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, a view all titles (28)

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  • Official: 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, a as amended by house.
  • Official: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of as introduced.
  • Short: Maritime Administration Authorities Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal as introduced.
  • Short: Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act as passed senate.
  • Official: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Official: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal ye as introduced.
  • Short: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act as passed senate.
  • Official: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of as amended by house.
  • Short: Help for Military Children Affected by War Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Official: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Official: 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. as amended by house.
  • Short: Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: National Guard Empowerment Act as reported to house.
  • Short: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as reported to house.
  • Short: Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as reported to house.
  • Short: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: National Reservist Enterprise Transition and Sustainability Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Official: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activit as amended by house.
  • Short: National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: National Guard Empowerment Act as passed house.
  • Short: Justice for Marines and Other Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act as passed senate.

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09/21/07
Senate Poised to Debate DREAM Act

Senate Poised to Debate DREAM Act September 20th, 2007 Senate Poised to Debate DREAM Act Call Your Senators and Object!!! ... (H.R.1585). Debate of this legislation and the Durbin Amendment is expected NEXT WEEK! Yester

09/21/07
Once again, politics as usual

As a result of a political ad paid for by MoveOn members, they passed an amendment to HR 1585. Just for the record, in case you feel that this was a waste of time, money and a clear illustration of lack of integrity and an attack on ...

09/21/07
gotcha something - Interesting Headlines Everywhere

00344 20-Sep HR 1585 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2934 Agreed to Cornyn Amdt. No. 2934; To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the ...

09/21/07
Senate Vote: Levin Amdt. No. 2898, HR 1585: National Defense ...

Amendment Rejected 47-47, 6 not voting. 93% of Democrats supporting, 94% of Republicans opposing. Go to Bill Status : HR 1585: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. [This event matched these trackers: Congressional ...

09/21/07
Senate to step into Blackwater controversy?

Obama’s amendment would largely bring the Senate bill into line with the House version of the defense authorization bill ( HR 1585 ), passed Aug. 5, which includes several provisions that would define the role of civilian security ...

09/21/07
Comment on Disinviting Larry by spyder

2011 to HR 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support ...

09/21/07
A Betrayal of Trust

... had spent overseas before being redeployed fell 4 votes short of the 60 needed to prevent a filibuster. [Vote 341, S Amdt. 2909 to S Amdt. 2011 to HR 1585, 9/19/07; New York Times, 9/20/07] The proposal, introduced by Senator Webb (

09/21/07
Senate Roll Call Vote on Feingold Amendment

S.Amdt. 2924 to S.Amdt. 2011 to HR 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) Statement of Purpose: To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq.

09/21/07
A Reader Expresses Disgust at Senate Condemnation of MoveOn

The Senate today approved a non-binding resolution as an amendment to the FY 2008 DoD appropriation bill, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, HR 1585. Those who voted for the amendment include 72 of our 100 ...

09/21/07
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS AMENDMENT (AM I MISSING SOMETHING ALERT)

2011 to HR 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) Statement of Purpose: To reaffirm strong support for all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and to strongly condemn attacks on the honor, ...

09/21/07
Biden Three State Solution Amendment

... plan that is fairly balanced among each party. There is no mention of troop withdrawals or mission changes in this amendment. Technorati : amendment, biden, brownback, hr 1585 Del.icio.us : amendment, biden, brownback, hr 1585.

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09/21/07
Feingold Supports Petraeus Smear Ad from Move-On.org

2011 to HR 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support ...

09/21/07
THIS DREAM’SA NIGHTMARE

774) was introduced as an Amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill (HR 1585). What that means is illegal aliens would be able to attend college without having to pay the ‘out of state’ tuition that American citizens are required to ...

09/21/07
THE DOMINICAN AMERICAN NATIONAL ROUNDTABLE URGES SENATE TO PASS ...

United States Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), and Richard Lugar (R-IN) are expected to introduce the DREAM Act as an amendment to HR 1585: The National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2008. ...

