Injury - Legislation
- Bill Enacted: S.2739 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
May 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-229.
(May 6, 2008) - Bill Enacted: S.793 Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008
A bill to provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs.
April 28, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-206.
(April 26, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2894 Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2007
An original bill to establish requirements for private lenders to protect student borrowers receiving private educational loans, and for other purposes.
(April 19, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.518 A resolution designating the third week of April 2008 as ...
A resolution designating the third week of April 2008 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week".
(April 14, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5724 United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
To implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.
(April 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2787 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
(March 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2734 Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act
A bill to aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5507 Fully-Funded United States Military Redeployment and Sovereignty of ...
To require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of United States Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq and to prohibit the establishment of any enduring or permanent United States military bases in Iraq, and for other purposes.
(February 25, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2636 Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008.
A bill to provide needed housing reform.
(February 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.437 A resolution establishing a special committee of the Senate to ...
A resolution establishing a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.
(January 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5167 Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to remove the authority of the President to waive certain provisions.
(January 27, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
January 28, 2008: Signed by President.
(January 26, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5069 Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008
To require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes.
(January 15, 2008) - Bill Enacted: S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes.
December 29, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-173.
(December 27, 2007) - Bill Vetoed: H.R.1585 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
December 28, 2007: Pocket Vetoed by President.
(December 26, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.2761 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
To extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
December 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-160.
(December 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4894 Educational Immunity Act of 2005
To provide liability protection in Federal court for educators and school administrators, who are working within the scope of their employment, and for other purposes.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
December 19, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-140.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4651 Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
To amend the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to cover services provided to injured Federal workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and for other purposes.
(December 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2483 National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects ...
A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
(December 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2365 Parents' Rights Empowerment and Protection Act' (PREP Act)
A bill to require educational institutions that receive Federal funds to obtain the affirmative, informed, written consent of a parent before providing a student information regarding sex, to provide parents the opportunity to review such information, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4219 Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign a temporary disability rating to certain members of the Armed Forces upon separation, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2343 Real Estate Transparency Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act to require mortgage originators to make their fees more transparent.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2345 American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007
An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to extend the financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Vetoed: H.R.3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and ...
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
November 13, 2007: Vetoed by President.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
November 13, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-116.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4104 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies ...
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(November 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2265 An Act to extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for ...
An Act to extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
(October 28, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2248 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008
An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.
(October 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3962 Superfund Polluter Pays Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.
(October 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3915 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes.
(October 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2208 Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act
A bill to protect public health and safety in the event that testing of nuclear weapons by the United States is resumed.
(October 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.
(October 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3887 Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.
(October 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2179 National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects ...
A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
(October 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2180 Natural Resource Projects and Programs Authorization Act of 2007
A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, and to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
(October 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3796 Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act
To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to minimize the adverse effects of employment dislocation, and for other purposes.
(October 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3791 Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007
To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes.
(October 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3773 RESTORE Act of 2007
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.
(October 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3755 Immunity from Claims Related to Donated Horses Act of 2007
To amend section 1308 of title 40, United States Code, to provide immunity for Federal Government agencies from claims resulting from the donation of unfit horses and mules and to allow certain agents of United States Customs and Border Protection to adopt such horses and mules.
(October 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2127 Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007
A bill to provide assistance to families of miners involved in mining accidents.
(September 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2105 Federal Health Care Board Act of 2007
A bill to provide for the establishment of the Federal Health Care Board.
(September 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3686 To prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity.
To prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity.
(September 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3685 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007
To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
(September 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3662 Forewarn Act of 2007
To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to improve such Act.
(September 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2088 NSL Reform Act of 2007
A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes.
(September 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3636 Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.
(September 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3620 Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight Act
To provide for a comprehensive national research effort on the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of the members of the Armed Forces and veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and their families.
(September 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2081 Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2007
A bill to require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes.
(September 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3612 Local Law Enforcement Restoration Act
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for no preemption of certain State and local laws regarding employment eligibility verification requirements.
(September 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3558 Military Eye Trauma Treatment Act of 2007
To provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries, and for other purposes.
(September 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3567 Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to expand opportunities for investments in small businesses, and for other purposes.
(September 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2041 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007
A bill to amend the False Claims Act.
