Bills in the U.S. Congress.H.R.3199 Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] "USA PATRIOT USA PATRIOT Uniting and Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (US legislation) and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005" To extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes. Related Bills: H.RES.369, S.1266, S.1389 Latest Action: 7/29/2005 Resolving differences / Conference--Senate actions. Status: Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Specter; Hatch; Kyl; DeWine; Sessions; Roberts; Leahy; Kennedy; Rockefeller; Levin. S.471 Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act was the name of two similar bills that both passed through the United States House of Representatives and Senate, but were both vetoed by President George W. Bush and were not enacted into law. of 2005" To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of an early stage embryo known as a blastocyst. Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4-5 days post fertilization, at which time they consist of 50-150 cells. ES cells are pluripotent. research. Related Bills: H.R.810 Latest Action: 2/28/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. H.J.RES.24 Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States Constitution of the United States, document embodying the fundamental principles upon which the American republic is conducted. Drawn up at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, the Constitution was signed on Sept. to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution." [Section 1 of the 22nd Amendment reads as follows: 'No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once.'] Latest Action: 4/4/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. S.1313 Sen Cornyn, John [TX] "Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2005" A bill to protect homes, small businesses, and other private property rights, by limiting the power of eminent domain eminent domain, the right of a government to force the owner of private property sell it if it is needed for a public use. The right is based on the doctrine that a sovereign state has dominion over all lands and buildings within its borders, which has its origins in . [bill reads in part 'The protection of homes, small businesses, and other private property rights against government seizures and other unreasonable government interference is a fundamental principle and core commitment of our Nation's Founders.'] Related Bills: H.R.3083, H.R.3087 Latest Major Action: 6/27/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Committee on the Judiciary may mean:
H.R.1146 Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] "American Sovereignty Restoration Act The American Sovereignty Restoration Act is a bill, introduced by Representative Ron Paul, to terminate U.S. membership in the United Nations. A report by Herbert W. Titus, Senior Legal Advisor of the Liberty Committee, concluded that "The American Sovereignty Restoration Act is of 2005" To end membership of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in the United Nations. [bill reads in part 'The President shall terminate all participation by the United States in the United Nations, and any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations ... No funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for assessed or voluntary contributions of the United States to the United Nations or any organ, specialized agency, commission or other formally affiliated body thereof, except that funds may be appropriated to facilitate withdrawal of United States personnel and equipment. Upon termination of United States membership, no payments shall be made to the United Nations or any organ, specialized agency, commission or other formally affiliated body thereof, out of any funds appropriated prior to such termination or out of any other funds available for such purposes.'] No related bill in House or Senate Latest Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations The Committee on International Relations, also known as CIR, is a one year Masters degree graduate program in the Division of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago. It is the oldest international affairs graduate program in the United States. . H.R.3045 Rep DeLay, Tom [TX-22] "CAFTA cafta see catha edulis. Implementation bill" To implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement. Related Bills: H.RES.386, S.1307 Latest Action: Became Public Law No: 109-53 |
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