Real Estate - Legislation
- Bill Enacted: H.R.1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009
Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
March 11, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-8.
(March 9, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1426 To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the issuance of permits under ...
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production.
(March 9, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.536 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term ...
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term "renewable biomass".
(March 3, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.527 A bill to amend the Clean Air act to prohibit the issuance of permits ...
A bill to amend the Clean Air act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production.
(March 3, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.64 A resolution recognizing the need for the Environmental Protection ...
A resolution recognizing the need for the Environmental Protection Agency to end decades of delay and utilize existing authority under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to comprehensively regulate coal combustion waste and the need for the Tennessee Valley Authority to be a national leader in technological innovation, low-cost power, and environmental stewardship.
(March 2, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.519 POPs, LRTAP POPs, and PIC Implementation Act of 2009
A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to implement pesticide-related obligations of the United States under the international conventions or protocols known as the PIC Convention, the POPs Convention and the LRTAP POPs Protocol.
(March 1, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1262 Water Quality Investment Act of 2009
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
(March 1, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1131 Community Protection and Response Act of 2009
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security, and for other purposes.
(February 21, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1013 Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Act of 2009
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and carry out a hazardous materials cooperative research program.
(February 10, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1005 National Public Notification of Environmental Hazards Act of 2009
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to improve public notification and community relations concerning actions for the removal of environmental hazards.
(February 9, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.376 Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009
A bill to provide rules for the modification or disposition of certain assets by real estate mortgage investment conduits pursuant to division A of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, and for other purposes.
(February 2, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.895 Water Quality Investment Act of 2009
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the sewer overflow control grants program.
(February 2, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.821 Mercury Emissions Reduction Act
To amend the Clean Air Act to require that mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units be subject to the MACT standard for hazardous air pollutants, and for other purposes.
(February 1, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.356 Community Choice in Real Estate Act
A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.
(January 27, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.776 Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act
To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency.
(January 26, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.32 Expressing the sense of Congress that the 40th anniversary of the ...
Expressing the sense of Congress that the 40th anniversary of the oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, should be remembered as an ecological and economic disaster that triggered major environmental legislation and helped launch the modern environmental movement, and for other purposes.
(January 26, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.753 Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that publicly owned treatment works monitor for and report sewer overflows, and for other purposes.
(January 26, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.316 Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act II of 2009
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduction in the rate of tax on qualified timber gain of corporations, and for other purposes.
(January 24, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.677 FAIR (Foreign Air Impact Regulation) AIR Act of 2009
To amend the Clean Air Act to delay the effect of reclassifying certain nonattainment areas adjacent to an international border, and for other purposes.
(January 24, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.672 Military Environmental Responsibility Act
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense and all other defense-related agencies of the United States to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws, including certain laws relating to public health and worker safety, that are designed to protect the environment and the health and safety of the public, particularly those persons most vulnerable to the hazards incident to military operations and installations, such as children, members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees, and persons living in the vicinity of military operations and installations.
(January 24, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.609 Right to Clean Vehicles Act
To permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
(January 14, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.554 National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009
To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development, and for other purposes.
(January 13, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.585 Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2009
To direct the President to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and to direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by the National Academy of Sciences.
(January 13, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.500 National Invasive Species Council Act
To establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
(January 12, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.237 National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2009
A bill to establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
(January 12, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.232 Radioactive Import Deterrence Act
A bill to prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States.
(January 12, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.493 Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment, and Safety Act of 2009
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations concerning the storage and disposal of matter referred to as "other wastes" in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and for other purposes.
(January 12, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.39 A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as ...
A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze".
(January 4, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.111 Community Choice in Real Estate Act
To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.
(January 4, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.112 A bill to treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified ...
A bill to treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness.
(January 4, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008
A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(November 15, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: S.906 Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007
A bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes.
October 14, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 12, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.2786 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination ...
To reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native Americans.
October 14, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 12, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.1157 Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.
October 08, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 6, 2008) - 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 08, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 6, 2008) - 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 03, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 1, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3669 Harmonizing America's Energy, Economy, Environment, and National ...
A bill to reduce gas prices by promoting domestic energy production, alternative energy, and conservation, and for other purposes.
(September 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.7110 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008
Making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(September 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3564 An original bill to restore the value of every American in ...
An original bill to restore the value of every American in environmental decisions, and for other purposes.
