Topic

Authorization

2,235 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 110th at 579. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 110th
521 bills in the 107th Congress. Showing 301–330, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HRES 486 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a discretionary spending ledger and a mandatory spending ledger. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (text of measure as introduced: CR 10/17/2002 H8027; wrong version inadvertently printed on 10/10/2002 CR H7885-8028) July 15, 2002
S 3177 National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 2002 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11579-11580) November 20, 2002
S 3164 Paul Wellstone Early Educator Loan Forgiveness Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. November 14, 2002
S 3162 Nuclear Waste Transportation Security Act of 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. November 14, 2002
S 3146 Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. October 17, 2002
S 3133 MEGA Fund Part II Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10694-10696) October 17, 2002
S 3132 MEGA Fund Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10689-10694) October 17, 2002
S 3131 Truth in Budgeting and Social Security Protection Act of 2002 Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on the Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10680-10687) October 17, 2002
S 3101 Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. October 10, 2002
S 3083 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. October 9, 2002
S 3070 A bill to authorize appropriations for the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 771. November 19, 2002
S 3052 A bill to increase scholarship assistance under the Police Corps program, and for other purposes. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. October 3, 2002
S 3025 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9720) October 1, 2002
S 3018 Beneficiary Access to Care and Medicare Equity Act of 2002 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 627. October 2, 2002
S 3002 A bill to provide for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures at historically black colleges and universities. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. September 25, 2002
S 2980 Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. October 8, 2002
S 2971 Tribal Transportation Program Improvement Act of 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8929-8930) September 19, 2002
S 2969 A bill to provide for improvement of Federal education research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 750. November 12, 2002
S 2966 Aeronautics Research and Development Revitalization Act of 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. September 19, 2002
S 2964 National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. September 18, 2002
S 2955 National Cancer Act of 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. September 18, 2002
S 2951 Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Act of 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics. November 25, 2002
S 2950 National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 699. October 10, 2002
S 2946 Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 769. November 19, 2002
S 2928 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act of 2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 752. November 13, 2002
S 2883 Choice IDEA Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. August 1, 2002
S 2861 Transportation Empowerment Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. August 1, 2002
S 2829 A bill to authorize appropriations for the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel, to provide for the protection of certain disclosures of information by Federal employees, and for other purposes. Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services. September 20, 2002
S 2821 IMPACT Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. July 30, 2002
S 2817 National Science Foundation Doubling Act Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 734. October 16, 2002

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.