Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Public meetings

Bill Introduced: H.R.6707 Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act

2008-07-31T00:00:00Z

To require Surface Transportation Board consideration of the impacts of certain railroad transactions on local communities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5525 Inclusion of Veteran Service Organizations in the National Veterans Business Development Corporation Board Act

2008-03-04T00:00:00Z

To amend the Small Business Act to improve the National Veterans Business Development Corporation.

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 Introduced: H.R.4196 National Public Notification of Environmental Hazards Act of 2007

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to improve public notification and community relations concerning actions for the removal of environmental hazards.

Bill Introduced: S.2342 Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act of 2007

2007-11-13T00:00:00Z

A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2208 Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act

2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

A bill to protect public health and safety in the event that testing of nuclear weapons by the United States is resumed.

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.3787 Land-In-Trust Public Hearing Act

2007-10-09T00:00:00Z

To require that the Secretary of the Interior hold at least one public hearing in the surrounding community where land requested to be taken into trust for an Indian tribe is located in order to ascertain the needs and interests of that surrounding community.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.3580 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007

2007-09-27T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes.

September 27, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.3580 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007

2007-09-27T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3580 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007

2007-09-26T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.3654 SAFE Commission Act

2007-09-25T00:00:00Z

To establish a commission to develop legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3639 Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act

2007-09-24T00:00:00Z

To establish a program of research and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3580 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007

2007-09-20T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.3580 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007

2007-09-19T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: S.2041 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007

2007-09-12T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the False Claims Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3524 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007

2007-09-11T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3261 To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to require that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conduct local hearings before issuing a permit or other authorization for any action that may affect land use in any locality, and for other purposes.

2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to require that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conduct local hearings before issuing a permit or other authorization for any action that may affect land use in any locality, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3126 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007

2007-07-23T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3067 Small Public Housing Authority Act

2007-07-17T00:00:00Z

To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan.