Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Church and social problems2008-09-18T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5707Bill Introduced: H.Res.1463 Recognizing the benefits of service-learning as a teaching strategy to effectively engage youth in the community and classroom, and supporting the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge.tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/action/1722842008-09-18T00:00:00Z
Recognizing the benefits of service-learning as a teaching strategy to effectively engage youth in the community and classroom, and supporting the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.3487 Serve America Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-12:/action/1711722008-09-12T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Enacted: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/1682972008-07-30T00:00:00Z
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-293. Bill Signed by President: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/1682962008-07-30T00:00:00Z
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 30, 2008: Signed by President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-25:/action/1674412008-07-25T00:00:00Z
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 25, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-24:/action/1674402008-07-24T00:00:00Z
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 24, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: H.R.6617 Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-24:/action/1673142008-07-24T00:00:00Z
To strengthen communities through English literacy, civics, education, and immigrant integration programs.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.3334 Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-24:/action/1674072008-07-24T00:00:00Z
A bill to strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.Res.1230 Condemning postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis.tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/1585782008-05-22T00:00:00Z
Condemning postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5637 Securing American Families by Educating and Training Youth (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/1479402008-03-13T00:00:00Z
To authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders on the principles and practice of nonviolence.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-27:/action/1461752008-02-27T00:00:00Z
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.4328 Community Economic Development Expertise Enhancement Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-06:/action/1388092007-12-06T00:00:00Z
To increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.4198 Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment Programs Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-15:/action/1369212007-11-15T00:00:00Z
To provide for competitive grants for the establishment and expansion of programs that use networks of public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster children and their families.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.Res.381 A resolution remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, and Cleveland Lay Mission Team Member Jean Donovan, who were executed by members of the Armed Forces of El Salvador on December 2, 1980.tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-14:/action/1373462007-11-14T00:00:00Z
A resolution remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, and Cleveland Lay Mission Team Member Jean Donovan, who were executed by members of the Armed Forces of El Salvador on December 2, 1980.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2335 Case Management Services Improvement Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-13:/action/1371672007-11-13T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide adequate case management services.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.Res.762 Supporting the goals of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week.tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-22:/action/1343622007-10-22T00:00:00Z
Supporting the goals of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3762 Working to Encourage Community Action and Responsibility in Education Acttag:opencongress.org,2007-10-04:/action/1316702007-10-04T00:00:00Z
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to foster community involvement, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3747 Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-04:/action/1316402007-10-04T00:00:00Z
To enhance the workforce investment system of the Nation by strengthening one-stop career centers, providing for more effective governance arrangements, promoting access to a more comprehensive array of employment and training, integrating existing employment and training programs to avoid duplication and overlap, establishing a targeted approach to serving youth, and improving performance accountability, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.Res.573 Recognizing and commending the efforts of the United States public and advocacy groups to raise awareness about and help end the worsening humanitarian crisis and genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and for other purposes.tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-25:/action/1255722007-07-25T00:00:00Z
Recognizing and commending the efforts of the United States public and advocacy groups to raise awareness about and help end the worsening humanitarian crisis and genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3175 International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-25:/action/1252742007-07-25T00:00:00Z
To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.<br /><br />