Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Sunset legislation

Bill Introduced: H.R.6433 Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008

2008-07-08T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a program of fees relating to generic new animal drugs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5794 Federal Sunset Act of 2008

2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

To provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5234 Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act

2008-02-06T00:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: H.R.660 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

2008-01-07T00:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.

January 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-177.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.660 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

2008-01-07T00:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.

January 07, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.660 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.

December 27, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.660 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.660 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.

December 17, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: S.2435 Reasonable Notice and Search Act

2007-12-07T00:00:00Z

A bill to limit authority to delay notice of search warrants.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4242 Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retain the estate tax with an immediate increase in the exemption, to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4172 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000.

2007-11-14T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3919 Broadband Census of America Act of 2007

2007-10-22T00:00:00Z

To provide for a comprehensive nationwide inventory of existing broadband service, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2180 Natural Resource Projects and Programs Authorization Act of 2007

2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, and to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3782 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Modernization Act of 2007

2007-10-09T00:00:00Z

To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3475 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to adjust such amount for inflation, to repeal the 1-year termination of the estate tax, and for other purposes.

2007-09-05T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to adjust such amount for inflation, to repeal the 1-year termination of the estate tax, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: H.R.2272 Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Energy Act

2007-08-09T00:00:00Z

To invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States.

August 09, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-69.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.2272 Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Energy Act

2007-08-09T00:00:00Z

To invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States.

August 09, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2272 Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Energy Act

2007-08-04T00:00:00Z

To invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States.

August 04, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3418 Employee Educational Assistance Act of 2007

2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

To provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2272 Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Energy Act

2007-08-02T00:00:00Z

To invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States.

August 02, 2007: Cleared for White House.