(September 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3494 Restoring the Value of Every American in Environmental Decisions Act
A bill to restore the value of every American in environmental decisions, and for other purposes.
(September 14, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act
To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.
(September 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3489 A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection ...
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions.
(September 13, 2008) - 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.
(September 9, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6707 Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act
To require Surface Transportation Board consideration of the impacts of certain railroad transactions on local communities, and for other purposes.
(July 29, 2008) - Bill Enacted: S.3298 A bill to clarify the circumstances during which the Administrator of the ...
A bill to clarify the circumstances during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels, and to require the Administrator to conduct a study of discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels.
July 31, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-299.
(July 29, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.
July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-289.
(July 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.631 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate has ...
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate has lost confidence in the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Stephen L. Johnson, that the Administrator should resign his position immediately, and that the Department of Justice should open an investigation into the veracity of his congressional testimony regarding the California waiver decision and pursue any prosecutorial action the Department determines to be warranted.
(July 27, 2008) - Bill Enacted: S.2766 Clean Boating Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel.
July 29, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-288.
(July 27, 2008) - 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.
(July 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3297 Advancing America's Priorities Act
A bill to advance America's priorities.
(July 20, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.802 Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2007
To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI.
July 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-280.
(July 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3288 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs ...
An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(July 16, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6527 Emergency Solar Power Permit Act
To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to exempt any solar energy project on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management from an environmental impact statement requirement.
(July 14, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3273 International Clean Development Technology Fund Act of 2008
A bill to promote the international deployment of clean technology, and for other purposes.
(July 14, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6484 To provide for a study of measures to achieve energy independence for ...
To provide for a study of measures to achieve energy independence for the United States without adversely affecting the environment.
(July 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3231 Shark Conservation Act of 2008
A bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks.
(July 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6434 Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008
To establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.
(July 6, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: S.2146 A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental ...
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes.
June 30, 2008: Signed by President.
(June 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3222 Energy Transition Act of 2008
A bill to promote the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes.
(June 25, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3213 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008
A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
(June 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3204 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2008
A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels, and for other purposes.
(June 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6408 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2008
To amend title 46, United States Code, to establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels, and for other purposes.
(June 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3191 Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2008
A bill to develop and promote a comprehensive plan for a national strategy to address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through baseline research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate coastal and Great Lakes harmful algal blooms and hypoxia events.
(June 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3196 Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect the water quality of Puget Sound, and for other purposes.
(June 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6364 Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2008
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect the water quality of Puget Sound, and for other purposes.
(June 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.598 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need ...
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and preventing the impending extinction of a large portion of the world's plant and animal species.
(June 22, 2008) - 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.
(June 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6325 Packaging Reduction Act of 2008
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a plan to reduce the total amount of packaging used on consumer products in the United States.
(June 17, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3168 International Development Association Replenishment Act of 2008
A bill to authorize United States participation in the replenishment of resources of the International Development Association, and for other purposes.
(June 17, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3126 Energy Resource Development Act of 2008
A bill to provide for the development of certain traditional and alternative energy resources, and for other purposes.
(June 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6271 To provide for a green building certification program as part of the ...
To provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program.
(June 10, 2008) - 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.
(June 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6233 To reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road ...
To reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service.
(June 9, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3113 A bill to reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road ...
A bill to reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service.
(June 9, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3109 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system.
(June 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3083 TRADE Act of 2008
A bill to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, to express the sense of the Senate that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened, and for other purposes.
(June 2, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6189 Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands.
(June 2, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6171 National Capital Region Leadership in Environmental and Energy ...
To provide for the establishment of a commission and a national competition to significantly improve the energy efficiency of and reduce emissions from Federal buildings in the National Capital Region.
(June 1, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.86 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the ...
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms and seek to strengthen measures to conserve whale species.
(June 1, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3071 A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to temporarily ...
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in determining whether a species is a threatened or endangered species, and for other purposes.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3062 Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify certain provisions relating to oil shale leasing.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3043 Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2008
A bill to improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal and real property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories, and for other purposes.
(May 18, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3036 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008
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.
(May 18, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3019 Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote oil shale and tar sands leasing, and for other purposes.
(May 12, 2008) - 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 Introduced: H.R.6003 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.
(May 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5940 National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008
To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development, and for other purposes.
(April 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5902 GREEN Act
To enhance environmental justice education in middle and high schools that serve disadvantaged students.