(September 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3509 Medical Justice Act of 2007
To provide health care liability reform, and for other purposes.
(September 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3458 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot ...
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas.
(August 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish epilepsy ...
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3369 To provide compensation for United States citizens taken hostage by ...
To provide compensation for United States citizens taken hostage by terrorists or state sponsors of terrorism.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1999 A bill to provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in ...
A bill to provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries, and for other purposes.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2007 Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007
A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a floor of 1.0 for the practice expense and for the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) under the Medicare Program.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3342 Freedom From Unnecessary Litigation Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for the cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery, including against malpractice of a physician.
(July 31, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1944 Justice for Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act
A bill to provide justice for victims of state-sponsored terrorism.
(July 31, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3346 To provide compensation for United States citizens taken hostage by ...
To provide compensation for United States citizens taken hostage by terrorists or state sponsors of terrorism.
(July 31, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1931 Surface Owner Protection Act
A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure that development of certain Federal oil and gas resources will occur in a manner that protects water resources and respects the rights of surface owners, and for other purposes.
(July 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1918 Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Apprentice Act
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations.
(July 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1924 Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007
A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty.
(July 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1911 Toxic Chemical Exposure Reduction Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of susceptible populations, including pregnant women, infants, and children, by requiring a health advisory, drinking water standard, and reference concentration for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion, and for other purposes.
(July 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3210 Wounded Warriors Expansion of Care Act of 2007
To provide medical care and other benefits for members and former members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses.
(July 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3194 H1B Strengthening Anti-Fraud Effectiveness Act
To improve the H-1B nonimmigrant program by increasing the exchange of information between the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security.
(July 24, 2007) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.1538 Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes.
July 25, 2007: Cleared for White House.
(July 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1820 A bill to better provide for compensation for certain persons injured ...
A bill to better provide for compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.
(July 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1839 A bill to require periodic reports on claims related to acts of ...
A bill to require periodic reports on claims related to acts of terrorism against Americans perpetrated or supported by the Government of Libya.
(July 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1795 Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
A bill to improve access to workers' compensation programs for injured Federal employees.
(July 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1792 FOREWARN Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to improve such Act.
(July 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3051 Heroes at Home Act of 2007
To improve the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members of the Armed Forces, to review and expand telehealth and telemental health programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
(July 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1783 Wired for Health Care Quality Act
A bill to provide 10 steps to transform health care in America.
(July 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act
To establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery.
(July 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2954 Stop the Misuse of ITINs Act of 2007
To strengthen enforcement of immigration laws, and gain operational control over the borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
(July 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2950 United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007
To reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2855 Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act
To provide for transitional emergency assistance to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are severely injured while serving on active duty, to expand and improve programs for caregiver services for those members and veterans, to require improved screening and care for traumatic brain injury for returning servicemembers and veterans, and for other purposes.
(June 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2827 Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a floor of 1.0 for the practice expense and for the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) under the Medicare Program.
(June 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.
(June 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2818 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the ...
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(June 19, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1653 Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Contingent ...
A bill to implement the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, and for other purposes.
(June 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2768 Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2007
To establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies, and for other purposes.
(June 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.239 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the ...
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Administration should rigorously enforce the laws of the United States to substantially reduce illegal immigration and greatly improve border security.
(June 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.499 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the ...
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administration should rigorously enforce the laws of the United States to substantially reduce illegal immigration and greatly improve border security.
(June 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2771 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1635 A bill to provide for the reimbursement of wildland firefighters for ...
A bill to provide for the reimbursement of wildland firefighters for the cost of professional liability insurance.
(June 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1614 Child Labor Protection Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen penalties for unlawful child labor.
(June 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1606 Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act
A bill to provide for the establishment of a comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded warriors in order to facilitate and enhance their care, rehabilitation, physical evaluation, transition from care by the Department of Defense to care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and transition from military service to civilian life, and for other purposes.
(June 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2703 Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2007
To amend the Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2004.
(June 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2670 Truth in Employment Act of 2007
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights.
(June 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2674 Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2007
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase penalties for violations of child labor laws, and for other purposes.
(June 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1598 Child Labor Protection Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act, with respect to civil penalties for child labor violations.
