Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Plants

Bill Enacted: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-234.

Bill Vetoed: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-21T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 21, 2008: Vetoed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-20T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 20, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 15, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5858 Combating Climate Change Through Individual Action Act of 2008

2008-04-22T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for carbon sequestration.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5236 Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2008

2008-02-06T00:00:00Z

To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes.

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1706 United States Specialty Crop Export Opportunities Act of 2007

2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

To provide for assistance to United States exporters of certain fruits and vegetables in order to ensure better access to foreign markets.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1533 Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Program Establishment Act

2007-03-15T00:00:00Z

To provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1148 Safe Food Act of 2007

2007-02-16T00:00:00Z

To establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.654 Safe Food Act of 2007

2007-02-15T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.969 To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, and for other purposes.

2007-02-08T00:00:00Z

To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.783 Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007

2007-01-31T00:00:00Z

To modify the boundary of Mesa Verde National Park, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.126 Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007

2007-01-04T00:00:00Z

A bill to modify the boundary of Mesa Verde National Park, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6193 EAT Healthy America Act

2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

To continue and expand upon previous congressional efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops for American consumers and international markets, to enhance the competitiveness of United States-grown specialty crops, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.580 A resolution recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States and the value of partnership efforts to increase awareness about pollinators and support for protecting and sustaining pollinators by designating June 24 through June 30, 2007, as "National Pollinator Week".

2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

A resolution recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States and the value of partnership efforts to increase awareness about pollinators and support for protecting and sustaining pollinators by designating June 24 through June 30, 2007, as "National Pollinator Week".

Bill Introduced: S.3608 Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2006

2006-06-29T00:00:00Z

A bill to modify the boundary of Mesa Verde National Park, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.398 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.

2006-05-03T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.4384 Energy For Our Future Act

2005-11-17T00:00:00Z

To improve the energy efficiency of the United States.