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110-s-3732 110 s 3732 Promoting Small House Nursing Homes Act Health 2008-12-11 2008-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10948-10949) Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 0 Promoting Small House Nursing Homes Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a small house nursing home loan program under which the Secretary makes grants for the establishment, renovation, and construction of small house nursing homes that meet the requirements of this Act. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a Small House Advisory Panel to evaluate applications for loans under the program in conjunction with lenders; and (2) an evaluation tool and evaluation criteria with which to prioritize borrowers.Sets forth eligibility criteria for a loan under this Act, including that that home: (1) is designed to establish substantive culture change; (2) has been approved to operate a skilled nursing facility or a nursing facility; and (3) ensures that at least 30% of the residents of the facility are Medicaid-funded individuals.Requires the Secretary to develop model small house nursing home guidelines. Sets forth requirements for a small house nursing home that obtains proceeds from a direct loan under this Act, including that the home provides specified training to all staff. Gives priority in awarding loans to nursing homes that have a certain residential structure, such as private bedrooms, and to homes with a legally binding collective bargaining agreement.Terminates this program 25 years after the date on which amounts are initially appropriated. 2017-12-15T00:46:12Z  
110-s-3733 110 s 3733 A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold at least 1 public hearing before issuance of a permit affecting public or private land use in a locality. Energy 2008-12-11 2008-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Amends the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to hold at least one public hearing in each affected county and locality before issuing any authorization for action that may affect public or private land use (other than federal land). 2020-01-29T20:30:48Z  
110-s-3734 110 s 3734 Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act Native Americans 2008-12-11 2008-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] NV R E000194 1 Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act - Ratifies the Fish Springs Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement dated May 20, 2007. Sets forth provisions governing the waiver and retention of claims by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians and the Secretary of the Interior. 2019-06-21T11:06:26Z  
110-s-3735 110 s 3735 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the eligibility of computer technology and equipment development businesses for enterprise zone incentives. Taxation 2008-12-11 2008-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10951) Senate Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] LA D L000550 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include a computer technology or equipment development business within the definition of a "qualified business" for purposes of enterprise zone tax incentives. 2019-11-15T21:59:22Z  
110-s-3736 110 s 3736 A bill to amend chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers and ticket brokers to notify consumers of taxes, fees, charges, and fuel surcharges in a timely manner, and for other purposes. Transportation and Public Works 2008-12-11 2008-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] NJ D M000639 0 Makes it an unfair or deceptive practice for: (1) a domestic or foreign air carrier or ticket broker to display (including to an online purchaser) the airline ticket price without simultaneously displaying all applicable ticket taxes, fees, charges, and fuel surcharges; and (2) a domestic or foreign air carrier to fail to provide certain information to an online ticket purchaser, including fees for checked baggage, seating assignments, and optional in-flight goods and services. Makes it an unfair or deceptive practice, as well, for any domestic or foreign air carrier to increase ticket prices through a fuel surcharge that is not correlated to the price of fuel paid or the amount of fuel used by the air carrier. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to: (1) carry out this Act; and (2) establish a procedure to calculate whether a domestic or foreign air carrier's fuel surcharges are sufficiently related to its fuel costs. 2020-02-12T18:55:58Z  
110-s-3737 110 s 3737 Sell Fuel Efficient Cars Act of 2008 Transportation and Public Works 2008-12-11 2008-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 1 Sell Fuel Efficient Cars Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Passenger Automobile Trade-In Program to provide eligible individuals with subsidies to purchase eligible new automobiles in exchange for eligible old automobiles. Defines as eligible individuals those who (among other requirements) do not have more than three passenger automobiles registered under his or her name and whose adjusted gross income was not more than $25,000 ($40,000 in the case of a joint tax return). Defines as eligible new automobiles (among other requirements) those that were manufactured by a U.S. automaker whose failure would have a systemic adverse effect on the overall U.S. economy, were assembled in the United States, and have a fuel economy of not less than 25 miles per gallon (MPG) or more than 4.9 MPG greater than the eligible old automobile. Defines as eligible old automobiles (among other requirements) those that are operable, were first registered by any person not less than ten years before a trade is initiated, and are registered under the eligible individual's name before December 1, 2008. Directs the Secretary to provide $10,000 to the seller (automaker) of each new automobile who trades a new automobile to an eligible individual in exchange for an old automobile. Requires the eligible individual to pay the seller the difference between the purchase price of the new automobile and the $10,000 provided by the Secretary. Requires eligible old automobiles to be destroyed and disposed of. 2017-12-15T00:46:16Z  
110-s-3738 110 s 3738 Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Housing and Community Development 2008-12-11 2008-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] NJ D M000639 0 Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. Declares invalid any foreclosure action or proceeding regarding a deferred-foreclosure mortgage if the creditor or servicer fails to notify the consumer: (1) at least 30 days before instituting the action or proceeding; and (2) at least once during each subsequent 30-day period until the foreclosure becomes final. Prescribes procedures governing: (1) initiating foreclosure deferment; (2) payment notices during the deferment period; and (3) the manner of consumer payment during the deferment period. Amortizes over the life of the mortgage the difference between the amount of monthly payment due under the eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage and the deferment payment amount. Prohibits a creditor or servicer from imposing any late fee or other fee or charge during the deferment period. Requires the creditor or servicer to provide the consumer with separate, written notification, distinct from all other correspondence, regarding: (1) any interest rate increase with respect to a sub-prime mortgage; (2) any minimum monthly payment increase with respect to a negative amortization mortgage; (3) clear and conspicuous disclosure of the good faith estimate of the monthly payment applicable after the adjustment or reset date; and (4) a list of alternatives available to consumers prior to the date of adjustment or increase. Authorizes appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation to implement foreclosure mitigation activities. 2018-08-06T20:22:51Z  
110-s-3739 110 s 3739 Derivatives and Hedge Fund Regulatory Improvement Act of 2008 Finance and Financial Sector 2008-12-11 2008-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] ND D D000432 1 Derivatives and Hedge Fund Regulatory Improvement Act of 2008 - Directs the appropriate federal banking agencies, with respect to the entities under their respective jurisdictions that engage in transactions involving unregistered hedge funds or over-the-counter derivatives, to initiate a coordinated rulemaking to: (1) extend to unregistered hedge funds the requirements governing the safety and soundness of the financial system applicable to mutual funds; (2) provide for the regulation of over-the-counter derivatives that are not traded on a national securities exchange or by a registered securities association (including credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, currency swaps, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and collateralized debt obligations); and (3) prohibit insured depository institutions from trading derivatives for their own accounts. Requires the appropriate federal banking agencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to promulgate rules designed to: (1) avoid systemic risks to the financial markets; (2) ensure safe and sound operation of banks, including mandatory maintenance of sufficient capital levels and limits on aggregate leverage, and restrictions on buying, selling, or entering into derivatives by an insured depository institution for its own account; and (3) provide means to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative practices. 2017-12-15T00:46:20Z  
110-s-3740 110 s 3740 Digital TV Transition Fairness Act Science, Technology, Communications 2008-12-11 2008-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] VT I S000033 0 Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Requires the Department of Commerce to implement and administer a program to obtain coupons that can be applied toward: (1) the cost to install a digital-to-analog converter box; (2) the purchase and installation of an indoor or outdoor antenna, or both if needed, to facilitate the reception and display of signals of channels broadcast in digital television service; and (3) the cost to install, or the cost of any other equipment needed to receive and display, basic broadcast television service. Sets forth consumer and product eligibility criteria. Provides for a website and telephone hotline to provide relevant information to assist consumers that have degraded or lost signals or channels as a result of the full power transition from analog to digital television that is to occur on February 17, 2009. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate rules requiring that each multichannel video programming distributor providing broadcast television for a local market provide to eligible consumers in that local market access to basic broadcast television service. Directs the FCC to carry out an education and outreach campaign to inform and educate consumers on the availability, benefits, and advantages of the programs and requirements established under this Act. 2020-02-12T18:55:58Z  
110-s-3741 110 s 3741 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit regulation of certain emissions from agricultural production. Environmental Protection 2008-12-11 2008-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] SD R T000250 0 Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating under such Act emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, or methane resulting from agricultural production; and (2) exclude such emissions from the definition of "air pollutant." 2022-02-03T05:09:49Z  
110-s-3725 110 s 3725 Green Jobs and Infrastructure Act of 2008 Energy 2008-12-10 2008-12-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] MI D S000770 1 Green Jobs and Infrastructure Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to implement a program to provide loans to manufacturers to help finance the cost of: (1) reequipping, expanding, or establishing a manufacturing facility in the United States to produce clean technology products and significant component parts of those products, including wind turbines, solar energy products, fuel cells, advanced batteries and storage devices, biomass engines, and geothermal equipment; and (2) improving the energy-efficiency of the industrial processes of the manufacturers other than through the production of products and component parts for retrofitting a manufacturing facility. Applies such loans to: (1) facilities and equipment placed in service before December 30, 2012; and (2) costs incurred between the date of this Act's enactment and December 30, 2020. Requires the Secretary to give priority to facilities in regions with the highest unemployment rates. Authorizes the Secretary to provide awards or loans to idle facilities.Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Secretary to establish the High-Performance Building Block Grant Program to provide grants to assist eligible entities in implementing large-scale, multi-building projects to improve and provide high-performance building, green building, and renewable energy services and financing to homeowners and small businesses. Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to include among national service programs eligible for assistance under the National and Community Service State Grant Program a Clean Energy Service Corps program in which participants: (1) promote clean energy technologies; or (2) enable communities and nonprofit organizations to assist businesses and households in matters relating to clean energy technologies and in becoming more energy efficient.Amends the Workforce Investment Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Secretary a specified amount of funding for the energy efficiency a… 2020-01-29T20:30:47Z  
