Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Disasters

Bill Introduced: H.R.6344 Responsive Government Act of 2008

2008-06-23T00:00:00Z

To provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in United States district and circuit courts, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2957 Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act of 2008

2008-05-01T00:00:00Z

A bill to modernize credit union net worth standards, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modify credit union regularity standards and reduce burdens, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5592 Border Health Security Act of 2008

2008-03-11T00:00:00Z

To establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the border area, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5530 Tribal Government Homeland Security Coordination and Integration Act

2008-03-04T00:00:00Z

To ensure the coordination and integration of Indian tribes in the National Homeland Security strategy and to establish an Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2682 United Nations Population Fund Restoration Act of 2008

2008-02-29T00:00:00Z

A bill to direct United States funding to the United Nations Population Fund for certain purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5336 Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2008

2008-02-12T00:00:00Z

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to authorize funding for brownfields revitalization activities and State response programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4846 First Line of Defense Infrastructure Improvement Act

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to provide grants for infrastructure improvements to fire first responders.

Bill Enacted: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007

2007-12-12T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

December 12, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-134.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007

2007-12-12T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

December 12, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007

2007-12-05T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

December 05, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007

2007-11-14T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

November 14, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: S.2325 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007

2007-11-08T00:00:00Z

A bill to modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2286 Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

An original bill to establish a nonpartisan commission on natural catastrophe risk management and insurance, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2240 Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act

2007-10-25T00:00:00Z

A bill to prohibit termination of employment of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel responding to emergencies, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.56 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to temporarily fill mass vacancies in the House of Representatives and the Senate and to preserve the right of the people to elect their Representatives and Senators in Congress.

2007-10-04T00:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to temporarily fill mass vacancies in the House of Representatives and the Senate and to preserve the right of the people to elect their Representatives and Senators in Congress.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3644 Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007

2007-09-24T00:00:00Z

To establish a nonpartisan Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3566 To permanently extend the waiver authority of the Secretary under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003.

2007-09-18T00:00:00Z

To permanently extend the waiver authority of the Secretary under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.606 Honoring the city of Minneapolis, first responders, and the citizens of the State of Minnesota for their valiant efforts in responding to the horrific collapse of the Interstate Route 35W Mississippi River Bridge.

2007-08-02T00:00:00Z

Honoring the city of Minneapolis, first responders, and the citizens of the State of Minnesota for their valiant efforts in responding to the horrific collapse of the Interstate Route 35W Mississippi River Bridge.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.592 Supporting first responders in the United States in their efforts to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, and affirming the goals and ideals of National First Responder Appreciation Day.

2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

Supporting first responders in the United States in their efforts to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, and affirming the goals and ideals of National First Responder Appreciation Day.

Bill Introduced: S.1798 Border Health Security Act of 2007

2007-07-17T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism in the border area including bioterrorism and infectious disease, and for other purposes.