Open Congress : News Articles for S.4 911 Modernization Act

Oil and Gas News: Completions

2007-07-28T20:00:00Z

WHERE: West Arcadia Field, S. 4, T. 18N, R. 6W. DAILY PRODUCTION: 3800 mcf gas on 18/64-inch choke; 22 barrels 58 gravity condensate; 10 barrels water. ...

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Senate drops support for unionization of airport screeners

2007-07-09T20:00:00Z

Senate Republicans who objected to the collective bargaining language in a bill enacting the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations were preventing the bill, S.4 ...

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9/11 families decry McConnell obstructionism.

2007-07-08T20:00:00Z

Tell him to stop blocking the Conference on S.4. Tell him to let the bill move forward! The contact information for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ...

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BE AWARE! Salem-Area Road Construction Report

2007-04-14T20:00:00Z

Salem Heights Ave S Between Holiday Dr S and Crestview Dr S. 4/16 - 5/4 - 8:30 AM 4:30 PM. Lane closure with flaggers for water line installation. ...

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Unionizing Airport Security Hasn't Made Us Safer

2007-04-12T20:00:00Z

On March 13, 2007, the US Senate passed S 4, a bill which would allow TSA employees to collectively negotiate their salaries. In the tumult of debate on the ...

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2007-03-18T20:00:00Z

Washington, DC –The full Senate voted last week for passage of S. 4, the Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 ...

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Sept. 11 Legislation Nears Finish Line in the Senate, Facing a ...

2007-03-18T20:00:00Z

The bill (S 4), which is intended to enact several recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission, among other provisions, has slogged through two weeks of ...

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How they voted HOW THEY VOTED

2007-03-16T20:00:00Z

9/11 COMMISSION REFORMS (S 4): Voting 60-38, the Senate passed a bill to enact several outstanding recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and provide ...

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Travel Industry Applauds Senate Action as Important Initiatives...

2007-03-15T20:00:00Z

... of entry were passed as part of the Improving America’s Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (S.4). ...

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Senate bill makes no mention of Pakistan

2007-03-14T20:00:00Z

The bill - S 4 - which is aimed at the implementation of certain recommendations of the 9/11 Commission – a US House of Representatives version called H 1 ...

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NBTA lauds 9/11 bill measures

2007-03-14T20:00:00Z

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) praised the US Senate passage of S.4, the Improving America`s Security by Implementing Unfinished ...

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Senate approves union rights for airport screeners

2007-03-13T20:00:00Z

The bill, S 4, passed 60-38. Thirty-six Republican senators have pledged to support a presidential veto, more than enough to sustain a veto. ...

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Senator Carl Levin Floor Statement on Improving America’s Security ...

2007-03-13T20:00:00Z

Section 1102 of S.4 bill is directed at that goal. Too often Congress is stonewalled or slow-walked by the executive branch in accessing intelligence ...

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Louisiana Landrieu Blames Secret Republicans For Funding Failure

2007-03-12T20:00:00Z

The United States Senate today passed the 9/11 Commission bill, S. 4, by a 60-to-38 vote, but without the inclusion of two amendments, secretly blocked by ...

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Chambliss: 9/11 Commission Bill Fails to Address Homeland Security ...

2007-03-12T20:00:00Z

WASHINGTON (March 13, 2007) – US Senator Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today expressed disappointment with the 9/11 Commission bill (S.4) approved by the US ...

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Corker, Alexander Say Collective Bargaining Provision Threatens ...

2007-03-12T20:00:00Z

Bob Corker (R-TN) on Tuesday voted against S.4, the 9/11 Commission Recommendations bill, because it contains an amendment which he says would ...

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DHS Says 100 Percent Scanning of Cargo is Not Feasible

2007-03-11T20:00:00Z

Charles Schumer (D-NY) to the 9/11 Commission bill (S. 4) on the Senate floor. The amendment would have mandated the scanning of all cargo from foreign ...

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A State Department Official explains US position on issues ...

2007-03-11T20:00:00Z

US Senator George V. Voinovich (R-OH) has sponsored an amendment to S. 4, the Improving America’s Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the ...

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How they voted HOW THEY VOTED

2007-03-10T19:00:00Z

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS (S 4): Voting 51-48, the Senate authorized collective bargaining rights for the 40000-plus Transportation Security ...

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Labor's payback

2007-03-07T19:00:00Z

And while the administration supports the underlying intent of S.4, which implements additional recommendations of the September 11 Commission, ...

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Wyden Amendment to Make CIA Inspector General Report Public

2007-03-06T19:00:00Z

Wyden’s amendment to the “Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007” (S.4) is cosponsored ...

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Obama Initiative Would Greatly Increase Risk-Based Homeland ...

2007-03-06T19:00:00Z

S. 4 currently proposes that all states receive a minimum of .45 percent of the state homeland security grants. Currently, the state minimum is .75 percent, ...

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Senator Specter Offers Habeas Corpus Amendment To 9-11 Bill

2007-03-06T19:00:00Z

Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. LEAHY, and Mr. DODD) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more ...

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Bipartisan bill, Improving America’s Security Act of 2007, debated ...

2007-03-01T19:00:00Z

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offered a substitute amendment Wednesday morning that combines S. 4 with three bills reported out of the Commerce ...

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