110-s-3726 110 s 3726 Crime-Free Rural States Reauthorization Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-12-10 2008-12-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10882) Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 0 Crime-Free Rural States Reauthorization Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations for FY2009-FY2012 for the grant program to assist rural states in the prevention and reduction of crime, violence, and substance abuse. 2019-11-15T22:00:17Z  
110-s-3727 110 s 3727 A bill to require the designation of the Federal building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, S.W., Canton, Ohio, as the "Ralph Regula Federal Building". Commemorations 2008-12-10 2008-12-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] OH D B000944 1 Directs the Administrator of General Services to ensure that the federal building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, S.W., Canton, Ohio, is designated as the "Ralph Regula Federal Building." 2017-12-15T00:46:06Z  
110-s-3728 110 s 3728 A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities through September 30, 2009. Transportation and Public Works 2008-12-10 2008-12-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] VT I S000033 1 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to waive, through FY2009, any requirement that would otherwise require a state or local government to contribute non-federal funds toward the cost of a covered transportation program or activity authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) or an amendment made by that Act.Declares, however, that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a state or local government from contributing non-federal funds toward the cost of a covered transportation program or activity. 2022-02-03T05:09:49Z  
110-s-3729 110 s 3729 Livestock Emissions Tax Ban Act Environmental Protection 2008-12-10 2008-12-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] ND D D000432 0 Livestock Emissions Tax Ban Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from imposing a fee or tax under such Act on any direct gaseous emissions by livestock. 2017-12-15T00:46:07Z  
110-s-3730 110 s 3730 Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2008 Health 2008-12-10 2008-12-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] WI D K000305 0 Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand training for health professionals in the fields of geriatrics, long-term care, and chronic care management. Requires an analysis of the health and long-term care workforce.Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for information to adults and dislocated workers about health care and long-term care occupations. Provides for information to veterans about training, internship, and employment opportunities in geriatrics, gerontology, and long-term care.Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the Assistant Secretary for Aging to: (1) develop family caregiver training materials; and (2) provide for the establishment and operation of a National Resource Center on Volunteers, Students, and Seniors to promote partnerships between entities in the aging network and institutions of higher education and secondary schools.Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide for the development of core training competencies for personal or home care aides and additional training content for nurse aides and home health aides; and (2) establish a panel of long-term care workforce experts.Provides for the development of information and referral protocols for family caregivers of Medicare beneficiaries.Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of assessments of family caregiver support needs.Provides for studies on: (1) the mental health workforce; (2) the aging network's capacity to meet current and future needs; (3) retention and tenure of nurse aides and home health aides; and (4) spending by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on conditions and illnesses that disproportionately impact the health of older individuals. 2020-02-10T17:02:41Z  
110-s-3731 110 s 3731 Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008 Finance and Financial Sector 2008-12-10 2008-12-10 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Senate Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] MO D M001170 11 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to grant the Special Inspector General (SIG) authority to conduct, supervise, and coordinate an audit or investigation of any action taken with regard to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) that the SIG deems appropriate. Prohibits any audit or investigation, however, of any action related to: (1) graduated authorization to purchase troubled assets; (2) oversight and audits by the Comptroller General; (3) the Comptroller General's study and report on margin authority; and (4) the Congressional Oversight Panel. Authorizes the SIG to exercise specified employment authorities for additional personnel, but not after six months following enactment of this Act. Prohibits any period of appointment from exceeding the date on which the Office of the SIG terminates. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) either take action to address deficiencies identified by a report or investigation of the SIG or other auditor engaged by the TARP; or (2) certify to congressional committees that no action is necessary or appropriate. Instructs the SIG to work with Inspectors General of designated federal agencies to: (1) avoid duplication of effort; and (2) ensure comprehensive oversight of TARP. Requires the SIG to: (1) report to Congress by July 1, 2009, on the use of any funds received by a financial institution under TARP; and (2) make such report available to the public, including on the home page of the SIG's website within 24 hours after its submission to Congress. Requires funds for the office of the SIG to be made available not later than seven days after the SIG's nomination is first confirmed by the Senate. 2019-11-15T20:56:31Z  
110-s-3718 110 s 3718 Unemployment Benefit Tax Suspension Act of 2008 Taxation 2008-12-08 2008-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10813) Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 0 Unemployment Benefit Tax Suspension Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2010, the taxation of unemployment compensation. 2019-11-15T21:59:21Z  
110-s-3719 110 s 3719 Retirement Account Distribution Improvement Act of 2008 Taxation 2008-12-08 2008-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10813-10814) Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 1 Retirement Account Distribution Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend in 2008, 2009, and 2010 requirements for minimum distributions from tax-deferred retirement plans. Permits taxpayers who have already received a minimum distribution in 2008 to recontribute such distribution to their retirement plans by July 1, 2009. 2019-11-15T21:59:21Z  
110-s-3720 110 s 3720 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the minimum required pension distribution rules for 2008 and 2009. Taxation 2008-12-08 2008-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend in 2008 and 2009 requirements for minimum distributions from tax-deferred retirement plans. Permits taxpayers who have already received a minimum distribution to recontribute such distribution to their retirement plans. 2019-11-15T21:59:21Z  
110-s-3721 110 s 3721 A bill to prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Armed Forces and National Security 2008-12-08 2008-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10815) Senate Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] KS R B000953 0 Prohibits federal funds from being used to transfer any individual detained by the United States at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 2022-02-03T05:08:51Z  
110-s-3722 110 s 3722 Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act of 2008 Government Operations and Politics 2008-12-08 2008-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 1 Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act of 2008 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require any voting system other than one using paper ballots personally marked by the voter to permit independent verification of cast ballots by various specified means, including paper or electronic. Requires each state to conduct an audit of every federal election to ensure that each certificate of election is justified by the vote totals. Directs the Federal Election Commission to establish an Audit Guidelines Development Task Force to assist the Commission in developing model audit guidelines. Prescribes election security requirements for voting systems, including: (1) chain of custody protocols; (2) disclosure of election-dedicated software; and (3) minimum state standards to ensure the integrity of the voting process and education and training of poll workers. Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish a Voting System Software Review Committee which, upon request by the Commission or a state's chief election official, shall review voting system software that has not been certified by the Commission. Establishes accreditation requirements for laboratories involved in testing of voting system hardware and software. Directs the Commission to establish the Election Assistance Commission Voting System Testing Revolving Fund for payments to accredited laboratories for testing of such hardware and software. Requires the Commission to make grants for: (1) development and testing of new voting systems, technologies, and innovations to meet independent verification requirements under this Act; and (2) pilot programs for such testing. Directs the Commission to establish a task force to study and develop recommendations regarding the appropriate level of funding for requirements payments. Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to prohibit state refusal to accept voter registration and absentee ballot applications and federal write-in absentee ballots for failure to … 2022-02-03T05:09:49Z  
110-s-3723 110 s 3723 A bill to establish a framework for coordination and cooperation on energy and environmental issues among the United States, the People's Republic of China, and India, and for other purposes. International Affairs 2008-12-08 2008-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] WA D C000127 0 Declares it to be the policy of the United States to develop an informed dialogue with China and India on the sustainable use of energy and the protection of the environment, the promotion of best practices for clean energy and technology investments, and the development and transfer of energy and environmental technologies.Establishes a Congressional-Executive Commission on Clean Energy Trade Between Key Consuming Nations to coordinate energy and environmental issues relating to the United States, China, and India and to establish a dialogue among such nations on the development and promotion of clean energy production, clean air and water, clean and efficient transportation, and the conservation and management of forests and wetlands and their ecosystems. 2019-11-15T21:52:33Z  
110-s-3724 110 s 3724 Elko Indian Colony Expansion Act of 2008 Native Americans 2008-12-08 2008-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10815-10816) Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 1 Elko Indian Colony Expansion Act of 2008 - Requires that approximately 373 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and identified on the map entitled "Te-moak Tribal Land Expansion," dated September 30, 2008, be held in trust by the United States for the benefit and use of the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada as part of the Tribe's reservation.Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the BLM, to complete a survey to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust.Provides that such land shall not be eligible for class II or class III gaming. Requires the Tribe to limit the use of the land to traditional and customary uses, stewardship conservation for the Tribe's benefit, and residential or recreational development or commercial use. Authorizes the Secretary, in coordination with the Tribe, to carry out any fuels reduction and other landscape restoration activities on that land that is beneficial to the Tribe and the BLM. 2020-01-29T20:30:47Z  
110-s-13 110 s 13 A bill to temporarily extend increases in certain home loan limits. Housing and Community Development 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] FL R M001162 0 Amends the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to extend through December 31, 2009: (1) the increased ceiling amount for mortgages purchased by either the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac); and (2) the temporary loan limit increase for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgages in specified high-cost areas for which a borrower received credit approval. 2017-12-14T22:15:06Z  
110-s-16 110 s 16 A bill to provide for certain land to be held in trust for the Burns Paiute Tribe. Native Americans 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] ID R C000858 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust for the benefit of the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon specified real property located in Malheur County, Oregon, if, at the time of conveyance or transfer to the Secretary, no adverse legal claim (including an outstanding lien, mortgage, or tax) exists with respect to the property.Requires such land to be considered to be: (1) part of the Burns Paiute Reservation; (2) Indian lands as defined in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; and (3) eligible for class I, class II, and class III gaming in accordance with that Act 2022-02-03T05:22:46Z  
