Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Electronic government information2008-10-14T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4263Bill Enacted: H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/action/1769012008-10-14T00:00:00Z
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-409. Bill Signed by President: H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/action/1769002008-10-14T00:00:00Z
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 14, 2008: Signed by President. Bill Signed by President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/1768432008-10-08T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.<br /><br />October 08, 2008: Signed by President. Bill Enacted: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/1768442008-10-08T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.<br /><br />October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-374. Bill Sent To President: H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/1766222008-10-03T00:00:00Z
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 03, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Introduced: S.3648 Employee Misclassification Prevention Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/1760212008-09-29T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Sent To President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/1758252008-09-29T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.<br /><br />September 29, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/1756432008-09-27T00:00:00Z
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.<br /><br />September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Sent To President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/1741722008-09-25T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.<br /><br />September 25, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-08-31:/action/1688282008-08-31T00:00:00Z
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<br /><br />August 31, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Enacted: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/1689522008-08-14T00:00:00Z
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<br /><br />August 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-314. Bill Signed by President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/1689512008-08-14T00:00:00Z
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<br /><br />August 14, 2008: Signed by President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-08-06:/action/1689192008-08-06T00:00:00Z
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<br /><br />August 06, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/1689012008-07-31T00:00:00Z
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<br /><br />July 31, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: H.R.6633 Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/action/1679022008-07-29T00:00:00Z
To evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.<br /><br /> Bill Enacted: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/1664492008-07-15T00:00:00Z
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-275. Bill Vetoed: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/1661762008-07-15T00:00:00Z
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 15, 2008: Vetoed by President. Bill Introduced: H.R.6503 Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/1663042008-07-15T00:00:00Z
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program.<br /><br /> Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/1661752008-07-10T00:00:00Z
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 10, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-09:/action/1655822008-07-09T00:00:00Z
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 09, 2008: Cleared for White House.