a copy.
	U.S. Statutes at Large Volume 118, 108th Congress, 2nd Session Contains the permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress.
	Budget of the United States Government, FY08 Contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications. Buy a copy.

January

	Memorial Tributes to William H. Rehnquist Memorial Tributes Delivered in Congress to William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, S. Doc. 109-7.
	State of the Union Address The President's State of the Union Address is now available on GPO Access. It was also printed in the Congressional Record dated Tuesday, January 23, 2007, on pages H881-H884.
	New Passport Rules for Air Travelers New Rule requires air-traveling Americans to show a passport to get back into the country.