Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Siblings

Bill Sent To President: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.

September 26, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

2008-09-15T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.6307 Fostering Connections to Success Act

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to assist children in foster care in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5466 Investment in Kids' Instruction, Development and Support Act

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

To improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3887 Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007

2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3064 Emergency Immigration Workload Reduction and Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2007

2007-07-17T00:00:00Z

To suspend certain nonessential visas, in order to provide temporary workload relief critical to the successful reorganization of the immigration and naturalization functions of the Department of Homeland Security, to ensure that the screening and monitoring of arriving immigrants and nonimmigrants, and the deterrence of entry and settlement by illegal or unauthorized aliens, is sufficient to maintain the integrity of the sovereign borders of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2792 Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act

2007-06-20T00:00:00Z

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent who has a serious health condition.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2188 Kinship Caregiver Support Act

2007-05-07T00:00:00Z

To establish kinship navigator programs, to establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1898 Child Health Care Affordability Act

2007-04-17T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for medical expenses for dependents.

Bill Introduced: S.743 A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to modify the individuals eligible for associate membership in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated.

2007-03-01T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to modify the individuals eligible for associate membership in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.86 A resolution designating March 1, 2007, as "Siblings Connection Day".

2007-02-27T00:00:00Z

A resolution designating March 1, 2007, as "Siblings Connection Day".

Bill Introduced: H.R.1115 To amend section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide additional options regarding the designation of the person to receive the death gratuity paid with respect to a member of the Armed Forces who dies without a surviving spouse, but who is survived by a minor child.

2007-02-16T00:00:00Z

To amend section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide additional options regarding the designation of the person to receive the death gratuity paid with respect to a member of the Armed Forces who dies without a surviving spouse, but who is survived by a minor child.

Bill Introduced: S.659 A bill to amend section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of the death gratuity with respect to members of the Armed Forces without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor child.

2007-02-16T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of the death gratuity with respect to members of the Armed Forces without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor child.

Bill Introduced: S.661 Kinship Caregiver Support Act

2007-02-16T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish kinship navigator programs, to establish guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1027 To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the spouse and siblings of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal to become associate members in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated.

2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the spouse and siblings of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal to become associate members in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated.

Bill Introduced: H.R.841 To amend the Federal charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, to authorize the corporation to extend eligibility for associate membership in the corporation to the spouse and siblings of a recipient of the Purple Heart.

2007-02-06T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, to authorize the corporation to extend eligibility for associate membership in the corporation to the spouse and siblings of a recipient of the Purple Heart.

Bill Introduced: H.R.750 Immigration Reform bill

2007-01-31T00:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.

Bill Signed by President: S.843 Combating Autism Act of 2005

2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to combat autism through research, screening, intervention and education.

December 19, 2006: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: S.843 Combating Autism Act of 2005

2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to combat autism through research, screening, intervention and education.

December 19, 2006: Became Public Law No: 109-416.