110-s-17 110 s 17 Notch Fairness Act of 2008 Social Welfare 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 0 Notch Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act with respect to the benefit computation formula for individuals affected by the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 who became eligible (at age 62) for (early retirement) old-age insurance benefits after 1978 and before 1989 (and reached age 65 for full-retirement benefits after 1981 and before 1992). Sets forth a schedule of additional benefit increases for such beneficiaries (and related beneficiaries), with percentages declining from 55% to 5% keyed to the year an individual became eligible for (early retirement) benefits between 1978 and 1989. Provides for an election to receive such payments in a lump sum. 2019-11-15T21:59:21Z  
110-s-18 110 s 18 Troubled Asset Relief Program Inspector General Improvement Act Finance and Financial Sector 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10744-10745) Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 0 Troubled Asset Relief Program Inspector General Improvement Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 with respect to the Special Inspector General (SIG) for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Makes the first $50 million available to the SIG within three days after his or her nomination is first confirmed by the Senate. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) take action to address deficiencies identified by the SIG or another auditor engaged by the TARP; or (2) certify to appropriate congressional committees that no action is necessary or appropriate. Revises the duties of the SIG to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations to: (1) eliminate the limitation of the object of investigations to the purchase, management, and sale of troubled assets by the Secretary and the Secretary's management of the program to guarantee such assets; and (2) extend the objects of investigation to any activities of the Secretary in the expenditure or obligation of funds under such Act. Requires the SIG to report to specified congressional committees by July 1, 2009, on the use of any funds received by an financial institution under TARP. Authorizes the SIG to exercise specified federal civil service employment authorities. Prohibits the SIG from making any appointment after one year following the date of the first confirmation of his or her nomination as SIG. 2017-12-14T22:15:15Z  
110-s-19 110 s 19 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes. Taxation 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund and to allow individual taxpayers to designate on their tax returns $3.00 of income taxes ($6.00 in the case of joint returns) to be paid over to such Fund to provide assistance to homeless veterans. 2019-11-15T21:59:21Z  
110-s-20 110 s 20 Protecting Patients and Health Care Act Health 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 2 Protecting Patients and Health Care Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing, enforcing, implementing, or taking other action in furtherance of specified proposed regulations regarding conscience clause protections for health care workers and facilities (under the authority of provisions commonly referred to as the Church Amendments and the Weldon Amendment). 2020-02-10T17:02:40Z  
110-s-3709 110 s 3709 A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the Rural Energy for America Program to include schools in rural areas. Housing and Community Development 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10745) Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 1 Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the rural energy for America program to include schools in rural areas. 2022-02-03T05:09:49Z  
110-s-3710 110 s 3710 Medicare Early Access Act of 2008 Health 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] WV D R000361 4 Medicare Early Access Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to add a new part E (Purchase of Medicare Benefits by Certain Individuals 55 to 65 Years of Age). Provides access to Medicare benefits for individuals 55 to 64 years of age who do not have coverage under a federal health insurance program or under a group plan. Requires enrollees to pay a premium to receive Medicare coverage. Requires the Secretary to base the premium on the Secretary's estimate of the average, national annual per capita amount of the cost of providing services to the population. Allows early retirees with access to retiree coverage to enroll under this part while keeping their federal or state COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) continuation coverage. Allows an employer that offers employment-based retiree health coverage to an individual who enrolls under this part to modify such coverage to provide for: (1) employer payment of items and services for which payment may not be made under Medicare; and (2) employer payment of 25% of the monthly premium applicable to the individual after enrollment. Creates in the Treasury the Medicare Early Access Trust Fund to hold the premiums collected under this Act and to support the new program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow program enrollees to receive a 75% advance, refundable credit to offset Medicare early access premium costs (thus requiring program enrollees in the Medicare early access program to be responsible for 25% of the monthly premiums). 2019-11-15T21:59:21Z  
110-s-3711 110 s 3711 A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary. Law 2008-11-20 2008-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 6 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes a cost of living adjustment for FY2009 for justices and judges of the United States. 2018-11-21T20:29:38Z  
110-s-3712 110 s 3712 A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. Health 2008-11-20 2008-12-23 Became Public Law No: 110-460. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Changes the effective date of amendments made by the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 for group health plans maintained pursuant to collective bargaining agreements. 2023-11-13T20:14:18Z  
110-s-3713 110 s 3713 Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center of 2008 Armed Forces and National Security 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10746-10747) Senate Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] IL D D000563 1 Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (Secretary), upon the conclusion of a resource-sharing agreement between the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to transfer to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the Navy ambulatory care center, parking structure, supporting facilities, and related medical personal property and equipment in Great Lakes, Illinois. Designates such facility and supporting facilities as the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (Center). Provides a reversionary interest to the Secretary if the property is not used in accordance with the resource-sharing agreement or in the event of lack of facilities integration. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to the VA functions necessary for Center operation. Extends through FY2020 a joint Department of Defense (DOD)-VA program to identify, implement, and evaluate creative health care coordination and sharing initiatives at the facility, intraregional, and nationwide levels. Deems the Center a military facility for purposes of the eligibility of members of the Armed Forces to receive care and services there. 2017-12-15T00:45:51Z  
110-s-3714 110 s 3714 Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2008 Finance and Financial Sector 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10747-10748) Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 0 Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2008 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to: (1) repeal the exemption or exclusion from regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of specified derivative transactions, swap transactions, and related electronic trading facilities; (2) restrict futures trading to contract markets or derivatives transaction execution facilities; and (3) abolish exempt boards of trade. 2019-11-15T21:45:00Z  
110-s-3715 110 s 3715 Auto Industry Emergency Bridge Loan Act Transportation and Public Works 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10749-10750) Senate Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] MI D L000261 6 Auto Industry Emergency Bridge Loan Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make loans to automobile manufacturers or component suppliers that have: (1) operations in the United States, the failure of which would have a systemic adverse effect on the overall U.S. economy or a significant loss of U.S. jobs, as determined by the Secretary; and (2) operated a manufacturing facility for the purpose of producing automobiles or automobile components in the U.S. throughout the 20-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act. Requires any automobile manufacturer or component supplier applying for such a loan to submit to the Secretary a detailed plan describing how the requested government funds would: (1) be utilized to ensure the the manufacturer's or supplier's financial viability; (2) stimulate U.S. automobile production; and (3) improve the manufacturer's or supplier's capacity to pursue the timely and aggressive production of energy-efficient advanced technology vehicles. Authorizes the Secretary to sell, exercise, or surrender any equity instrument received under this Act. Allows proceeds received from a sale, exercise, or surrender to be credited to the appropriate Government financing account made available to fulfill the advanced technology vehicle manufacturing incentive purpose under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 until the amount loaned under this Act has been repaid. Directs the Secretary to require any loan recipient to meet appropriate standards for executive compensation and corporate governance. Prohibits a loan recipient from using loan funds for any lobbying expenditures or political contributions. Prohibits the payment of common stock dividends by any loan recipient for the duration of the loan. Establishes the Auto Industry Emergency Bridge Loan Oversight Board to review and provide advice concerning the exercise of the authority under this Act. Requires the Secretary, in allocating loan amounts under this Act, to consider the magnitude of the impact of the loan ap… 2022-02-03T05:11:23Z  
110-s-3716 110 s 3716 Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008 Finance and Financial Sector 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] MO D M001170 4 Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize the Special Inspector General to exercise specified employment authorities for additional personnel, but not after six months following enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Special Inspector General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate an audit or investigation of any action taken under such Act, except any action related to: (1) graduated authorization to purchase troubled assets; (2) oversight and audits by the Comptroller General; (3) the Comptroller General's study and report on margin authority; and (4) the Congressional Oversight Panel. 2017-12-15T00:45:55Z  
110-s-3717 110 s 3717 Dental Health Promotion Act of 2008 Taxation 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] MI D S000770 1 Dental Health Promotion Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for products used to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent the onset of tooth decay (caries), periodontal diseases, and conditions ailing the teeth, gums, and mouth, or affecting their functioning. 2019-11-15T21:59:21Z  
110-s-3691 110 s 3691 Financial Regulation Reform Act of 2008 Finance and Financial Sector 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] ME R C001035 0 Financial Regulation Reform Act of 2008 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to: (1) subject credit-default swap trading clearinghouses to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); and (2) direct the CFTC to set reporting and recordkeeping requirements for positions involving credit-default swaps. Grants the Federal Reserve Board authority over investment-bank holding companies. Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue final rules to: (1) designate clearinghouses for credit-default swaps; and (2) prohibit fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative acts or practices in connection with such swaps. Establishes a temporary Commission on Financial Regulatory Reform to review the financial regulatory structure and propose a comprehensive framework for fundamental reform of financial regulation in the United States. 2017-12-15T00:45:32Z  
110-s-3692 110 s 3692 A bill to rescind Treasury Notice 2008-83. Taxation 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] VT I S000033 0 Renders Treasury Notice 2008-83 (suspending restrictions on the offset of net operating losses and unrealized built-in losses against the taxable income of certain corporate entities that acquire or merge with other entities) null and void and of no effect. 2022-02-03T05:08:49Z  
110-s-3693 110 s 3693 Stop the Greed on Wall Street Act Finance and Financial Sector 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] VT I S000033 2 Stop the Greed on Wall Street Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to limit the amount of aggregate annual compensation for employees and executives of financial institutions assisted under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to the salary of the President of the United States. 2017-12-15T00:45:33Z  
110-s-3694 110 s 3694 A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to limit obligations to $350,000,000,000, absent majority approval by the Congress. Finance and Financial Sector 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] VT I S000033 2 Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to revise the process for exercising the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to make purchases of troubled assets in any amount in excess of the $350 billion previously obligated. Changes the Joint Resolution of Disapproval, regarding the exercise of such authority, to a Joint Resolution of Approval. Prohibits the Secretary, that is, from exercising any authority to make any such purchases unless within 15 calendar days after Congress receives a report of the Secretary's plan to exercise the authority, a joint resolution approving the plan is enacted into law. 2017-12-15T00:45:34Z  