(April 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.529 A resolution commemorating the 110th anniversary of the founding of ...
A resolution commemorating the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors.
(April 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5881 Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008
To direct the President to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and to direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by the National Academy of Sciences.
(April 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5857 Homeownership Protection and Housing Market Stabilization Act of 2008
To establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, improve mortgage disclosures, create an Office of Housing Counseling, to provide incentives to facilitate loan modifications, reform the regulation of the Government Sponsored Enterprises, modernize the Federal Housing Administration, improve home ownership for veterans, reform appraisal activities, and combat mortgage fraud, and for other purposes.
(April 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5830 FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008
To create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market.
(April 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2881 Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008
A bill to establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2008) - 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.
(April 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2860 Fair Value and Independent Appraisal Act
A bill to diminish predatory lending by enhancing appraisal quality and standards, to improve appraisal oversight, to ensure mortgage appraiser independence, to provide for enhanced remedies and enforcement, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5807 Oil Shale Reserve Fund Revenue Act
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the distribution of a share of certain mineral revenues, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2857 Oil Shale Reserve Fund Revenue Act
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the distribution of a share of certain mineral revenues, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5809 Environmental Hormone Disruption Research Act of 2008
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2844 Beach Protection Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes.
(April 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5720 Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance for housing.
(April 6, 2008) - 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.
(March 29, 2008) - 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.
(March 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2736 Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2008
A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5532 Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2008
To improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories, and for other purposes.
(March 3, 2008) - 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.
(March 2, 2008) - 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.
(March 2, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2666 Affordable Housing Investment Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in affordable housing, and for other purposes.
(February 23, 2008) - 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.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5469 To provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields.
To provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5453 Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize assistance to coastal states to develop coastal climate change adaptation plans pursuant to approved management programs approved under section 306, to minimize contributions to climate change, and for other purposes.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2635 Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries ...
A bill to expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
(February 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2636 Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008.
A bill to provide needed housing reform.
(February 11, 2008) - 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.
(February 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5177 Pima County Land Adjustment Act
To provide for a land exchange involving certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Pima County, Arizona, for the purpose of consolidating Federal land ownership within the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.
(January 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2549 Environmental Justice Renewal Act
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies on the development of criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations, and for other purposes.
(January 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5132 Environmental Justice Renewal Act
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies on the development of criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations, and for other purposes.
(January 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4933 Captive Wildlife Safety Technical Amendments Act of 2008
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to protect captive wildlife and to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
(January 1, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
December 29, 2007: Signed by President.
(December 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2508 Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act
A bill to provide for a study of options for protecting the open space characteristics of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, and for other purposes.
(December 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4719 Additional Safeguards For Lease and Development of Non-Excess ...
To amend title 10, United States Code, to take reasonable steps to prevent avoidable disasters related to seismic activity in connection with the lease and development of non-excess property of military departments, and for other purposes.
(December 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4652 Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007
To direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, and for other purposes.
(December 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2452 Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide protection to consumers with respect to certain high-cost loans, and for other purposes.
(December 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.266 Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the world's ...
Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the world's freshwater resources.
(December 4, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.50 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007
To reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994.
December 06, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-132.
(December 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.387 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the ...
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the degradation of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea and welcoming cooperation between the peoples of Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority.
(November 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4226 Climate Stewardship and Economic Security Act of 2007
To accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4249 Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act of 2007
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado and to adjust the boundary of such National Forests.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4195 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2374 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.820 Recognizing and celebrating the commitment of the Student ...
Recognizing and celebrating the commitment of the Student Conservation Association to the United States national parks and public lands.
(November 11, 2007) - 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.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.1495 Water Resources Development Act of 2007
To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.
November 09, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-114.
(November 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2325 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007
A bill to modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.
(November 6, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4110 Collection of Restitution Improvement Act of 2007
To amend the Mandatory Victims' Restitution Act to improve restitution for victims of crime, and for other purposes.
(November 5, 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.2307 Global Change Research Improvement Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Global Change Research Act of 1990, and for other purposes.
(November 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2242 Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007
An original bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish supplemental agricultural disaster assistance and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for conservation and alternative energy sources and to provide tax relief for farmers, and for other purposes.
(October 23, 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: H.Res.735 Congratulating Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental ...
Congratulating Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and recognizing their important work to increase awareness about and evidence of the dangers of global warming.