(June 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2660 2007 Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to extend the period for filing charges of discrimination in violation of such title and to provide relief for certain current injuries arising from compensation calculations attributable to compensation decisions made at any time in violation of such title.
(June 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2637 Child Labor Protection Act of 2007
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act, with respect to civil penalties for child labor violations.
(June 6, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2612 Mental Health Care for Our Wounded Warriors Act
To improve mental health care for wounded members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
(June 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2626 Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 2007
To provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
(June 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1570 Truth in Employment Act of 2007
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights.
(June 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act ...
To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
(June 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.456 Supporting the goals and ideals of an annual National Time Out Day ...
Supporting the goals and ideals of an annual National Time Out Day to promote patient safety and optimal outcomes in the operating room.
(June 3, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.2206 Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007
Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
May 25, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-28.
(May 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act
To restore fairness and reliability to the medical justice system and promote patient safety by fostering alternatives to current medical tort litigation, and for other purposes.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act
A bill to restore fairness and reliability to the medical justice system and promote patient safety by fostering alternatives to current medical tort litigation, and for other purposes.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2538 Defend the American Dream Act of 2007
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide greater protections to domestic and foreign workers under the H-1B nonimmigrant worker program.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.440 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any ...
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any comprehensive plan to combat illegal immigration must increase resources for border patrol, establish an instant employment eligibility verification system, renew a limited temporary worker program, prohibit blanket amnesty for illegal aliens who have deliberately broken the law, and give priority to law-abiding, highly-skilled immigrants applying for legal citizenship.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2273 Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2007
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the deposit in the general fund of the Treasury of fees that are collected from manufacturers of drugs and devices under chapter VII of such Act, to terminate the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to negotiate with the manufacturers on particular uses of the fees, to establish a Center for Postmarket Drug Safety and Effectiveness, to establish additional authorities to ensure the safe and effective use of drugs, and for other purposes.
(May 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2270 Protecting Every Health Center Act of 2007
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers.
(May 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2249 Federal Tort Claim Reform Act of 2007
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent administrative action with respect to, and the filing of, certain tort claims against the United States.
(May 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2231 Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology ...
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt complex rehabilitation products and assistive technology products from the Medicare competitive acquisition program.
(May 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2183 Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007
To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
(May 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2191 Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2007
To provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations.
(May 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1323 Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007
A bill to prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
(May 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2030 1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission Act of 2007
To establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of the Missouri cities of Aurora, Monett, Newburg, Pierce City, Cassville, and Webb City from their homes that occurred between August 1894 and August 1901, and make recommendations regarding the feasibility and appropriateness of providing reparations to such residents.
(April 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1183 Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
A bill to enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes.
(April 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1894 Child Care Construction and Renovation Act of 2007
To provide for the construction and renovation of child care facilities, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1064 Restoring Disability Benefits for Injured and Wounded Warriors Act of 2007
A bill to provide for the improvement of the physical evaluation processes applicable to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.109 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States ...
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1767 Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act
To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1727 Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
To enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1012 Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1019 Health Care Choice Act of 2007
A bill to provide comprehensive reform of the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1003 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to emergency medical services and the quality and efficiency of care furnished in emergency departments of hospitals and critical access hospitals by establishing a bipartisan commission to examine factors that affect the effective delivery of such services, by providing for additional payments for certain physician services furnished in such emergency departments, and by establishing a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Working Group, and for other purposes.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.21 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional ...
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.
(March 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1473 Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act
To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require child care providers to provide to parents information regarding whether such providers carry current liability insurance.
(March 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1200 American Health Security Act of 2007
To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.
(February 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1052 Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2007
To provide an option to proceed with an action in any Federal court to recover actual damages for physical or property damage in a major disaster that proximately results from the failure or negligence of the Army Corps of Engineers in the design, construction, or maintenance of a project for which the Corps is legally responsible.
(February 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1046 Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007
To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program.
(February 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1014 HEART for Women Act
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.
(February 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.573 HEART for Women Act
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.
(February 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1012 Small Business Growth Act of 2007
To reform laws and procedures affecting small business.
(February 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.989 Innocent Sellers Fairness Act
To prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a product in the stream of commerce is as a lawful seller of the product.