110-s-3695 110 s 3695 POWER Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] NV R E000194 0 Prisoner Opportunity, Work, and Education Requirement Act or the POWER Act - Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require federal prison inmates to: (1) work for not less than 50 hours weekly; and (2) engage in job training and educational and life skills preparation study. Requires Federal Prison Industries (a government corporation) to employ inmates in manufacturing activities by subcontracting with private sector contractors. Requires inmate wages earned in a 50-hour work week program to be used for the costs of incarceration, victim restitution, inmate expenses, and related state and local prisoner programs.Repeals certain provisions restricting the funding of, and purchase of products from, Federal Prison Industries and prohibiting a public private competition for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons and Federal Prison Industries.Directs the Attorney General to establish the Foreign Labor Substitute Panel to review pilot projects by U.S. companies for the manufacture of goods by federal convicts that would otherwise be manufactured by foreign labor.Revises federal criminal code provisions to restate the mission, operating objectives, performance standards, and other requirements for Federal Prison Industries.Requires the Comptroller General to provide for annual independent evaluations of the operations of Federal Prison Industries and to report to Congress on such evaluations (currently, the Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries is required to report to Congress). 2019-11-15T22:00:15Z  
110-s-3696 110 s 3696 Alaska Timber Industry Fairness Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] AK R S000888 1 Alaska Timber Industry Fairness Act - Establishes a two-year grant program for retooling projects that are designed to facilitate the economic adjustment of specified timber entities by allowing them to: (1) improve or alter their business and practices to become more competitive within the timber industry; or (2) shift to a type of business that is not related to the timber industry. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development of the Department of Commerce to provide grants under such program to any entity that operated in the timber industry in Alaska on January 1, 2008, that operated in Alaska for not less than 10 years, and that can demonstrate that it has been harmed by federal laws or regulations relating to the timber industry, including the United States Forest Service's policies and land management plans completed pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.Sets forth provisions concerning eligible uses of grant funding.Treats a grant recipient as a small business concern owned or controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (as that term is defined in the Small Business Act) for three years after the grant was approved. 2017-12-15T00:45:36Z  
110-s-3697 110 s 3697 A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to require approval by the Congress for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Finance and Financial Sector 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] OK R I000024 3 Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to revise the process for exercising the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to make purchases of troubled assets in any amount in excess of the $350 billion previously obligated. Changes the Joint Resolution of Disapproval, regarding the exercise of such authority, to a Joint Resolution of Approval. Prohibits the Secretary, that is, from exercising any authority to make any such purchases unless within 15 calendar days after Congress receives a report of the Secretary's plan to exercise the authority, a joint resolution approving the plan is enacted into law. 2017-12-15T00:45:36Z  
110-s-3698 110 s 3698 Accountability for Economic Rescue Assistance Act of 2008 Finance and Financial Sector 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 6 Accountability for Economic Rescue Assistance Act of 2008 - Prohibits recipients of emergency economic assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 or under the Federal Reserve Act, or any subsidiary, from using such funds for lobbying expenditures or political contributions.Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and publish corporate governance principles and ethical guidelines for recipients of such funds, including restrictions governing: (1) the hosting, sponsorship, or payments for conferences and events; (2) the use of corporate aircraft, travel accommodations, and travel expenditures; (3) expenses relating to office or facility renovations or relocations; and (4) expenses relating to entertainment, holiday parties, employee recognition events, or similar ancillary corporate expenses.Requires recipients of such funds to file quarterly reports and certifications with the Secretary, which shall be made publicly available online, and at no cost.Subjects violators of this Act to specified civil penalties.Makes any person who violates this Act ineligible to receive any future emergency economic assistance unless the Secretary determines that reasonable steps have been taken to bring actions into compliance with and to prevent future violations of this Act. 2017-12-15T00:45:38Z  
110-s-3699 110 s 3699 HUBZone Improvement Act of 2008 Commerce 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10662-10663) Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 0 HUBZone Improvement Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) correct and update the map used by the SBA to identify HUBZones (historically underutilized business zones) and to ensure that it is updated on a more frequent basis; (2) develop and implement guidance for determining whether an applicant is a qualified HUBZone small business; (3) establish a date for elimination of the backlog of applications for recertification as a qualified HUBZone small business; (4) ensure that the SBA eliminates the backlog by such date; (5) establish and implement a time period for completing a recertification; and (6) develop and implement plans to assess the effectiveness of the HUBZone program. 2019-11-15T21:59:14Z  
110-s-3700 110 s 3700 High-Speed Rail for America Act of 2008 Transportation and Public Works 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 15 High-Speed Rail for America Act of 2008 - Establishes within the Federal Railroad Administration the Office of High-Speed Passenger Rail (HSPR Office) , headed by the Associate Administrator for High-Speed Rail. Requires the HSPR Office to: (1) assume responsibility for all high-speed rail activities currently carried out by the Office of Railroad Development; and (2) consult with the Secretary of Transportation to assist eligible entities to finance certain qualified high-speed intercity rail facility projects through the issuance of private activity bonds. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise requirements for income tax-exempt qualified high-speed intercity rail facility bonds. Allows an income tax credit to holders of certain rail bonds that finance qualified super high-speed intercity rail facility projects and qualified rail infrastructure projects. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to Congress on the use of excise taxes to fund high-speed rail projects. 2019-11-15T21:59:21Z  
110-s-3701 110 s 3701 Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2008 Education 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10664) Senate Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CT D D000388 1 Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, or enter into agreements with, Best Buddies (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities mesh with mainstream society) to promote the expansion of its programs. 2020-02-10T17:02:40Z  
110-s-3702 110 s 3702 Natural Disaster Fairness in Contracting Act of 2008 Emergency Management 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 0 Natural Disaster Fairness in Contracting Act of 2008 - Requires agencies, in entering into a contract to procure property or services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts, to use specified competitive procedures.Allows agencies to enter into a contract to procure property or services in connection with such reconstruction efforts using other than full and open competition only upon the written approval of the President or the President's designee. Requires congressional notification when procedures other than full and open competitive procedures are to be used.Instructs agencies that enter into a contract for the procurement of property or services in connection with such reconstruction efforts through the use of other than full and open competitive procedures to publish in the Federal Register or Federal Business Opportunities and otherwise make available to the public specified information concerning the contract.Permits the use of noncompetitive procedures by agencies when: (1) a contract will be performed within a six-month period; and (2) the need for the property or services is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the government would otherwise be seriously injured. 2017-12-15T00:45:41Z  
110-s-3703 110 s 3703 Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2008 Emergency Management 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 0 Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2008 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from entering into an agreement for debris removal or demolition services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts unless the agreement specifies that: (1) all of the work under the contract will be performed by the prime contractor or one or more subcontractors at one tier under the contract; (2) any work performed under the contract by subcontractors will be performed by local subcontractors, except to the extent that local subcontractors are not available to perform any such work; (3) the prime contractor will act as the project manager or construction manager for the contract; and (4) the prime contractor has primary responsibility for managing all work under the contract and is to be paid a certain percentage of the overall value of the contract as sole compensation for assuming the risk associated with such responsibility. Requires the agency head, in entering into an agreement for debris removal or demolition services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts, to give preference in the source selection process to each offeror who certifies that any work that is to be performed under the contract by subcontractors will be performed by local subcontractors. 2017-12-15T00:45:41Z  
110-s-3704 110 s 3704 FBI Priorities Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 1 FBI Priorities Act of 2008 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 to fund 1,000 additional Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field agents to investigate financial crimes. 2019-11-15T22:00:16Z  
110-s-3705 110 s 3705 10 Steps for a Main Street Economic Recovery Act of 2008 Commerce 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10666-10670) Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 0 10 Steps for a Main Street Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Amends the Small Business Act concerning 7(a) loans (general small business loans) made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) increase certain loan amounts; (2) direct the SBA Administrator to establish an optional business size standard for 7(a) loan applicants and for development company loan applicants under title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; and (3) revise provisions concerning the pooling of SBA loans for sale on the secondary market. Establishes a community express program under which the Administrator may guarantee the payment of principal and interest on loans of up to $150,000 made to small businesses owned and controlled by women, Indian tribes, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, veterans and reserve members, small businesses located in low- or moderate-income areas or in a special market initiative, and HUBZone (heavily underutilized business zone) small businesses. Directs the Administrator to: (1) carry out a rural lender and new lender outreach program and guarantee small business loans of up to $500,000 made by such lenders; and (2) establish an online underwriting program guide to develop the lending capacity of such lenders. Revises provisions concerning the 504 program (SBA financings to small businesses through certified development companies [CDCs]) to: (1) increase maximum loan amounts; (2) include as a program goal the expansion of businesses in low-income communities; (3) allow CDC financings to include a limited amount of other-debt refinancing; and (4) allow the Administrator to guarantee repayment of a limited amount of third party financing obtained by loan pool assemblers, and to issue trust certificates representing all or a part of such guaranteed amount. Direct the Administrator, during FY2009-FY2010, to collect no lending fees, and reduce other fees, in connection with certain 7(a) and 504 loan programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2010 for the Microloan program (… 2019-11-15T21:59:21Z  
110-s-3706 110 s 3706 Elimination of the Single Parent Tax Act of 2008 Social Welfare 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 0 Elimination of Single Parent Tax Act of 2008 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit states from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support. 2019-11-15T21:59:21Z  
