Advancing America's Priorities Act

A bill to advance America's priorities.

7/22/2008--Introduced.
Advancing America's Priorities Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to:
(1) establish a system to collect data on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and establish a registry for such data;
(2) provide for an education and information campaign to promote stroke prevention; and
(3) award grants for a pilot project to improve stroke patient outcomes by coordinating health care delivery through telehealth networks.
Establishes programs for research, rehabilitation, and quality of life for people with paralysis.
Provides for support services to women suffering from postpartum depression and who receive a positive diagnosis of Down syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to provide vision care for children. Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to expand services for homeless youth and to reauthorize funding for programs under such Act. Requires the Secretary to conduct a national homeless youth awareness campaign.
Provides additional funding to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate and prosecute violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in death. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize through FY2014 the grant programs for:
(1) adult and juvenile collaboration for access to adequate mental health treatment; and
(2) mental health courts. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to train law enforcement and campus security personnel to respond appropriately to incidents involving mentally ill individuals.
Expands DOJ's authority to investigate and prosecute child pornography crimes. Extends the program to protect drug-endangered children.
Establishes the Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Commemoration Commission for the national observance of the bicentennial of the War of 1812.
Directs the Attorney General to implement a national strategy for child exploitation prevention and interdiction. Establishes a National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program to assist law efforcement efforts to protect children against online enticement by sexual predators. Amends the federal criminal code to enhance prohibitions against Internet child pornography.
Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of animals in interstate or foreign commerce.
Amends the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to make permanent the authorization of appropriations for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include among eligible grant activities the development and implementation of programs for source tracking, sanitary surveys, and prevention efforts to address the identified sources of beach water pollution.
Extends funding for programs for Appalachian regional development. Reauthorizes the Appalachian Regional Commission through FY2012.
Establishes the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation to promote and support study abroad programs for U.S. students. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance for reconstructing and stabilizing a country or region that is in, or is in transition from, conflict or civil strife. Reauthorizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation through FY 2011. Amends the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to make forests, coral reefs, and associated coastal marine ecosystem activities eligible for U.S. debt reduction benefits for developing countries. (Currently, such provision applies to tropical forests.).
Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to provide additional assistance to victims of torture. Authorizes the Secretary of State to provide assistance to the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to revise Federal Communications Commission (FCC) policies for the collection of data on broadband. Authorizes grants to promote the training and placement of closed caption writers. Amends the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to acquire hydrographic data and provide services to support the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources.
Establishes a national ocean exploration and underseas research program within NOAA.
Directs the President to establish:
(1) a program to develop a federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and other coastal areas of the United States; and
(2) a national integrated coastal and ocean observation system. Directs the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council to:
(1) coordinate federal activities on ocean acidification and establish an interagency working group; and
(2) develop a strategic plan for federal research and monitoring on ocean acidification. Provides for ocean acidification programs in NOAA and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Authorizes funding over a 10-year period for capital and preventive maintenance projects for the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Directs the Archivist of the United States to preserve relevant records and establish an electronically searchable national database containing historic records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction.
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to:
(1) increase the amount guaranteed to each state under the pre-disaster mitigation program;
(2) require other financial assistance under the program to be awarded on a competitive basis; and
(3) authorize appropriations for the program through FY2011.
Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, to maintain its horticultural operations and preserve the orchid collection it holds in trust.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
• and 7 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
  • Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
  • Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 22, 2008

Latest Vote

July 28, 2008Roll call number 189 in the Senate
Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297 )
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 52%	Result: Cloture Motion Rejected

Democrats Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Sen. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]

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Republicans Voting 'Aye'

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Norm Coleman
Gordon Smith
John Warner

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Others Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]

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Democrats Voting 'Nay'

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Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA]

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Republicans Voting 'Nay'

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Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]
Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY]
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Larry Craig
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Pete Domenici
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Ted Stevens
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS]

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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

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Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
Barack Obama

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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

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Wayne Allard
Elizabeth Dole
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
Charles Hagel
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
John Sununu

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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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Voting History

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
July 28, 2008	Senate	S.3297 Advancing America's Priorities Act On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297 )	52	40	Cloture Motion Rejected	See Vote
July 28, 2008	Senate	S.3297 Advancing America's Priorities Act On the Motion (Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms )	87	3	Motion Agreed to	See Vote

All Bill Actions

• Dec 10, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure resumed in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
• Dec 10, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
• Nov 20, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
• Nov 19, 2008: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
• Nov 19, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
• Sep 26, 2008: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
• Sep 22, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
• Sep 22, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure in Senate.
• Sep 18, 2008: Second cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
• Sep 17, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
• Sep 17, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
• Sep 17, 2008: Second cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
• Jul 28, 2008: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
• Jul 28, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
• Unknown action
• Jul 26, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
• Jul 26, 2008: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
• Added to calendar on Jul 23, 2008: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 894..
• Jul 22, 2008: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7032)
• Jul 22, 2008: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
• Introduced on Jul 22, 2008.

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July 28, 2008 Senate Vote: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297

This is a vote on Cloture to a Motion to Proceed. Cloture at this junction tests whether members of Congress are ready to end debate and proceed to a vote. Failure to achieve cloture usually indicate a bill's future is dim. A vote in favor of

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