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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09/18/07
The Constitution Needs Your Help Today

Leahy and Dodd, among others — and they are asking for our help. Please call your Senators this morning and tell them to support Amendment S. 2202 (same text as the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act (S.185)) to the DOD Auth bill (HR 1585). ...

Source: Firedoglake
09/18/07
Cornyn

President Bush’s comprehensive immigration reform, defeated in June, will make a second appearance this week when the Senate takes up various pro-amnesty amendments submitted to the Department of Defense funding bill, HR 1585, ...

Source: The Voice
09/18/07
THIS DREAM IS STILL A NIGHTMARE (Immigration revolution)

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 ...

09/18/07
Habeus Corpus for Detainees of the United States - Cloture Not Invoked

At this time, we have posted the voting record for S Amdt 2022 to S Amdt 2011 to HR 1585 so you can see how the office holder representing you has voted on this piece of legislation. We will have a detailed summary available as soon as ...

09/17/07
Action Alert

Action Alert SENATOR DURBIN TAKES NEW STEPS TO PASS THE DREAM ACT! ACT NOW TO STOP IT! Your phone calls are working!!!! ... (H.R.1585) that is being debated on the floor right now. PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY

Source: Looky Me!
09/17/07
Time to get busy...horrible immigration bill is back in disguise..."DREAM Act"

I was JUST talking about this in a blog a few days earlier. I knew this would come up again. And WALAAA! Here we are! ... to offer the DREAM Act as an amendment to the FY08 Department of Defense Authorization Bill (H.R.1585

09/17/07
Amnesty for illegals back for another try

ACTION ALERT: Call Your Senators and Tell Them to Oppose H.R.1585/SA-2237 (800) 862-5530 (800) 833-6354 (866) 340-9281 (866) 220-0044 http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt

09/17/07
National Education Association: Letter to the Senate Regarding ...

... for an amendment to be offered by Senators Durbin (D-IL), Hagel (R-NE) and Lugar (R-IN) that would add the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act to the Department of Defense authorization bill (HR 1585).

09/17/07
Senate to Resume War Debate (CQPolitics.com)

As soon as Monday, the Senate is likely to begin debating an amendment to the defense policy bill (HR 1585) that would allow detainees being held by US authorities at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and other prisons to contest their ...

09/17/07
The OJ News Holdup

It seems this is what is again happening as Democrats try to sneak though amnesty for illegal alien legislation.... allowing amendments to the currently debated must-pass HR 1585 Department of Defense authorization bill. ...

09/17/07
Shamnesty returns: The DREAM Act won’t die

Well, now bipartisan open-borders lawmakers in Congress are poised to slip the DREAM Act (Senate Amendment 2237 text here) in during consideration of the Department of Defense authorization bill (HR 1585) this week. ...

09/17/07
The Dream Act Is No Dream It's A Nightmare

Durbin, D-Ill., is expected to offer an amendment to the defense bill (HR 1585) that would attach legislation (S 774) to allow children of illegal immigrants who entered the United States before age 16 and lived here at least five years ...

09/17/07
DREAM Act Is On….

Today the Senate will be debate amendments to The National Defense Authorization Act HR 1585, this includes the DREAM Act amendment SA 2237. Despite a majority of the American public consistently disagreeing with this bill, ...

09/17/07
AMNESTY RED ALERT! Call Now Oppose 'Bad' Dream Act.

Call Now.ems urbin's Amendment (number SA 2237) to attach the "Bad" Dream Act to the National Defense Authorization Act HR 1585! The Bad Dream Act is AMNESTY! How dare Senator Durbin try to replace American kids in the limited seats in ...

09/17/07
Amnesty for Illegals Is Back

... Bush's comprehensive immigration reform, defeated in June, will make a second appearance this week when the Senate takes up various pro-amnesty amendments submitted to the Department of Defense funding bill, HR 1585, which is...

09/17/07
Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On The Introduction Of ...

Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On The Introduction Of Amendment 2022, The Habeas Corpus Restoration Act Of 2007, To HR 1585, The National Defense Authorization Act,September 17, 2007. Click here to listen.

09/17/07
Entry for September 17, 2007

This week, the Senate is scheduled to debate HR 1585 , the The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which passed the House May 17 on a vote of 397 to 27. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), ...

09/17/07
NILC Calls for Action on the DREAM Act

Today, Senator 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, which returns to the Senate floor for debate this ...

09/17/07
Amendment list for Defense Authorization bill in Senate this week

This year, the recently passed House FY2008 defense authorization bill (HR1585) includes Sense of Congress language in support of this policy. The second amendment moves Chapter 1606 (Standard Reserve) and Chapter 1607 (REAP) benefits ...

09/17/07
Defense Appropriations Bill

Following the conclusion of all morning business, the Senate is scheduled to resume consideration of HR 1585 (Department of Defense Appropriations Bill). This bill also makes appropriations for military construction, defense activities ...

Source: SENATUS
09/17/07
Change Amnesty To The Dream Act And It’s Still BS

lawmakers in Congress are poised to slip the DREAM Act (Senate Amendment 2237 text here) in during consideration of the Department of Defense authorization bill (HR 1585) this week. Numbers USA has the lowdown. ...

09/17/07
Remember the FY08 Defense Authorization Bill?

The Senate resumes consideration of the FY 2008 Defense Authorization bill (HR 1585) today. On July 18, after the Senate voted 52 – 47 for cloture on the Levin (D-MI) - Reed (D-RI) amendment (with 60 votes required to close debate), ...

09/17/07
Senate Debate: Schedule

Excerpt: "At 3 pm the Senate will resume consideration of HR 1585, the Department of Defense authorization measure. There will be no rollcall votes today, which we announced several weeks ago. The managers..." ...

09/17/07
Defense Appropriations - Week Three [HR1585]

Friday's Senate Session ran from 9:45:48 to 9:46:15 am, a total of 27 seconds. Week Three? Yes. This is the bill scuttled in July after a theatrical all-nighter dedicated to Levin/Reed S.Amdt.2087 (to provide for a reduction and ...

09/16/07
Webb’s “Backdoor” Approach to Ending the War

Next week the Senate will take up the defense authorization bill (HR 1585). “As the Senate prepares to resume a full-throated debate on the Iraq War, a measure that some call a ‘backdoor’ troop withdrawal is coming close to the support ...

Source: VB Dems
09/16/07
Clips, Quotes and a Sunday Blog Jog

1547 does not contain language (HR 1585, sec. 641) to correct inequities in benefits for family members who've suffered abuse or domestic violence at the hands of members of the military. [OpenCRSpdf] Perrspectives has compiled a handy ...

09/16/07
Amnesty comes back on Monday, and what you can do about it

From this: President Bush's comprehensive immigration reform, defeated in June, will make a second appearance this week when the Senate takes up various pro-amnesty amendments submitted to the Department of Defense funding bill, HR 1585 ...

Source: Lonewacko
09/16/07
Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terror: Selected ...

This report consists of a series of tables that summarize the legislation concerning Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) considered to date during the 110th Congress, as well as a select group of amendments to HR 1585, the National Defense ...

09/16/07
Traitors to the Republic

President Bush's comprehensive immigration reform, defeated in June, will make a second appearance this week when the Senate takes up various pro-amnesty amendments submitted to the Department of Defense funding bill, HR 1585, ...

09/16/07
SENATE TO GIVE AMNESTY AND IN-STATE TUITION TO ILLEGALS!

Please take a few minutes and read the ALERT, "linked" above, from our friends at Eagle Forum for more details on the "Durbin Amendment" (S.Amdt 2237) to HR 1585 the Defense Department.

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