110-s-3707 110 s 3707 National Principal Recruitment Act Education 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 0 National Principal Recruitment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a National Principal Recruitment program awarding matching grants to up to three partnerships each of which consist of a nonprofit organization working with a research organization and local educational agencies to: (1) recruit new principals for high-need schools and provide them with a year-long preservice residency and ongoing support and professional development; and (2) rigorously research, evaluate, and report on such activities so that successful practices can be replicated and each grantee's success in improving student academic performance can be measured. Increases a grant by 50% after the third full school year of its implementation if: (1) such research and evaluation demonstrates that students in high-need schools led, for at least two years, by principals recruited, trained, and supported by the grantee are making greater academic gains than comparable students elsewhere; and (2) the grantee has the capacity to scale up its services. Terminates a grant by the end of the fourth year of its implementation if the students in high-need schools led, for at least two years, by such principals are not making greater academic gains than comparable students elsewhere. Defines "high-need schools" as public elementary or secondary schools where at least 40% of the students receive a free or reduced price lunch under the school lunch program. 2020-02-10T17:02:40Z  
110-s-3708 110 s 3708 Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act Health 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 1 Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions related to: (1) addressing workforce shortages for primary care health professions; and (2) assisting underrepresented minorities or disadvantaged students to enter health professions.Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) make grants for the training of primary care physicians teaching in community-based settings; (2) provide for programs that improve clinical teaching and research in primary care; (3) provide for community health needs assessments; (4) provide for the establishment of Primary Care Training Institutes within academic health centers; and (5) provide for approved professional training programs in the field of general or pediatric dentistry.Revises provisions governing area health education centers, including to require the Secretary to make awards to improve the effectiveness and capabilities of existing programs.Authorizes the Secretary to provide for the development and implementation of interdisciplinary training of psychology graduate students to provide behavioral and mental health services.Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis; (2) designate regional workforce analysis centers; (3) award grants or contracts to regional centers for research on high-priority workforce questions; (4) provide for monitoring of the supply, need for, and diversity and distribution of health professionals; and (5) establish the Advisory Committee on Health Workforce Information, Evaluation, and Assessment.Requires the Secretary, acting in conjunction with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award competitive grants to establish Academic Health Departments to provide for collaboration between the academic and practice aspects of public health. 2020-02-10T17:02:40Z  
110-s-3683 110 s 3683 A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to require approval by the Congress for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Finance and Financial Sector 2008-11-17 2008-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] OK R I000024 8 Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to revise the limitation on the Secretary of the Treasury's authority to purchase troubled assets through the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). Changes the Joint Resolution of Disapproval, regarding authority to purchase troubled assets, to a Joint Resolution of Approval. Prohibits the Secretary, that is, from exercising any authority to make any such purchases with regard to any TARP amount authorized, and unobligated as of November 14, 2008, unless within 15 calendar days after Congress receives a report of the Secretary's plan to exercise such authority, a joint resolution approving the plan is enacted into law. 2017-12-15T00:45:06Z  
110-s-3684 110 s 3684 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest in indebtedness and for State sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles. Taxation 2008-11-17 2008-11-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10609-10610) Senate Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] MD D M000702 8 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a deduction from gross income for: (1) interest paid on indebtedness (up to $49,500) incurred after November 12, 2008, and before January 1, 2010, for the purchase of a motor vehicle (i.e., passenger automobile or light truck) with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds; and (2) state and local sales and excise taxes imposed on the purchase of such a motor vehicle. 2019-11-15T21:59:20Z  
110-s-3685 110 s 3685 A bill to prohibit the selling and counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-11-17 2008-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 3 Makes it unlawful to knowingly and intentionally sell or forge a ticket to a presidential inaugural ceremony or to use, unlawfully possess, or exhibit a forged ticket with the intent to defraud. Exempts the sale of tickets to a presidential inaugural ceremony that has already occurred. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to one year for violations. 2019-04-11T15:40:57Z  
110-s-3686 110 s 3686 Foreclosure Diversion and Residential Mortgage Loan Modification Act Housing and Community Development 2008-11-17 2008-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Foreclosure Diversion and Residential Mortgage Loan Modification Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to establish, in the Office of Domestic Finance of the Department of the Treasury, the Office of Foreclosure Evaluation (OFE), headed by a Director responsible for coordinating the foreclosure prevention responsibilities of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Housing Administration, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and other federal government entities. Requires the Director to study and report to Congress on: (1) the barriers to reasonable and timely residential mortgage loan modifications to prevent foreclosure of home loans; as well as (2) the success of programs designed to prevent foreclosures. Establishes a Working Group on Foreclosure Prevention, chaired by the Director, to: (1) improve coordination of federal government efforts to prevent foreclosure and permit homeowners to remain in their homes; (2) build the capacity of federal, state, and local entities and nonprofit organizations to offer housing counseling and pro bono legal services to homeowners in areas that lack sufficient services; (3) share information and best practices concerning foreclosure prevention programs; and (4) review and provide input regarding the criteria used by the Chairperson, as OFE Director, to certify foreclosure prevention programs. Amends the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to allow the use of amounts available for redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes to fund state and local mortgage foreclosure prevention programs that support or require counseling, conciliation, and mediation prior to sheriff sale or foreclosure. Makes organizations certified by the OFE eligible for grants to provide a range of financial education and counseling services to prospective homebuyers. 2017-12-15T00:45:10Z  
110-s-3687 110 s 3687 Protection from Enemy Combatants Act Immigration 2008-11-17 2008-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 0 Protection from Enemy Combatants Act - Defines a "covered alien" as an alien who was detained as an enemy combatant by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Prohibits: (1) a U.S. court from ordering the release or parole into the United States of a covered alien; (2) the Secretary of State from issuing any visa to a covered alien that would permit such alien to enter, or be admitted to, the United States; and (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security from admitting or providing any type of immigration status to a covered alien that would permit such alien to enter, or be admitted to, the United States. Authorizes the President to waive restrictions by the Secretaries if consistent with U.S. national security. 2019-11-15T22:00:15Z  
110-s-3688 110 s 3688 A bill 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. Economics and Public Finance 2008-11-17 2008-11-18 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1121 under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/17/2008. Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 0 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to revise the formula for Tier-1 amounts a state credits to an applicant's emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA) for a benefit year. Increases the figures in the formula (the lesser of which shall be the amount credited) from: (1) 50% to 80% of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to the individual during the benefit year; and (2) 13 to 20 times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year. Provides an additional Tier-2 period for deposits to an individual's EUCA, using the current formula, if, at the time that the amount established under this Act is exhausted, or at any time thereafter, the individual's state is in an extended benefit period. Prescribes a formula for determining if a state is in an extended benefit period. Allows the Tier-2 period augmentation to be applied to the individual's EUCA only once. Prohibits a Tier-2 augmentation under this Act to an individual's account after March 31, 2009, if the account is exhausted after such date. Extends the period of emergency unemployment compensation. Exempts weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and December 8, 2009, from the prohibition in the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 against federal matching payments to a state for the first week in an individual's eligibility period for which extended compensation or sharable regular compensation is paid if the state law of such state provides for payment (at any time or under any circumstances) of regular compensation to an individual for his first week of otherwise compensable unemployment. (Thus allows temporary federal matching for the first week of extended benefits for states with no waiting period.) Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make emergency direct loans of up to $25 billion in the aggregate to automobile man… 2017-12-15T00:45:12Z  
110-s-3689 110 s 3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008 Economics and Public Finance 2008-11-17 2008-11-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10607) Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 1 Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2009 for infrastructure, energy, and economic recovery for: (1) the Department of Agriculture; (2) the Department of Commerce; (3) the Department of Justice (DOJ); (4) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); (5) the Legal Services Corporation; (6) the Department of Defense (DOD) - Civil for the Department of the Army Corps of Engineer; (7) the Department of Energy (DOE); (8) the Department of the Treasury, including the Office of Inspector General; (9) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); (10) the General Services Administration (GSA); (11) the Small Business Administration (SBA); (12) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); (13) the Department of the Interior; (14) the Smithsonian Institution; (15) the Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration; (16) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); (17) the Department of Education; (18) DOD military construction, Navy and Marine Corps, and DOD family housing construction, Army and Air Force; (19) the Department of Transportation (DOT); and (20) the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Makes appropriations for FY2009 to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide a temporary increase in benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Farm Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to make appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture for emergency financial assistance to producers on a farm that incurred qualifying quantity or quality losses for the 2008 crop due a natural disaster or any related condition, particularly sugar and sugarcane crops in Florida and Louisiana. Prescribes: (1) a temporary increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act; and (2) a temporary reinstatement of authority to provide federal matching payments for state spending for child s… 2017-12-15T00:45:30Z  
