Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14]

An amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to delay decertification of Mexico as an ally in combating the illegal international narcotics trade if, within 90 days of enactment, the President certifies that he has obtained reliable assurances that the government of Mexico will take specified steps to bolster drug enforcement activities. The amendment would also establish a Commission on International Narcotics Control to conduct an overall review of the annual certification process and issue an interim report on its findings to both the President and the Congress within six months and a final report within one year.

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An amendment to prevent the NRC from designating a permanent disposal site for low-level nuclear wastes at Ann and Factory streets in West Chicago, Illinois, until the Commission has studied alternative sites to determine the safest site available to store such wastes.

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An amendment to delete the provisions of the bill to allow implementation of hypodermic needle exchange programs, if the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines such programs to be effective in preventing the spread of HIV and do not encourage the use of illegal drugs.

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An amendment to express the sense of Congress that the 1993 White House Conference on Aging should consider the impact of the Social Security earnings test on older individuals who are employed.

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An amendment, printed as amendment No. 129 in the Congressional Record of August 2, 1995, to reduce by $2 million the funds appropriated in the bill for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, regarding gender equity in intercollegiate athletic programs.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute which would elevate the Environmental Protection Agency to Cabinet-level status without including those provisions of the bill, which would: establish specific departments on international environmental affairs, enforcement, and pollution prevention and recycling; create a Bureau of Environmental Statistics and related advisory committees and a Commission on Improving Environmental Protection. The amendment would also eliminate the provisions of the bill which restrict contracting out of functions which are "inherently governmental" in nature and delete those provisions establishing new regulations regarding conflict of interests.

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An amendment, considered as having been adopted pursuant to H. Res. 238, to provide an expedited judicial review process to determine the legality of using statistical sampling when conducting the 2000 Census.

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An amendment, numbered 2 and printed in the Congressional Record, to require the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop a 10-year master plan for the use of mycoherbicides to control narcotic crops.

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To establish the Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2007

Establishes a Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform to study and report to the House and the Senate on the practices of the legislative and executive branch regarding earmarks in authorizing, appropriation, tax, and tariff measures. Makes it out of order to consider a bill, joint resolution, or conference report containing a congressional earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit until the filing of such report.

Prevention of Unsafe Licensing Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2007

Prevention of Unsafe Licensing Act - Amends the REAL ID Act of 2005 to prohibit a state from issuing a driver's license or identification document to a person unless the state has satisfied certain citizenship or lawful immigration status verification requirements.

To name the national cemetery to be constructed in Columbia, South Carolina as the Floyd Spence National Cemetery at Fort Jackson, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 2007

Designates the national cemetery to be constructed at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, as the "Floyd Spence National Cemetery at Fort Jackson."

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 2007

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD; (4) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (5) DOD chemical demilitarization construction; and (6) the Department of Defense Base Closure Accounts of 1990 and 2005. Appropriates funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for: (1) the Veterans Benefits Administration; (2) readjustment benefits; (3) veterans insurance and indemnities; (4) the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund; (5) the Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program; (6) the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program; (7) guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans; (8) the Veterans Health Administration; (9) the National Cemetery Administration; (10) the Office of Inspector General; (11) construction for major and minor projects; and (12) grants for the construction of extended care facilities and veterans cemeteries. Appropriates funds for: (1) the American Battle Monuments Commission; (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; (3) cemeterial expenses, Army; and (4) the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Specifies restrictions and authorities regarding the use of funds appropriated in this Act.

Honoring public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations and private entities providing services for foster children.

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2007

Honors the contributions of all public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private entities dedicated to finding homes for foster children and assisting foster families in securing their future success.

