Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Demography

Bill Introduced: S.3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-11-16T19:00:00Z

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

Bill Signed by President: S.1492 Broadband Data Improvement Act

2008-10-09T20:00:00Z

A bill to improve the quality of federal and state data regarding the availability and quality of broadband services and to promote the deployment of affordable broadband services to all parts of the Nation.

October 09, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: S.1492 Broadband Data Improvement Act

2008-10-09T20:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: S.1492 Broadband Data Improvement Act

2008-10-01T20:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: S.1492 Broadband Data Improvement Act

2008-09-29T20:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: S.Res.612 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that President George W. Bush, President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation, and other participants in the 2008 Group of Eight (G8) Summit in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan should work together to foster a more constructive relationship, and that the Government of the Russian Federation should eschew behaviors that are inconsistent with the Group's objectives of protecting global security, economic stability, and democracy.

2008-07-13T20:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that President George W. Bush, President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation, and other participants in the 2008 Group of Eight (G8) Summit in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan should work together to foster a more constructive relationship, and that the Government of the Russian Federation should eschew behaviors that are inconsistent with the Group's objectives of protecting global security, economic stability, and democracy.

Bill Enacted: S.1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

2008-04-23T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.

April 23, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-204.

Bill Signed by President: S.1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

2008-04-23T20:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: S.1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

2008-04-13T20:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: S.1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

2008-04-07T20:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.3958 Truth in Accounting Act of 2007

2007-10-23T20:00:00Z

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require certain additional calculations to be included in the annual financial statement submitted under section 331(e) of that title, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3825 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

2007-10-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2141 Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

2007-10-03T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes.

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

2007-09-23T20:00:00Z

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

Bill Introduced: H.R.3536 Paget's Cancer Awareness Act

2007-09-13T20:00:00Z

To provide for an awareness program, and a study, on a rare form of breast cancer.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3370 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007

2007-08-02T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the quality and efficiency of health care, to provide the public with information on provider and supplier performance, and to enhance the education and awareness of consumers for evaluating health care services through the development and release of reports based on Medicare enrollment, claims, survey, and assessment data.

Bill Introduced: S.1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

2007-07-22T20:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.2874 Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007

2007-06-26T20:00:00Z

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2689 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.

2007-06-11T20:00:00Z

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1572 Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2007

2007-06-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents, and for other purposes.