110-s-3690 110 s 3690 Homeowner Assistance and Taxpayer Protection Act Housing and Community Development 2008-11-17 2008-11-19 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] IL D D000563 0 Homeowner Assistance and Taxpayer Protection Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), with respect to mortgages acquired by the Secretary of the Treasury, to direct the Secretary to use authority to require (currently, encourage) the servicers of the underlying mortgages to take advantage of the HOPE for Homeowners Program under the National Housing Act or other available programs to minimize foreclosures. Requires federal property managers holding, owning, or controlling mortgages, mortgage backed securities, and other assets secured by residential real estate to do likewise. Directs a federal property manager to require (currently, encourage) loan servicers to implement specified loan modifications in any case in which the property manager does not own a residential mortgage loan, but holds an interest in obligations or pools of obligations secured by residential mortgage loans. Requires lenders to participate in HOPE for Homeowners Program when homeowners elect to participate. Amends Chapter 13 (Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income) of the federal bankruptcy code to allow a debtor's plan to modify an allowed secured claim secured by the debtor's principal residence (mortgage), if, after deduction of permitted expenses, the debtor has insufficient remaining current monthly income to retain possession of the residence by curing a default and maintaining payments while the case is pending. Waives the credit counseling requirement for a debtor whose home is in foreclosure. Waives the liaibility of the debtor and the debtor's estate for certain fees arising in connection with a claim secured by the debtor's principal residence. Amends EESA to prohibit financial institutions from which troubled assets are purchased by the Secretary from paying increased dividends until such time as the troubled assets are no longer owned by the Secretary. Requires that dividends be reduced to pay for excessive executive compensation in the case of any such financial institution. 2022-02-03T05:09:49Z  
110-s-3679 110 s 3679 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use. Taxation 2008-10-02 2008-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] NC R D000601 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax credit for producing electricity from closed or open-loop biomass facilities equipped with a metering device to determine electricity consumption or sale to allow a tax credit after 2008 for electricity produced and consumed at such facilities and to extend the credit period for such production. 2019-11-15T21:59:19Z  
110-s-3680 110 s 3680 Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008 Energy 2008-10-02 2008-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 1 Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish, and provide funds to, an office for the regulation of thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation in each of: (1) the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (ONEST) of the Department of Energy; and (2) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Directs the NRC Chairman to promulgate regulations for facilities and materials used in thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation. Requires the heads of the two Offices to: (1) implement demonstration projects for thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory; and (2) recommend to the Secretary methods of strengthening international partnerships to advance nuclear nonproliferation through thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation, and of providing incentives to nuclear reactor operators to use proliferation-resistant, low-waste thorium fuels in lieu of other fuels. 2022-02-03T05:11:02Z  
110-s-3681 110 s 3681 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5070 Vegas Valley Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the "Joseph A. Ryan Post Office Building". Commemorations 2008-10-02 2008-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 0 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5070 Vegas Valley Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the "Joseph A. Ryan Post Office Building." 2019-11-15T21:13:19Z  
110-s-3682 110 s 3682 Small Business Energy Innovation Act of 2008 Energy 2008-10-02 2008-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 2 Small Business Energy Innovation Act of 2008 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), to make grants and loan guarantees to small business concerns for the development of innovative energy-efficient technologies and products. Amends the Small Business Act to establish in the SBA the position of Director of Energy Innovation to coordinate SBA energy innovation activities and technical assistance programs. Establishes an energy innovation grant program to provide grants, on a competitive basis, to private, nonprofit organizations, including institutions of higher education, that are capable to providing technical assistance relating to renewable and advanced energy efficiency systems, advanced transportation fuels, carbon capture and sequestration practices and technologies, and other energy efficiency technologies. 2020-01-29T20:30:46Z  
110-s-3659 110 s 3659 Corporate Transparency Act of 2007 Taxation 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] NY D S000148 0 Corporate Transparency Act of 2007 [sic] - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) certain tax return information of public entities whose securities are required to be registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 relating to the reconciliation of financial income statements with income tax returns (i.e., Schedule M-3); and (2) post on the Internet certain identifying and financial information for such entities. Imposes penalties on entities that fail to file required information. Requires the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the reconciliation of differences between financial income statements of public entities with income tax returns. 2022-02-03T05:11:23Z  
110-s-3660 110 s 3660 Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act Commerce 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 1 Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms (American National Standard ANSI/UL 2034-2005) as a mandatory consumer product safety standard. Makes it unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor to import into or distribute any new assembled or unassembled residential carbon monoxide detector unless it complies with the standard. Requires the CPSC to promulgate consumer product safety rules requiring, at a minimum, that every portable generator sold to the public for purposes other than resale shall be equipped with an interlock safety device that: (1) detects the level of carbon monoxide in the areas surrounding such portable generator; and (2) automatically turns off the portable generator before the level of carbon monoxide reaches a level that would cause serious bodily injury or death to people. Requires the CPSC to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states to carry out a carbon monoxide alarm program. 2020-02-12T18:55:57Z  
110-s-3661 110 s 3661 United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2008 Energy 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] OH R V000126 4 United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2008 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish the United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation. Authorizes the Corporation to: (1) manage a spent nuclear fuel enterprise to eliminate the need for federal funding for the management of spent nuclear fuel; and (2) assume responsibility for the activities, obligations, and use of resources of the federal government with respect to spent nuclear fuel management. Establishes in the Treasury the United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Fund. Directs the President to appoint a Transition Manager to transfer spent nuclear fuel management obligations, functions, personnel, and funds from the Secretary of Energy to the Corporation. 2017-12-15T00:44:38Z  
110-s-3662 110 s 3662 Implementing the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework Act of 2008 Government Operations and Politics 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1106. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] CT ID L000304 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Implementing the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework Act of 2008 - Establishes within the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) a Controlled Unclassified Information Office, headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by and report directly to the Archivist of the United States.Directs the Archivist, acting through the Director, to : (1) develop and publicly issue the controlled unclassified information framework (a set of policies and procedures governing the designation, marking, safeguarding, and dissemination of controlled unclassified information that originates in a federal agency) and controlled unclassified information implementation guidance; (2) establish safeguarding and dissemination controls; (3) establish standards for the designation of controlled unclassified information; (4) establish, approve, and maintain safeguarding standards and dissemination instructions for controlled unclassified information; and (5) establish a process that addresses enforcement mechanisms and penalties for improper handling of controlled unclassified information.Establishes a Controlled Unclassified Information Council as a subcommittee of the Information Sharing Council.Requires a federal agency to make available to members of the public all unclassified information that may be released under the Freedom of Information Act.Provides that the right of Congress to obtain access to and to release unclassified information shall remain unimpeded.Requires: (1) the Archivist to report to Congress annually on the implementation of the framework; and (2) the Inspectors General of each agency that is a member of the Information Sharing Council, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to audit agency compliance with this Act and report to specified congressional committees and to the Archivist. 2017-12-15T00:44:39Z  
110-s-3663 110 s 3663 Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act Science, Technology, Communications 2008-10-01 2008-12-23 Became Public Law No: 110-459. Senate Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] WV D R000361 3 Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding any other provision of law, to develop and implement a program to encourage and permit, to the extent technically feasible, the continued broadcasting in the analog television service of specified public safety information and digital television transition information for 30 days after the transition. Requires the FCC, in designing the program, to consider certain factors, including: (1) taking into account market-by-market needs; (2) avoiding digital signal interference; and (3) already-adopted transition and coordination plans. Prohibits: (1) analog broadcasting on any spectrum that is approved or pending approval for public safety radio services; and (2) including the analog spectrum between channels 52 and 69 reclaimed from analog television broadcasting. 2023-11-13T20:14:17Z  
110-s-3664 110 s 3664 A bill to provide for the extension of a certain hydroelectric project located in the State of West Virginia. Energy 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] WV D R000361 0 Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon licensee request, to extend to: (1) December 6, 2009, the deadline to commence construction of project number 9042 (West Virginia); and (2) 60 years the period of the license. Requires FERC to reinstate the license if it expires before enactment of this Act. 2022-02-03T05:08:45Z  
110-s-3665 110 s 3665 A bill to amend chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges. Government Operations and Politics 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10325) Senate Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D A000069 1 Modifies the rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges to require accrual of one day of annual leave for each full biweekly pay period. 2017-12-15T00:44:41Z  
110-s-3666 110 s 3666 Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008 Commerce 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 1 Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008 - Requires secondary copper recyclers (purchasers of copper that has served its original economic purpose) to keep records for at least one year of all purchases of copper property. Prohibits such recyclers from accepting cash in excess of $250 for the purchase of copper property. Imposes a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for violations of this Act. 2020-02-12T18:55:57Z  
110-s-3667 110 s 3667 Prevention of Unreasonable Fees Act Transportation and Public Works 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 1 Prevention of Unreasonable Fees Act - Prohibits an operator of a transportation terminal that uses federal funds for terminal construction, or for the purchase or lease of equipment installed there, from charging a fee to a provider of pre-arranged ground transportation service that meets state vehicle and intrastate passenger licensing requirements, except fees charged to the public to access the terminal or for use of ancillary facilities located there. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) prohibit or restrict a transportation terminal operator from requiring vehicles that cannot safely use public parking facilities to use segregated facilities provided the fee for segregated facilities is no more than that charged to the public for similar facilities; or (2) restrict the right of a state or its political subdivisions to require a license or fee (other than a prohibited transportation terminal fee) for a motor vehicle providing certain other prearranged ground transportation. 2022-02-03T05:09:49Z  
110-s-3668 110 s 3668 Crime Victims with Disabilities Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10326-10328) Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 0 Crime Victims with Disabilities Act of 2008 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations to plan for or implement a collaboration program to investigate and remediate abuse of or crimes committed against individuals with disabilities and to provide services to such individuals. Requires the Attorney General to establish a national center to evaluate the effectiveness of such programs.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a national interdisciplinary advisory council to develop a methodology for collecting data on violence against people with developmental and related disabilities; and (2) award grants to collect such data. 2019-11-15T22:00:13Z  
