Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Information services

Bill Introduced: H.Res.985 Expressing support for the designation of March 7 as National Information and Referral Services Day.

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

Expressing support for the designation of March 7 as National Information and Referral Services Day.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4791 Federal Agency Data Protection Act

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

To amend title 44, United States Code, to strengthen requirements for ensuring the effectiveness of information security controls over information resources that support Federal operations and assets, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4045 Improving Teacher Diversity Act

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

To award competitive grants to minority serving institutions to establish centers of excellence for teacher education.

Bill Introduced: S.2173 Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act

2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3846 Youth PROMISE Act

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.732 Designating the third week of October as "National Estate Planning Awareness Week".

2007-10-10T00:00:00Z

Designating the third week of October as "National Estate Planning Awareness Week".

Bill Introduced: S.2117 Education Research & Development To Improve Achievement Act of 2007

2007-09-28T00:00:00Z

A bill to encourage the development of research-proven programs funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3257 FIT Kids Act

2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2783 To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for mass transportation services that provide temporary substitute highway traffic service as a result of an emergency.

2007-06-19T00:00:00Z

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for mass transportation services that provide temporary substitute highway traffic service as a result of an emergency.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2219 Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline Act of 2007

2007-05-08T00:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award a grant to a private, nonprofit entity to establish, publicize, and operate a national toll-free suicide prevention telephone hotline targeted to and staffed by veterans of the Armed Forces.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2188 Kinship Caregiver Support Act

2007-05-07T00:00:00Z

To establish kinship navigator programs, to establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.661 Kinship Caregiver Support Act

2007-02-16T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish kinship navigator programs, to establish guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.940 Suzanne Gonzales Suicide Prevention Act of 2007

2007-02-08T00:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the use of interstate commerce for suicide promotion.

Bill Introduced: H.R.958 Identity Theft bill

2007-02-08T00:00:00Z

To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach.

Bill Introduced: S.379 Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2007

2007-01-24T00:00:00Z

A bill to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care.

Bill Introduced: S.211 Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2007

2007-01-09T00:00:00Z

A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services. volunteer services, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.275 Global Online Freedom Act of 2007

2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

To promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to protect United States businesses from coercion to participate in repression by authoritarian foreign governments, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.211 Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2007

2007-01-04T00:00:00Z

To facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services, including volunteer services, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.157 Fuel Savings, Smarter Travel, and Efficient Roadways Act

2007-01-04T00:00:00Z

To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on the potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers to plan their travel and avoid delays.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5075 Taxpayer Privacy Act of 2006

2006-04-04T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the restriction on disclosures and use of information by tax return preparers.