Science Museum and National Laboratory Partnership Demonstration Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 2007

Science Museum and National Laboratory Partnership Demonstration Act - Authorizes the award of up to five grants only to partnerships that include science museums, or consortia thereof serving at least 1,000,000 visitors annually and with an existing partnership with one or more national laboratories, for the purposes of : (1) increasing public understanding of scientific work occurring at the national laboratories; (2) developing exhibits and informal education programs featuring advances in the physical sciences; and (3) increasing public understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. Disallows such science museums or consortia from receiving more than 60% of a grant award for any fiscal year, with the remaining funds allocated to National Laboratory partners.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses.

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 2007

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude participations and residuals from the dollar limitation on the taxpayer election to expense qualified film and television production costs; (2) allow amortization of costs ineligible for expensing; and (3) make such expensing election permanent.

Truth in Accounting Act of 2007

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 2007

Truth in Accounting Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to include in the audited financial statement of executive branch accounts of the previous year a calculation of the net present value of the overall fiscal exposures of the U.S. government. Requires such financial statement to include a program-by-program calculation of: (1) the generational imbalance; (2) the fiscal imbalance; and (3) the total amount of the fiscal imbalance plus the public debt. Instructs the President, in preparing the federal budget, to take this financial statement into consideration, including the effect of the overall budget upon: (1) the generational imbalance calculation and the fiscal imbalance calculation; and (2) the net present value of the overall fiscal exposures of the federal government. Directs the Secretary to testify each year before Congress on the financial statement for the preceding fiscal year. Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) assess the financial condition of the U.S. government in an annual report to Congress; and (2) testify before Congress on that condition, upon request.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3584) to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 18 months for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2007

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3584) to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 18 months for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP.

Supporting the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2007

Supports the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in order to provide a special opportunity to offer education on the importance of monthly breast self-examinations and annual mammograms. Salutes the more than 2.4 million breast cancer survivors in the United States and the efforts of victims, volunteers, and professionals who combat breast cancer each day. Recognizes and applauds the national and community organizations for their work in promoting awareness about breast cancer, providing information, and offering treatment to its sufferers. Urges organizations and health practitioners to use this opportunity to promote awareness about breast cancer, to support monthly self-examinations, and to encourage annual mammograms.

Supporting the We Don't Serve Teens campaign.

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2007

Supports the goals and ideals of campaigns working to prevent underage drinking of alcoholic beverages, including the We Don't Serve Teens Campaign. Encourages people across the Nation to take advantage of the wealth of information that can be used to combat underage drinking. Commends the leadership and continuing efforts of all groups working to reduce underage drinking.

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions.

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2007

Disapproves a specified rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions. Declares that such rule shall have no force or effect.

Supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day.

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 2007

Supports the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day.

SCHIP Extension Act of 2007

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 2007

SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) extend SCHIP through FY2008 and the first six months of FY2009; (2) provide additional allotments to states to address SCHIP funding shortfalls for the same period of time; and (3) authorize qualifying states to elect to receive the enhanced portion of the SCHIP matching rate for coverage of certain children under SSA title XIX (Medicaid).

Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the devastating thunderstorms that caused severe flooding during August 2007 in the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2007

Expresses sympathy for the victims of the devastating thunderstorms that caused severe flooding during August 2007 in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin and conveys gratitude to the officials and emergency personnel who responded swiftly to the crisis. Recognizes the generous support of citizens, local businesses, the American Red Cross, the United Way, Catholic Charities, and the Salvation Army. Reaffirms support for helping the victims rebuild.

Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to respecting the independent and professional reputation of General David H. Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces serving in good standing in the defense of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2007

Recognizes the service of General David H. Petraeus, and other members of the Armed Forces serving in good standing, in defense of the United States, as well as the personal sacrifices made by General Petraeus and his family, and other members of the Armed Forces and their families. Commits to judging the merits of the sworn testimony of General Petraeus without prejudice or personal bias. Condemns the personal attacks on the integrity and professionalism of General Petraeus made by the advocacy group MoveOn.org. Honors all members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel serving in harm's way, and their families. Pledges to move forward on all policy debate regarding the war in Iraq with the respect and commitment to intellectual integrity that the sacrifices of these members and civilian personnel deserve.