Congressional Bill Tracking
APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET
- Appropriations & Budget
- Disaster Recovery
- Endangered Species
- Farm Bill
- Fire
- Greenhouse Gas / Carbon Sequestration
- Invasives
- Law Enforcement
- Markets & Trade
- Property Rights
- Renewable Energy
- Rural Redevelopment / Revitalization
- Secure Schools
- State Territory
- Taxes
- U.S. Department of Interior Lands
- Wetlands
- Wildlife
S 965 -- Fiscal 2007 Emergency Iraq/Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations (Senate)
Official Title: An original bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
S Con Res 21 -- Fiscal 2008 Congressional Budget Resolution (Senate)-PASSED
Official Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.
HR 1591 -- Fiscal 2007 Emergency Iraq/Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations (House)- PASSED
Official Title: A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes
HR 2206 -- Fiscal 2007 Second Emergency Iraq/Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations (House)
Official Title: A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
HR 2207 -- Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act, 2007- PASSED HOUSE
Official Title: A bill making supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
H J Res 20 -- Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007- PASSED AND SIGNED
Official Title: A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.
DISASTER RECOVERY
HR 91 -- Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to establish a program to provide reinsurance for state natural catastrophe insurance programs to help the United States better prepare for and protect its citizens against the ravages of natural catastrophes, to encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from such catastrophes and to better assist in the financial recovery from such catastrophes.
HR 2207 -- Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act, 2007- PASSED HOUSE
Official Title: A bill making supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
ENDANGERED SPECIES
S 658 -- Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the process for listing, recovery planning and delisting, and for other purposes.
HR 1422 -- Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species, and for other purposes.
FARM BILL
S 919 -- Healthy Farms, Foods and Fuels Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other programs of the Department, to modify the operation and administration of these programs, and for other purposes.
S 1346 -- Chesapeake's Healthy and Environmentally Sound Stewardship of Energy and Agriculture (CHESSEA) Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes.
S 1403 --
Official Title: A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to provide incentives for the production of bioenergy crops.
HR 1551 -- Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other programs of the Department, to modify the operation and administration of these programs, and for other purposes.
HR 2348 --
Official Title: A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Development Act of 2002 to support beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.
FIRE
S 975 --
Official Title: A bill granting the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact.
GREENHOUSE GAS/ CARBON SEQUESTRATION
S 280 -- Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradable allowances, to support the deployment of new climate change-related technologies and to ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes.
S 309 -- Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, and for other purposes.
S 317 -- Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a program to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases from electric utilities.
S 962 -- Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes.
S 1321 -- Energy Savings Act of 2007
Official Title: An original bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by promoting biofuels, energy efficiency, and carbon capture and storage, and for other purposes.
S 1324 -- National Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuel sold in the United States.
HR 823 --
Official Title: A bill to authorize federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits, and for other purposes.
HR 2338 --
Official Title: A bill to establish the policy of the federal government to use all practicable means and measures to assist wildlife population in adapting to and surviving the effects of global warming, and for other purposes.
INVASIVES
S 887 --
Official Title: A bill to restore import and entry agricultural inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
HR 1592 -- Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to provide federal assistance to states, local jurisdictions and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.
HR 1759 -- Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to establish guidelines and incentives for states to establish arsonist registries and to require the attorney general to establish a national arsonist registry and notification program, and for other purposes.
MARKETS AND TRADE
HR 1600 -- Equitable Agriculture Today for a (EAT) Healthy America Act
Official Title: A bill 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.
HR 1706 -- United States Specialty Crop Export Opportunities Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to provide for assistance to United States exporters of certain fruits and vegetables in order to ensure better access to foreign markets.
HR 2364 -- Local Food and Farm Act
Official Title: A bill to promote expanded economic opportunities for farmers and ranchers through local and regional markets, expand access to healthy food in underserved communities, provide access to locally and regionally grown food for schools, institutions, and consumers, and strengthen rural-urban linkages, and for other purposes.
H J Res 15 --
Official Title: A joint resolution recognizing the contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United States economy.
PROPERTY RIGHTS
S 48 -- Private Property Rights Protection Act
Official Title: A bill to return meaning to the Fifth Amendment by limiting the power of eminent domain.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
S 6 -- National Energy and Environmental Security Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to enhance the security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes.
S 133 -- American Fuels Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to promote the national security and stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes.
S 167 -- Cellulosic Ethanol Development and Implementation Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require the secretary of Energy to provide grants to eligible entities to carry out research, development and demonstration projects of cellulosic ethanol and construct infrastructure that enables retail gas stations to dispense cellulosic ethanol for vehicle fuel to reduce the consumption of petroleum-based fuel.
