Injury - Legislation
- Bill Enacted: 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: Became Public Law No: 110-365.
(October 6, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.1343 Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes.
October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-355.
(October 6, 2008) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.2095 Clean Railroads Act of 2007
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.
October 06, 2008: Presented to President.
(October 4, 2008) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.
October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.
(October 1, 2008) - Bill Sent To President: S.431 KIDS Act of 2008
A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes.
October 03, 2008: Presented to President.
(October 1, 2008) - 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 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-330.
(September 28, 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 Enacted: S.3370 Libyan Claims Resolution Act
A bill to resolve pending claims against Libya by United States nationals, and for other purposes.
August 04, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-301.
(August 2, 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: 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 Enacted: H.R.3403 New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008
A bill to promote and enhance public safety by facilitating the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encourage the Nation's transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network, and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities.
July 23, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-283.
(July 21, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.
July 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-275.
(July 13, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6304 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act ...
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 10, 2008: Signed by President.
(July 8, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.6327 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008
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.
June 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-253.
(June 28, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: S.1245 A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National ...
A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.
June 26, 2008: Signed by President.
(June 24, 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: S.3181 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009
An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(June 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3161 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury ...
A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury center in Tampa, Florida, as the "Michael Bilirakis Department of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center".
(June 17, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6276 Public Housing Disaster Relief Act of 2008
To repeal section 9(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
(June 15, 2008) - 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.
(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: S.3093 Electronic Employment Verification Reauthorization Act of 2008
A bill to extend and improve the effectiveness of the employment eligibility confirmation program.
(June 3, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3072 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2008
A bill to provide for comprehensive health reform.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.1228 Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without ...
Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without exacerbating the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for consumers.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3046 Access, Compassion, Care, and Ethics for Seriously Ill Patients 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.
(May 19, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.83 A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of ...
A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Better Hearing and Speech Month.
(May 19, 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.3044 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008
A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.
(May 18, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6075 National Guard and Reserve Mental Health Access Act of 2008
To expand and improve mental health care and reintegration programs for members of the National Guard and Reserve, and for other purposes.
(May 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6074 Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008
To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal and for other purposes.
(May 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.352 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Better Hearing and ...
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Better Hearing and Speech Month, and for other purposes.
(May 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6026 Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(May 11, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: 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: Signed by President.
(May 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2991 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008
A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.
(May 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5955 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2008
To provide for comprehensive health reform.
(April 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available ...
A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
(April 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2939 National Guard and Reserve Mental Health Access Act of 2008
A bill to expand and improve mental health care and reintegration programs for members of the National Guard and Reserve, and for other purposes.
(April 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2931 Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitative and Assistive Technology Act ...
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt complex rehabilitation products and assistive technology products from the Medicare competitive acquisition program.
(April 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2921 Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of 2008
A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and for other purposes.
(April 26, 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.2889 Veterans Health Care Act of 2008
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 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: S.2839 Global Competitiveness Act of 2008
A bill to provide emergency relief for United States businesses and industries currently employing temporary foreign workers and for other purposes.
(April 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2830 United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
A bill to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.
(April 6, 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: 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.2769 Firearms Information Use Act of 2008
A bill to authorize appropriate use of information in the Firearms Trace Database, and for other purposes.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5577 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes.
(March 9, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.312 Budget resolution FY2009
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2710 A bill to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to use an ...
A bill to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to use an employer's failure to timely resolve discrepancies with the Social Security Administration after receiving a "no match" notice as evidence that the employer violated section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(March 3, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2711 Worksite Enforcement Act of 2008
A bill to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes.
(March 3, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2717 Effective Immigration Enforcement Partnerships Act of 2008
A bill to provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, 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 Toxic Chemical Exposure 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: H.R.5515 New Employee Verification Act of 2008
To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes.
(February 26, 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: H.R.5491 Pharmacy Technician Training and Registration Act of 2008
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States to establish and implement programs for registering pharmaceutical technicians.
(February 24, 2008) - 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.
(February 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2662 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2008
A bill to respond to a medicare funding warning.
(February 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5480 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act ...
To respond to a Medicare funding warning.
(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.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.
(February 12, 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: S.2616 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.
(February 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5228 Employee Changing Room Privacy Act
To protect employees from invasion of privacy by employers by prohibiting video and audio monitoring of employees when in an area where it is reasonable to expect employees to change clothing.
(February 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5167 Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act
A bill to terminate the authority of the President to waive, with regard to Iraq, certain provisions under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 unless certain conditions are met.
(January 27, 2008) - Bill Enacted: 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: Became Public Law No: 110-181.
(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 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.
(January 13, 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.4922 Savings Account for Every American Act of 2007
To provide for each American the opportunity to provide for his or her retirement through a S.A.F.E. account, 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.4838 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007
To provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2521 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007
A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.
(December 17, 2007) - 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.
(December 17, 2007) - 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.
(December 16, 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: H.R.4463 Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other purposes.
(December 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4280 Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2007
To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide death and disability benefits for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis for the Forest Service or an agency of the Department of the Interior and suffer death or disability in the line of duty, and for other purposes.
(December 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2413 Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2007
A bill to provide death and disability benefits for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis for a public agency and suffer death or disability in the line of duty, and for other purposes.
(December 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4264 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury center ...
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury center in Tampa, Florida, as the "Michael Bilirakis Department of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center".
(December 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2377 Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other purposes.
(November 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4192 OVERDUE Immigration Reform Act of 2007
To reform immigration to serve the national interest.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4183 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.
(November 12, 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 Introduced: H.R.4158 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify and codify the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System for Federal response to all hazards.
(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 Introduced: H.R.4047 Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act of 2007
To streamline the administration of whistleblower protections for private sector employees.
(October 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4015 Job Protection for Survivors Act
To provide job protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
(October 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3995 To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care ...
To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident.
(October 28, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3982 Combat Illegal Immigration Through Employment Verification Act
To continue to prohibit the hiring, recruitment, or referral of unauthorized aliens, and for other purposes.
(October 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3950 To approve a final rule of the Department of Homeland Security ...
To approve a final rule of the Department of Homeland Security relating to employers who receive a "no-match" letter from the Commissioner of Social Security.
(October 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3875 To permit the Secretary of Labor to make an administrative ...
To permit the Secretary of Labor to make an administrative determination of the amount of unpaid wages owed for certain violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act in the New Orleans region after Hurricane Katrina.
(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: 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.3662 Forewarn Act of 2007
To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to improve such Act.
(September 23, 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.3509 Medical Justice Act of 2007
To provide health care liability reform, and for other purposes.
(September 8, 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: 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 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.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.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: 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.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: 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: 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.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.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.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.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: 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.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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.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.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.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: 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: 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.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.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 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: 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 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 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)