(October 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.334 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the ...
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the degradation of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea and welcoming cooperation between the peoples of Israel, Jordan, and Palestine.
(September 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.330 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the ...
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the degradation of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea and welcoming cooperation between the peoples of Israel, Jordan, and Palestine.
(September 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2002 REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify certain provisions applicable to real estate investment trusts, and for other purposes.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1904 A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to ...
A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to ensure that only producers receive commodity program payments.
(July 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3124 To treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified ...
To treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness.
(July 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3053 Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2007
To protect private property rights.
(July 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3014 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007
To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
(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.2906 10th Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps Act
To establish a pilot program under which the Secretary of Education makes grants to establish and support the 10th Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2930 Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007
To amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1696 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies ...
A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 24, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.1675 Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007
To suspend the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding electronic filing of previous participation certificates and regarding filing of such certificates with respect to certain low-income housing investors.
June 15, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-35.
(June 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2634 Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008
To provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries, and for other purposes.
(June 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1579 Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act.
(June 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2613 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale of certain residential leased-fee interests to holders of the leasehold rights.
(June 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2524 Asthma Act
To provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for increased funding for such programs.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1158 Alternative Fuel Standard Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to increase the use of renewable and alternative fuel, and for other purposes.
(April 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1937 Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement (TREE) Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains and to modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts.
(April 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1972 Community Environmental Equity Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous substances, and for other purposes.
(April 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1131 Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl.
(April 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1033 Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007
A bill to assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1048 Crane Conservation Act of 2007
A bill to assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries that activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1771 Crane Conservation Act of 2007
To assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries the activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1805 Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and ...
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the health and safety of certain volunteers and workers in disaster areas, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1752 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007
To modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1068 Healthy Communities Act of 2007
A bill to promote healthy communities.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1682 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007
To restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.
(March 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.24 A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Capitol grounds ...
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Capitol grounds for the Live Earth Concert.
(March 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1602 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Act of 2007
To ensure environmental justice in the areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
(March 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.113 A resolution commending the achievements and recognizing the ...
A resolution commending the achievements and recognizing the importance of the Alliance to Save Energy on the 30th anniversary of the incorporation of the Alliance.
(March 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.892 Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss.
(March 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1519 American Homebuyers Protection Act
To prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts that contain in a single document both a mandatory arbitration agreement and other contract provisions, to prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to a mandatory arbitration agreement as a condition precedent to entering into a homebuilding purchase contract, and to provide for the Federal Trade Commission to enforce violations of such prohibitions as unfair and deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
(March 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1458 Family Farm Preservation Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland development rights.
(March 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1464 Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007
To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations.
(March 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.17 A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Capitol grounds ...
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Capitol grounds for Live Earth Concert.
(March 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1261 Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss.
(February 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1113 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Enhancement Act
To expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to inflammatory bowel disease, and for other purposes.
(February 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1147 REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify certain provisions applicable to real estate investment trusts, and for other purposes.
(February 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1103 Environmental Justice Act of 2007
To codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental justice, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fully implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.642 Environmental Justice Act of 2007
A bill to codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental justice, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fully implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.11 A concurrent resolution providing that any agreement relating to ...
A concurrent resolution providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country comply with certain minimum standards.
(February 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.413 Community Choice in Real Estate Act
A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.
(January 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.663 New Direction for Iraq Act of 2007
To redeploy United States Armed Forces from Iraq and to establish a new direction for United States policy toward Iraq.
(January 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.111 Community Choice in Real Estate Act
To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.50 Paul Coverdell Homestead Open Space Preservation and Conservation Act of 2006
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide economic incentives for the preservation of open space and conservation of natural resources, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.41 Business Checking Fairness Act of 2007
To repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.62 A bill to treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified ...
A bill to treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.148 Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act
To require the Surface Transportation Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize the construction of a railroad line.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Enacted: S.3938 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2006
An original bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
December 20, 2006: Became Public Law No: 109-438.
(December 18, 2006) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.5160 Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006
To establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative.
October 16, 2006: Signed by President.
(October 14, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6275 Health Equity and Justice Act of 2006
To improve the health of minority individuals.
(September 27, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.905 Congratulating Kazakhstan on the 15th anniversary of the closure of ...
Congratulating Kazakhstan on the 15th anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan and for its efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
(June 27, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5576 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the ...
