Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Planning

Bill Signed by President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 30, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-289.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-29T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 29, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-26T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 26, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: S.3213 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5664 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six years the plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by the Secretary.

2008-03-31T00:00:00Z

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six years the plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by the Secretary.

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.5577 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008

2008-03-11T00:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5490 Section 8 Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act of 2007

2008-02-26T00:00:00Z

To reform the program for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5487 Affordable Homeownership Preservation Fund Act of 2008

2008-02-25T00:00:00Z

To establish the Affordable Homeownership Preservation Fund of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5453 Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize assistance to coastal states to develop coastal climate change adaptation plans pursuant to approved management programs approved under section 306, to minimize contributions to climate change, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2635 Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

A bill to expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5425 Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2008

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to extend the authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5106 National Marine Mammal Research Program Act of 2007

2008-01-23T00:00:00Z

To authorize the Marine Mammal Commission to establish a national research program to fund basic and applied research on marine mammals, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.935 Honoring the 100th anniversary of President Theodore Roosevelt's Conference of Governors, supporting the goals and ideals of that Conference, and recognizing the need for a similar undertaking today.

2008-01-23T00:00:00Z

Honoring the 100th anniversary of President Theodore Roosevelt's Conference of Governors, supporting the goals and ideals of that Conference, and recognizing the need for a similar undertaking today.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4835 Media Ownership Act of 2007

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership.

Bill Introduced: S.2489 Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act

2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

A bill to enhance and provide to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project certain benefits of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4652 Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007

2007-12-13T00:00:00Z

To direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: H.R.1495 Water Resources Development Act of 2007

2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.

November 09, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-114.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.248 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service should incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.

2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service should incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.