(February 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.961 Respirator Access Assurance Act of 2007
To protect American workers and responders by ensuring the continued commercial availability of respirators and to establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators.
(February 6, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.870 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability ...
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for employees and contractors of health centers under section 330 of such Act who provide health services in emergency areas.
(February 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.452 Cleanup Assurance and Polluter Accountability Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup obligations, and for other purposes.
(January 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.328 Omnibus Nonproliferation and Anti-Nuclear Terrorism Act of 2007
A bill to ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
(January 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.446 Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality of Life for Persons with Paralysis Act
To enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes.
(January 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.256 Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2007
To prevent children's access to firearms.
(January 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.3879 Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Contingent ...
A bill to implement the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, and for other purposes.
(September 6, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5815 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2006
To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes.
(July 15, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3421 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major medical ...
A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes.
(June 4, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3274 Asbestos Claims bill
A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.
(May 24, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5500 Innocent Sellers Fairness Act
To prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a product in the stream of commerce is as a lawful seller of the product.
(May 23, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2831 Free Flow of Information Act of 2006
A bill to guarantee the free flow of information to the public through a free and active press while protecting the right of the public to effective law enforcement and the fair administration of justice.
(May 16, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5413 To make improvements in the codification of title 46, United States Code.
To make improvements in the codification of title 46, United States Code.
(May 15, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2802 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006
A bill to improve American innovation and competitiveness in the global economy.
(May 13, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5256 Recreational Marine Preservation Act of 2006
To establish a statute of repose for civil actions filed against recreational vessel manufacturers.
(April 30, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.785 Honoring the lives and achievements of Christopher and Dana Reeve.
Honoring the lives and achievements of Christopher and Dana Reeve.
(April 25, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2619 Hope Housing Act of 2006
A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains, and for other purposes.
(April 5, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4994 Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology ...
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt complex rehabilitation products and assistive technology products from the Medicare competitive acquisition program.
(March 14, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4874 Hope Housing Act of 2006
To authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains, and for other purposes.
(February 28, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4845 Innovation and Competitiveness Act
To better prepare and develop the United States workforce for the global economy, and remove barriers that stifle innovation.
(February 28, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4838 Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2006
To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
(February 27, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2343 Hope Housing Act of 2006
A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains, and for other purposes.
(February 27, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4707 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2006
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities, and for other purposes.
(February 6, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4703 To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual ...
To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.
(February 5, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2155 A bill to provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual ...
A bill to provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.
(December 18, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4245 Influenza Preparedness and Prevention Act of 2005
To provide for programs and activities with respect to pandemic influenza, and for other purposes.
(November 5, 2005) - Bill Signed by President: S.397 Firearms Manufacturers Protection bill
A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
October 26, 2005: Signed by President.
(October 24, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1835 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to purchase certain ...
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to purchase certain essential mineral rights and resolve natural resource damage liability claims.
(October 4, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3978 To authorize the Secretary of Energy to purchase certain essential ...
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to purchase certain essential mineral rights and resolve natural resource damage liability claims.
(October 4, 2005) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6 Daylight Saving Time bill
To ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.
August 08, 2005: Signed by President.
(August 6, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3584 Superfund Polluter Pays Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.
(July 26, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.10 Energy bill
An original bill to enhance the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes.
(June 7, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2217 To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to confirm the Consumer ...
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to confirm the Consumer Product Safety Commission's jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns, and for other purposes.
(May 8, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.865 Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize the Price-Anderson provisions.
(April 18, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.828 Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act
A bill to enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes.
(April 16, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1554 Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act
To enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes.
(April 10, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.895 Nuclear Waste Terrorist Threat Assessment and Protection Act
To provide for interagency planning for preparing for, defending against, and responding to the consequences of terrorist attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project, and for other purposes.
(February 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.800 Firearms Manufacturers Protection bill
To prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages or injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
(February 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.711 To expand the powers of the Attorney General to regulate the ...
To expand the powers of the Attorney General to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition, and to expand the jurisdiction of the Attorney General to include firearm products and nonpowder firearms.
(February 7, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.246 Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2005
To prevent children's access to firearms.
(January 4, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.165 Child Safety Lock Act of 2005
To improve the safety of firearms.
(January 2, 2005)