S 23 -- Biofuels Security Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to promote renewable fuel and energy security of the United States, and for other purposes.
S 386 -- Cellulosic Ethanol Incentive Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require a higher volume of renewable fuel derived from cellulosic biomass, and for other purposes.
S 426 -- Biofuels Investment Trust Fund Act
Official Title: A bill to provide that all funds collected from the tariff on imports of ethanol be invested in the research, development and deployment of biofuels, especially cellulosic ethanol produced form biomass feedstocks.
S 875 -- Security and Fuel Efficiency (SAFE) Energy Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to improve energy security of the United States through a 50 percent reduction in the oil intensity of the economy of the United States by 2030 and the prudent expansion of secure oil supplies, to be achieved by raising the fuel efficiency of the vehicular transportation fleet, increasing the availability of alternative fuel sources, fostering responsible oil exploration and production and improving international arrangements to secure the global oil supply, and for other purposes.
S 1370 -- Clean Energy Investment Assurance Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure more investment and innovation in clean energy technologies.
S 1419 -- Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy efficiency of products, buildings and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options and to improve the energy performance of the federal government, and for other purposes.
HR 395 -- Cellulosic Ethanol Development and Implementation Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require the secretary of Energy to provide grants to eligible entities to carry out research, development, and demonstration projects of cellulosic ethanol and construct infrastructure that enables retail gas stations to dispense cellulosic ethanol for vehicle fuel to reduce the consumption of petroleum-based fuel.
HR 517 -- Independence from Oil with Agriculture Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain tax incentives for alternative energy, to amend the Clean Air Act to accelerate the use of renewable fuels, and for other purposes.
HR 683 -- Investment in Energy Independence Act of 2006
Official Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote investment in energy independence through coal to liquid technology, biomass and oil shale.
HR 872 -- National Endowment for Workforce Education in Renewables and Agriculture (NEW ERA) Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to authorize the secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to community colleges and advanced technology education centers partnering with community colleges to support the education and training of technicians in the fields of bioenergy and other agriculture-based, renewable energy resources, and for other purposes.
HR 931 -- America's Domestic Fuels Act
Official Title: A bill to provide for the research, development and demonstration of coal gasification technology as an energy source in ethanol production.
HR 2038 -- Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to promote biogas production, and for other purposes.
HR 2218 -- Biofuels Energy Independence Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve, and to authorize the secretary of Agriculture to make and guarantee loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels.
HR 2337 -- Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to promote energy policy reforms and public accountability, alternative energy and efficiency and carbon capture and climate change mitigation, and for other purposes.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT/ REVITALIZATION
S 496 -- Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2007
Official Title: A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.
SECURE SCHOOLS
HR 17 -- Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
STATE/ TERRITORY
HR 646 -- Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails National Heritage Area Act
Official Title: A bill to establish the Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails National Heritage Area Act in the commonwealth of Kentucky, and for other purposes.
HR 671 -- Caribbean National Forest Preservation Act
Official Title: A bill to make funds generated from the Caribbean National Forest in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico available to the secretary of Agriculture for land acquisition intended to protect the integrity of the buffer zone surrounding the Caribbean National Forest, and for other purposes.
HR 672 -- Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act
Official Title: A bill to protect the critical aquifers and watersheds that serve as a principal water source for the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to protect the tropical forests of the Karst Region of the commonwealth, and for other purposes.
HR 999 --
Official Title: A bill to provide for the secretary of Agriculture to release the reversionary interest of the United States on certain land in the state of Florida if encroachments and trespassing have occurred on that land, and for other purposes.
TAXES
S 50 -- Paul Coverdell Homestead Open Space Preservation and Conservation Act of 2006
Official Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide economic incentives for the preservation of open space and conservation of natural resources, and for other purposes.
S 402 -- Timber Tax Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains.
HR 721 -- Timber Tax Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains.
HR 1937 -- Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement (TREE) Act of 2007
Official Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains and to modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts.
US DEPT INTERIOR LANDS
S 1139 -- National Landscape Conservation System Act
Official Title: A bill to establish the National Landscape Conservation System.
WETLANDS
S Res 72 --
Official Title: A resolution acknowledging the severity of the wetland loss occurring in Louisiana and supporting the observance of World Wetlands Day in the United States.
WILDLIFE
S 272 --
Official Title: A bill to amend Public Law 87-383 to reauthorize appropriations to promote the conservation of migratory waterfowl and to offset or prevent the serious loss of important wetland and other waterfowl habitat essential to the preservation of migratory waterfowl, and for other purposes.
HR 2338 --
Official Title: A bill to establish the policy of the federal government to use all practicable means and measures to assist wildlife population in adapting to and surviving the effects of global warming, and for other purposes.