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
(June 7, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.827 Honoring the life and accomplishments of Damu Amiri Imara Smith.
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Damu Amiri Imara Smith.
(May 17, 2006) - Bill Enacted: H.R.4297 Tax Reconciliation bill
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
May 17, 2006: Became Public Law No: 109-222.
(May 15, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5386 Appropriations bill FY2007, EPA
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
(May 13, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5225 Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.
(April 25, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2490 Real Estate Investment Thrift Savings Act of 2006
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan.
(April 1, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2420 Gulf Coast Protection Act of 2006
A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for payments for producing coastal States.
(March 13, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2422 Coastal Conservation and Habitat Restoration Act of 2006
A bill to establish a Conservation and Habitat Restoration Fund and to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to States for coastal zone management, coastal wetlands conservation, coastal land protection, and fisheries habitat restoration, and to improve understanding of coastal areas, and for other purposes.
(March 13, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2288 Water Resources Planning and Modernization Act of 2006
A bill to modernize water resources planning, and for other purposes.
(February 13, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2193 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish fairness ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish fairness in the treatment of certain pension plans maintained by churches, and for other purposes.
(January 23, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2115 Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act Amendments of 2005
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve provisions relating to Parkinson's disease research.
(December 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.2047 Healthy Communities Act of 2005
A bill to promote healthy communities.
(November 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.2011 Tire-Derived Fuel Safety Act of 2005
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish performance standards for fine particulates for certain pulp and paper mills, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4333 Tire-Derived Fuel Safety Act of 2005
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish performance standards for fine particulates for certain pulp and paper mills, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4308 Child, Worker, and Consumer-Safe Chemicals Act of 2005
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances.
(November 8, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4198 Safe Drinking Water for All Act
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to developing additional methods for assessing the health effects of drinking water contaminants on infants, children, women, and pregnant women, and for other purposes.
(October 31, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1930 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Act
A bill to expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to inflammatory bowel disease.
(October 25, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4139 Gulf Coast Hurricane Emergency Environmental Protection Act of 2005
To minimize harm to populations impacted by the release of environmental contaminants, hazardous materials or infectious materials in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by providing for a Comprehensive Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan (CESTAP) to assess and monitor air, water, soil and human populations, and for other purposes.
(October 23, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4007 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional ...
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide health care for a period of two years to members of the Armed Forces (including members of the National Guard serving under State authority) who serve in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, to provide for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to survey and assess the potential health consequences of service by members in those areas, and for other purposes.
(October 4, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1788 Libby Health Care Act
A bill to amend section 524(g)(1) of title 11, United States Code, to predicate the discharge of debts in bankruptcy by any vermiculite mining company meeting certain criteria on the establishment of a health care trust fund for certain individuals suffering from an asbestos related disease.
(September 26, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1783 Pension Reform bill
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the pension funding rules, and for other purposes.
(September 26, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3616 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Act
To expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to inflammatory bowel disease.
(July 27, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3550 Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act Amendments of 2005
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve provisions relating to Parkinson's disease research.
(July 26, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3587 Church Plan Investment Fairness Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend to church plans the exemption from unrelated business tax for debt-financed property held by pension plans.
(July 26, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1500 Environmental Health Research Act of 2005
A bill to authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research centers regarding women's health and disease prevention and to conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption, and for other purposes.
(July 24, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1442 Coordinated Environmental Health Network Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Coordinated Environmental Health Network, and for other purposes.
(July 19, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3313 Environmental Health Research Act of 2005
To authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research centers regarding women's health and disease prevention and to conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption, and for other purposes.
(July 12, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1391 Child, Worker, and Consumer-Safe Chemicals Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances.
(July 11, 2005) - 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.
(June 18, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2421 Combating Autism Act of 2005
To amend the Public Health Service Act to combat autism through research, screening, intervention and education.
(May 16, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2231 Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.
(May 8, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2065 United States Military Cancer Institute Act of 2005
To establish formally the United States Military Cancer Institute, to require the Institute to promote the health of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents by enhancing cancer research and treatment, to provide for a study of the epidemiological causes of cancer among various ethnic groups for cancer prevention and early detection efforts, and for other purposes.
(May 1, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1578 Real Estate Investment Thrift Savings Act
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan.
(April 10, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.757 Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.
(April 9, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.360 Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act.
(February 8, 2005)