110-s-3669 110 s 3669 Harmonizing America's Energy, Economy, Environment, and National Security Act of 2008 Energy 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10330-10335) Senate Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] OH R V000126 0 Harmonizing America's Energy, Economy, Environment, and National Security Act of 2008 - Terminates all federal prohibitions on the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas, oil, oil shale, and other energy production leasing, preleasing, and related activities on federal lands. Revokes withdrawals of federal submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from leasing for natural gas and oil exploration, development, and production. Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to repeal the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in specified areas of the Gulf of Mexico.Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to: (1) require the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to consult with the Secretary of Defense to resolve conflicts between military operation needs for the OCS and leasing under such Act; (2) provide for the allocation of sums collected by the United States under qualified leases on submerged lands made available for leasing under such Act; and (3) modify state seaward boundaries requirements.Authorizes the exploration, leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain in Alaska. Instructs the Secretary to establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for oil and gas exploration, development, and production in the Coastal Plain.Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal the prohibition against production of oil and gas from Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Authorizes the Secretary to designate not more than 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain (including the Sadlerochit Spring area) as a special area requiring special management and regulatory protection. Prohibits surface occupancy of land comprising the special area if the Secretary leases all or a portion of it for oil and gas exploration and development. Authorizes the Secretary to lease all or a portion of a special area under terms that permit the use of horizontal drilling technology from sites on leases located outside the special area (dire… 2020-01-29T20:30:45Z  
110-s-3670 110 s 3670 A bill to regulate certain State and local taxation of electronic commerce, and for other purposes. Commerce 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10335) Senate Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] KY R B001066 0 Prohibits a state from imposing any tax on electronic commerce (i.e., transactions conducted over the Internet or through Internet access) of any person unless that person has a physical presence in the state during the period to which such tax applies or is incorporated or domiciled in such state. Sets forth criteria for determining physical presence, including: (1) being physically in a state or assigning one or more employees to a state; (2) using the services of an agent to establish or maintain the electronic commerce in the state; or (3) leasing or owning tangible personal or real property in the state. Exempts from the definition of "physical presence" entering into an agreement to share revenue generated by the electronic commerce of another person, presence in the state for less than 15 days in a taxable year, and presence in a state to conduct limited or transient business activity. 2020-02-12T18:55:57Z  
110-s-3671 110 s 3671 Over-the-Counter Swaps Speculation Limit Act Finance and Financial Sector 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10336-10337) Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 0 Over-the-Counter Swaps Speculation Limit Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to impose aggregate position limits on positions held on registered entities, foreign boards of trade, and each large over-the-counter transaction or class of large over-the-counter transactions that it determines to be appropriate in protecting the price discovery function of contracts under its jurisdiction.Sets forth requirements for development and imposition of aggregate position limits. Authorizes the CFTC to exempt a large over-the-counter transaction or class of large over-the-counter transactions from any aggregate position limit it has developed and imposed if it determines that the transaction is a bona fide hedging transaction. Declares such aggregate position limits applicable to the net sum of the like positions held by a person on or in: (1) registered entities; (2) foreign boards of trade; and (3) over-the-counter commodity derivatives. Authorizes the CFTC to impose a civil penalty for violations of requirements of this Act. 2019-11-15T21:45:00Z  
110-s-3672 110 s 3672 ROAD Act Transportation and Public Works 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MT D B000243 4 Rural Opportunity and Development Act or the ROAD Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a rural opportunity and development (ROAD) program to promote opportunity and economic development in rural states through projects for the preservation and improvement of highways. 2017-12-15T00:44:51Z  
110-s-3673 110 s 3673 Nationwide Freight and Personal Mobility Act Transportation and Public Works 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MT D B000243 4 Nationwide Freight and Personal Mobility Act - Specifies a formula for the automatic authorization of additional appropriations for National Highway System (NHS) improvement projects, starting FY2010, if apportionments fall below a certain level. Revises the federal share of non-Interstate highway projects to make it: (1) 80% for non-NHS projects; and (2) 85% for NHS projects. 2017-12-15T00:44:52Z  
110-s-3674 110 s 3674 21st Century Wellness Trust Act Health 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 0 21st Century Wellness Trust Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Wellness Trust within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to be headed by the Trust Fund Board. Requires the Trustees to submit to Congress and make publicly available reports on: (1) a system for certification and recertification of prevention health workers to complement the health system; (2) payment methodologies and options for paying certified prevention health workers for clinical preventive care; and (3) the amount of money spent on prevention by public health, public and private health insurers, and applicable self-insured health plans during the most recent year for which such data is available.Requires the Trustees to: (1) establish a plan for delivering and financing prevention priorities and implement pilot programs; and (2) issue a ranked list of designated prevention priorities based on the potential of an activity to improve health and the activity's cost effectiveness.Directs the Trustees to establish, support, and sustain the infrastructure for an effective wellness system that includes: (1) an information clearinghouse on prevention priorities; (2) an electronic prevention record or registry; and (3) training for prevention health workers.Establishes in the Treasury a Wellness Trust Fund. Sets forth funding sources.Requires the Trust to enter into contracts to reimburse certified prevention health workers for the prevention services designated by the Trustees as prevention priorities. Directs the Trustees to: (1) develop targets for and determine payment methodologies for prevention priorities. 2020-02-10T17:02:39Z  
110-s-3675 110 s 3675 Compensation Fairness Act of 2008 Taxation 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 0 Compensation Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an annual inflation adjustment to the $1 million limitation on the tax deduction for employee remuneration; and (2) repeal exceptions to such limitation for remuneration payable on a commission basis and for other performance-based compensation. 2019-11-15T21:59:19Z  
110-s-3676 110 s 3676 Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2008 Emergency Management 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] VT I S000033 0 Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to provide funds to a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or governmental or nongovernmental emergency medical services (EMS) organization, that carries out a volunteer firefighter incentive program in accordance with this Act.Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year in which a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or governmental or nongovernmental EMS organization carries out a volunteer firefighter incentive program, to pay such government, association, or organization (organization), out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for such fiscal year, a sum equal to the total expenditures of funds not received from the federal government made by such organization for that fiscal year to carry out the program. Declares that this constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obligation of the federal government to provide payment to a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or governmental or nongovernmental EMS organization any amount so provided.Requires reports from recipients, and from the Secretary annually, to Congress. 2022-02-03T05:08:53Z  
110-s-3677 110 s 3677 Financial Crimes Accountability Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 1 Financial Crimes Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to establish within the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Special Joint Task Force on Financial Crimes to: (1) provide direction for the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes (i.e., fraud, misrepresentation, or malfeasance involving financial products); and (2) make recommendations to the Attorney General and the President on allocating resources and coordinating governmental efforts to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. 2019-11-15T22:00:13Z  
110-s-3678 110 s 3678 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2008 International Affairs 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 0 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2008 - Prohibits the federal government from providing the government of Vietnam with nonhumanitarian development, trade, economic, and security assistance during any fiscal year that exceeds the amount of such assistance provided during FY2008, unless such increases are matched or exceeded by additional funding for programs focusing on human rights and democracy promotion. Authorizes the President to waive such requirements if increased U.S. nonhumanitarian assistance would promote the purposes of this Act or it is otherwise in the U.S. national interest. Prohibits the President from providing certain duty-free treatment for Vietnam until the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam protects freedom of association and does not engage in violations of workers' rights. Authorizes the President to provide U.S. assistance through appropriate nongovernmental organizations and the Human Rights Defenders Fund for the support of individuals and organizations to promote human rights in Vietnam. Expresses the sense of Congress regarding diplomacy with the government of Vietnam. Declares it is U.S. policy: (1) to take such measures as are necessary to overcome the jamming of Radio Free Asia by the government of Vietnam; and (2) that educational and cultural exchange programs with Vietnam should promote progress toward freedom and democracy. Declares it is U.S. policy to offer refugee resettlement to Vietnam nationals (including members of the Montagnard ethnic minority groups) who were eligible for the Humanitarian Resettlement program, the Orderly Departure program, the Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese Returnees program, the Amerasian Homecoming Act of 1988, or any other U.S. refugee program, but who were deemed ineligible for reasons of administrative error or certain circumstances beyond their control. 2019-11-15T21:52:32Z  
110-s-3655 110 s 3655 Affordable Tutoring of Our Children Act Taxation 2008-09-30 2008-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10177-10178) Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 0 Affordable Tutoring of Our Children Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance to allow employees an additional exclusion for payments of supplemental instructional services assistance to their dependents between the ages of 5 and 19 who have not obtained a high school diploma or been awarded a general education degree. Defines "supplemental instructional services assistance" to include instructional or other academic enrichment services that are: (1) in addition to instruction provided during the school day; (2) specifically designed to increase academic achievement; (3) in the core academic studies of English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, social studies, and geography; and (4) provided by a state certified instructor or accredited organization. 2019-11-15T21:59:19Z  
