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Bill Introduced: H.R.3862 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012
To impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: S.2042 A bill to reinstate the reporting provision relating to fees and ...
A bill to reinstate the reporting provision relating to fees and expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions involving the United States.Bill Introduced: H.R.3806 One Subject at a Time Act
To end the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill by requiring that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: H.R.3713 Equitable Treatment for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act
To direct the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to receive and determine the validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.Bill Introduced: H.R.3725 Libyan Assets Taxpayer Reimbursement Act of 2011
To authorize the President to vest certain property of the Government of Libya seized or blocked by the United States and to authorize the use of that property to defray the full costs of Operation Odyssey Dawn and United States participation in NATO Operation Unified Protector, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: H.R.3618 End Racial Profiling Act of 2011
To eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: H.R.3555 Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act of 2011
To provide additional protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: S.1925 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.Bill Enacted: S.1637 Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011
A bill to clarify appeal time limits in civil actions to which United States officers or employees are parties.
November 28, 2011: Became Public Law No: 112-62.Bill Introduced: S.1894 Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act
A bill to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: H.R.3409 Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act
To limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2013, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.Bill Introduced: S.1720 Regulatory Responsibility for Our Economy Act
A bill to provide American jobs through economic growth.Bill Introduced: H.R.3228 Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2011
To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report to Congress serious crimes, authorized as well as unauthorized, committed by their confidential informants, to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to certain tort claims arising out of the criminal misconduct of confidential informants, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: S.1712 Transparency in Judgment Payments Act of 2011
A bill to increase transparency in the payment of judgments and settlements by agencies, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: S.1670 End Racial Profiling Act of 2011
A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: H.R.3065 Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States.Bill Introduced: H.R.2928 To provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement ...
To provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the United States.Bill Signed by President: S.431 Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007
A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes.
October 12, 2008: Signed by President.Bill Signed by President: H.R.6460 Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes.
October 07, 2008: Signed by President.Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.
October 02, 2008: Signed by President.Bill Introduced: S.3661 United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation, and for other purposes.Bill Enacted: H.R.6984 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008, Part II
To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
September 29, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-330.Bill Introduced: S.3478 Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: S.3398 Medical Device Safety Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices.Bill Enacted: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.
July 29, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-289.Bill Signed by President: H.R.3403 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007
To promote and enhance public safety by facilitating the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encouraging the nation's transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities.
July 22, 2008: Signed by President.Bill Introduced: H.R.6592 Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Land Conveyance Act
To authorize the conveyance of certain public land in the State of New Mexico owned or leased by the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.Bill Signed by President: H.R.6304 FISA Amendments Act of 2008
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.
July 09, 2008: Signed by President.Bill Introduced: H.R.6381 Medical Device Safety Act of 2008
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices.Bill Introduced: S.3179 Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Land Conveyance Act
A bill to authorize the conveyance of certain public land in the State of New Mexico owned or leased by the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: S.3125 Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: H.R.6270 Access, Compassion, Care, and Ethics for Seriously Ill Patients Act
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: S.3072 Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2008
A bill to provide for comprehensive health reform.Bill Introduced: S.3046 ACCESS Act
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: H.R.5955 Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2008
To provide for comprehensive health reform.Bill Introduced: H.R.5844 To provide for the transfer of the decommissioned Naval Security ...
To provide for the transfer of the decommissioned Naval Security Group Activity, Skaggs Island, in Sonoma County, California, from the Department of the Navy to the Department of the Interior for conversion into a wildlife refuge for inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System.Bill Introduced: H.R.5792 Increasing Insurance Coverage Options for Consumers Act of 2008
To amend the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 to increase insurance competition and available coverage for consumers.Bill Introduced: H.R.5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: S.2787 National Defense 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.Bill Introduced: S.2769 Firearms Information Use Act of 2008
A bill to authorize appropriate use of information in the Firearms Trace Database, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: H.R.5527 TCE Reduction Act of 2008
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.Bill Introduced: S.2700 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability ...
A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: H.R.5494 Savannah's Law
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.Bill Introduced: S.2662 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2008
A bill to respond to a medicare funding warning.Bill Introduced: H.R.5480 Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008
To respond to a Medicare funding warning.Bill Introduced: H.R.5455 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable ...
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.Bill Introduced: S.2642 Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Act
A bill to establish a national renewable energy standard, to extend and create renewable energy tax incentives, and for other purposes.Bill Introduced: H.R.5336 Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2008
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to authorize funding for brownfields revitalization activities and State response programs, and for other purposes.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.Bill Introduced: H.R.4936 Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2007
To amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable.Bill Signed by President: 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 28, 2007: Signed by President.Bill Signed by President: H.R.2761 Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007
To extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
December 25, 2007: Signed by President.Bill Introduced: S.11 Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2007
A bill to provide liability protection to volunteer pilot nonprofit organizations that fly for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes.Bill Signed by President: 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 from price gouging, to increase the energy efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
December 18, 2007: Signed by President.Bill Introduced: H.R.4780 To enact title 51, United States Code, "National and ...
To enact title 51, United States Code, "National and Commercial Space Programs", as positive law.Bill Introduced: H.R.4159 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007
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.Bill Introduced: S.2127 Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007
A bill to provide assistance to families of miners involved in mining accidents.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.Bill Introduced: H.R.2950 Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency 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.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.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.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.Bill Introduced: H.R.2626 Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007
To provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.Bill Introduced: H.R.1012 Small Business Growth Act of 2007
To reform laws and procedures affecting small business.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.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.Bill Introduced: S.328 Homeland Emergency Response Operations Act
A bill to ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.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.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.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.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.Bill Introduced: S.2802 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006
A bill to improve American innovation and competitiveness in the global economy.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.Bill Enacted: H.R.6 Daylight Saving Time bill
To ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.
August 07, 2005: Became Public Law No: 109-58.Bill Introduced: H.R.3584 Superfund Polluter Pays Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.Bill Introduced: S.10 Energy bill
An original bill to enhance the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes.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.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.