09/20/07
katrina mary landrieu snellings votes against the feingold-reid amendment s.amdt.2924

via c-span2 louisiana's senior senator the crypto-republican and consistent bush crime family ass-licking katrina mary landrieu snellings just voted ... off funds in iraq by june 30, 2008. senator feingold's amendment is to h.r.15

09/20/07
Gloves Off

Who cares about soldiers dying, global warming, the lack of health care, the loss of the Constitution? Definitely not the Senate.. ... of the bill (from thomas.gov) and it carried by 72-25! S.AMDT.2934 Amends: H.R.1585 , S

09/20/07
ACT NOW to Stop the DREAM Act

[ Fil] From 7.62mm Justice SENATOR DURBIN TAKES NEW STEPS TO PASS THE DREAM ACT! ACT NOW TO STOP IT! ... Bill (H.R.1585) that is being debated on the floor right now. PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY

09/20/07
Sen. Durbin’s Latest Plan To Pass The DREAM Act - Call Today

Sen. Durbin’s Latest Plan To Pass The DREAM Act - Call Today September 19, ... (H.R.1585) that is being debated on the floor right now.PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY to put

09/20/07
6 Republican Senators Join Democrats For Habeas Corpus

2011 to HR 1585) that would have brought back the right of habeas corpus that was destroyed by the Military Commissions Act on 2007. Sadly, the vote was still four shy of the needed 60 votes to pass. Former Democrat Joseph Lieberman ...

09/20/07
Modified ‘DREAM Act’ Being Reintroduced

(September 20) The Senate will resume consideration of HR 1585, the Defense Department authorization bill for fiscal year 2008, at 10:30 am. At some point during the debate, open-borders senators will attempt to attach three proposals ...

09/20/07
Action alert: The DREAM Act

Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), and Richard Lugar (R-IN) will introduce the DREAM Act as an amendment to HR 1585, the Department of Defense authorization bill. The word is out, and already immigration restrictionists ...

09/20/07
Support immigrant students - Make calls for DREAM Act!

US Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) will offer the DREAM Actthis weekas an amendment to HR 1585, the Department of Defense (DoD) Authorization bill. Since 2001, immigrant youth all over the ...

Source: NAKASEC
09/20/07
The Return of the American Nightmare: AKA The DREAM Act

... Stealth Senators are now actually – and amazingly - willing to slide an immigration amendment to a Department of Defense authorization bill (HR 1585) that will accomplish just that, and they are poised to vote on it this week. ...

09/20/07
DREAM Act Could Come Up Thursday

There's a good chance the DREAM Act amendment (now numbered SA 2919) to the Defense Department authorization bill for fiscal year 2008 (HR 1585) will be introduced on the Senate floor Thursday during debate. ...

09/20/07
Hillary sides with Moveon.org, Obama simply hides.

2011 to HR 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008). Statement of Purpose:, To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full ...

09/20/07
Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On Amendment 2022, The ...

Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On Amendment 2022, The Habeas Corpus Restoration Act Of 2007, To HR 1585,September 19, 2007. Click here to listen.

09/20/07
Unfair?: US Senate To Consider DREAM Act

Tomorrow, 9/21, the US Senate is set to vote on HR 1585, the Defense Department authorization bill for fiscal year 2008. Buried in this defense appropriations bill is amendment SA 2919 — The Dream Act. Basically, this act provides the ...

09/20/07
Reid: "Senators, Please, Don't Follow The White House...This Is ...

As the chamber continued debate on the annual defense policy measure (HR 1585), Republicans blocked amendments that would have required Bush to provide suspected terrorists with greater legal protections and mandated more rest time for ...

09/20/07
Senate Vote: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2934, HR 1585: National Defense ...

Amendment Agreed to 72-25, 3 not voting. 100% of Republicans supporting, 53% of Democrats opposing. Go to Bill Status : HR 1585: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. [This event matched these trackers: Congressional ...

09/20/07
I’ve informed Senator Feinstein she is fired

2011 to HR 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support ...

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