110-s-3656 110 s 3656 Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008 Health 2008-09-30 2008-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] NY D S000148 14 Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008 - Declares that between October 1, 2008, and March 31, 2009, specified regulations regarding the formula for determining the federal rate for inpatient hospital capital-related costs under the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) shall apply without the mandatory phase out of the indirect medical education adjustment factor. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delay for six months following enactment of this Act any implementation of the Medicaid outpatient hospital services regulation proposed on September 28, 2007. Prohibits the Secretary from phasing out or eliminating the Medicare hospice wage index budget neutrality adjustment factor before April 1, 2009. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and upon the request of the state of California, to extend approval, and full federal financial participation, of the state's Medicaid family planning demonstration project until June 30, 2009, under the eligibility requirements and processes that were in place before the project's first extension period. Directs the Secretary to delay until April 1, 2009, implementation of a proposed rule published on June 27, 2008 (or any similar rule), relating to: (1) decertification of rural health clinics under the Medicare program that are no longer in nonurbanized areas; and (2) changes in the Medicare payment methodology for rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, with regard to mechanized claims processing and information retrieval systems, to require states to incorporate compatible methodologies of the National Correct Coding Initiative for claims filed after October 1, 2009. Directs the Secretary to identify such methodologies. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund. 2022-02-03T05:09:49Z  
110-s-3657 110 s 3657 Military Child Care Act of 2008 Armed Forces and National Security 2008-09-30 2008-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MT D B000243 0 Military Child Care Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance to ensure access to, and affordability of, respite care with respect to children under the age of 13 for: (1) spouses of members of the Armed Forces deployed to a combat zone, and for caregivers with respect to such members; and (2) survivors of members who are killed during such deployment. 2017-12-15T00:44:32Z  
110-s-3658 110 s 3658 A bill to require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes. Immigration 2008-09-30 2008-10-02 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] DE D C000174 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that an alien seeking to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant foreign student (F visa) to study at a language training program enroll at a program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education. Authorizes, during the three-year period after enactment of this Act, the granting of an F visa to an alien seeking to enter the United States to pursue a course of study at a language training program which has not been accredited or denied accreditation by such an accrediting entity but that has been certified by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Prohibits the granting of such visa if the language training program's sponsoring institution does not: (1) apply for program accreditation to an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) comply with the applicable accrediting requirements. 2022-02-03T05:09:40Z  
110-s-3648 110 s 3648 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act Labor and Employment 2008-09-29 2008-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 2 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require every employer to: (1) keep records of non-employees (contractors) who perform labor or services (except substitute work) for remuneration; and (2) provide certain notice to each employee and non-employee, including their classification as an employee or non-employee and information concerning their rights under the law. Makes it unlawful for any person to fail to accurately classify an employee or non-employee. Doubles the amount of liquidated damages for maximum hours, minimum wage, and notice of classification violations by an employer. Subjects a person who repeatedly or willfully violates such notice requirements to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a web page on the Department of Labor website that summarizes the rights of employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other federal laws. Requires, as a condition for a federal grant for the administration of state unemployment compensation, for the state's unemployment compensation law to include a provision for: (1) auditing programs that identify employers that have not registered under the state law or that are paying unreported compensation where the effect is to exclude employees from unemployment compensation coverage; and (2) establishing administrative penalties for misclassifying employees or paying unreported unemployment compensation to employees. Requires any office, administration, or division of the Department of Labor to report any misclassification of an employee by an employer that it discovers to the Department's Employment Standards Administration (ESA). Authorizes the ESA to report such information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 2020-02-10T17:02:39Z  
110-s-3649 110 s 3649 Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 Commerce 2008-09-29 2008-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 1 Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 - Allows a receiving agent (designated by the Librarian of Congress to collect royalties that ultimately are disbursed to sound recording copyright owners and performers) to enter into agreements with webcasters that establish royalty terms for the performance of sound recordings over the Internet. Provides that such agreements, which may be effective for a period of up to 11 years following January 1, 2005, are to be binding on all copyright owners of sound recordings and other persons entitled to payment, in lieu of any determination of compulsory license rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges.Terminates the authority to negotiate settlement agreements under this Act on February 15, 2009.Declares that nothing in this Act (or any agreement entered into under this Act) shall be taken into account by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in its review of the May 1, 2007, determination of royalty rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges. 2019-11-15T22:00:12Z  
110-s-3650 110 s 3650 Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2008-09-29 2008-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act - Ratifies the Salmon Lake Area Land Ownership and Consolidation Agreement, which was executed by the Department of the Interior, the state of Alaska, and the Bering Straits Native Corporation on July 18, 2007. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out all actions permitted or required under the Agreement. 2020-01-29T20:30:45Z  
110-s-3651 110 s 3651 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2008-09-29 2008-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10070-10073) Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 3 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act - Authorizes Sealaska Corporation, the Regional Corporation for Southeast Alaska, to select and receive conveyance of its remaining land entitlement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) from specified: (1) economic development land; (2) sites with sacred, cultural, traditional, or historical significance (with certain restrictions on sites located within a unit of the National Park System); and (3) Alaska Native futures sites with traditional and recreational use value.Authorizes the Director of the National Park Service to enter into a cooperative management agreement with Sealaska, other village corporations and urban corporations, and federally recognized Indian tribes with cultural and historical ties to Glacier Bay National Park to recognize and perpetuate values associated with the Tlingit homeland and culture, wilderness, and ecological preservation. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete the conveyance of lands to Sealaska within one year of selection.Prohibits Sealaska from selecting or receiving any conveyance of lands from within any conservation system unit, federally designated wilderness area, or certain land use designation areas.Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) covenants and conditions on land conveyances to Sealaska, including covenants prohibiting commercial timber harvesting or mineral development; (2) authorized uses for the sacred, cultural, traditional, and historic sites; and (3) nonexclusive access and use rights that are required to be included in conveyances to Sealaska of native enterprise sites. 2022-02-03T05:09:49Z  
110-s-3652 110 s 3652 Financial Market Investigation, Oversight, and Reform Act of 2008 Finance and Financial Sector 2008-09-29 2008-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] WA D C000127 3 Financial Market Investigation, Oversight, and Reform Act of 2008 - Establishes the Commission on Financial Regulatory Reform to review the nation's existing financial regulatory structure and its contribution to the stability or instability of financial markets. Requires the Commission to review: (1) bank holding companies, financial holding companies, commercial banks, investment banks, thrifts, credit unions, and industrial loan companies; (2) payment and settlement systems; (3) hedge funds, private equity funds, and markets for alternative investments; (4) special purpose vehicles and off-balance sheet financing for financial companies; (5) securitization of mortgages and other assets; (6) exchange-based, electronic, and over-the-counter markets for financial derivative products; (7) the mortgage finance industry, including mortgage brokers and mortgage lending institutions; (8) equity markets, including short-selling practices, and commodity futures markets; and (8) the insurance industry and its role in the financial markets.Requires the Commission to report to the President and Congress on its findings and recommendations for corrective measures. Establishes a multidisciplinary Joint Select Committee on Financial Market Oversight Reform and Investigations to investigate the causes of the financial turmoil and propose corrective actions to the appropriate committees of jurisdiction. Establishes the Office of the Inspector General for Financial Markets Oversight to: (1) conduct, supervise, and coordinate investigations into whether ethics violations or conflicts of interest between regulators and their regulated entities or markets may have affected agency decision-making between January 2002 and August 2008; and (2) use the forum of the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency and the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency to share findings and best practices with regards to ethics, conflicts of interest, oversight, and accountability. 2022-02-03T05:08:52Z  
110-s-3653 110 s 3653 Dairy COOL Act of 2008 Agriculture and Food 2008-09-29 2008-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 3 Dairy COOL Act of 2008 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to include dairy products as a covered commodity. Defines "dairy product" as: (1) fluid milk; (2) cheese, including cottage cheese and cream cheese; (3) yogurt; (4) ice cream; (5) butter; and (6) any other dairy product. Requires the retailer of a covered commodity that is a dairy product to designate such commodity's country of origin as each country in which: (1) one or more of the commodity's components or ingredients were produced, originated, or sourced; and (2) the commodity was processed. Provides that with respect to a covered commodity that is a dairy product produced exclusively in the United States, retailer designation of the U.S. state, region, or locality of the commodity's production shall be sufficient to identify the United States as the country of origin. 2022-02-03T05:08:52Z  
110-s-3654 110 s 3654 Research, Hazard Intervention, and National Outreach for Healthier Homes Act of 2008 Housing and Community Development 2008-09-29 2008-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10075-10078) Senate Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] RI D R000122 0 Research, Hazard Intervention, and National Outreach for Healthier Homes Act of 2008 - Directs the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the health effects of housing-related health hazards for which limited research or understanding of causes or associations exists. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement studies by the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control of the assessment, prevention, and control of housing-related health hazards. Directs the Administrator of the EPA to study how sustainable building features in existing housing affect the quality of the indoor environment, the prevalence of housing-related health hazards, and the health of occupants. Directs the Secretary of HUD to complete the analysis of data collected for the National Survey on Lead and Allergens in Housing and the American Healthy Housing Survey. Directs the Administrator of the EPA to expand current indoor environmental monitoring efforts to establish baseline levels of indoor chemical pollutants and their sources. Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine the data and resources needed to establish a healthy housing data collection system. Directs the Secretary of HUD to: (1) develop improved methods for evaluating, reducing, and preventing health hazards in housing; (2) support development of objective measures for a healthy residential environment; (3) promote the incorporation of healthy housing principles in post-disaster environments as well as ongoing practices and systems, and of health considerations into green and energy-efficient construction and rehabilitation; (4) improve the dissemination of healthy housing information; and (5) promote state and local level healthy housing efforts. Amends the Public Health Service Act with respect to the CDC Program Capacity on Housing-Related Health Hazard. Directs the Administrator of the E… 2017-12-15T00:44:29Z  

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