Topic
Authorization
2,173
bills on this subject
Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 110th at 572. 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
572
bills in the 110th Congress.
Showing 541–570,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 429 | Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2007 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1332-1340) | January 30, 2007 |
| S 427 | Affordable Housing Expansion and Public Safety Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1331-1332) | January 30, 2007 |
| S 398 | Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | June 25, 2007 |
| S 380 | Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-60. | March 1, 2007 |
| S 378 | Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 | Held at the desk. | April 20, 2007 |
| S 372 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 20. | April 18, 2007 |
| S 368 | COPS Improvements Act of 2007 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-271. | June 20, 2007 |
| S 359 | Student Debt Relief Act of 2007 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S848-851) | January 22, 2007 |
| S 343 | A bill to extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999. | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 114. | April 11, 2007 |
| S 311 | A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes. | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488. | November 14, 2007 |
| S 301 | Nontraditional Student Success Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | January 16, 2007 |
| S 294 | Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference. | July 23, 2008 |
| S 272 | 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. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S454-455) | January 11, 2007 |
| S 263 | Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2007 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) | June 11, 2008 |
| S 240 | National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2007 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34. | February 15, 2007 |
| S 231 | A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. | Became Public Law No: 110-294. | July 30, 2008 |
| S 230 | Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | January 9, 2007 |
| S 199 | A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1996 to modify the grant program to improve sanitation in rural and Native villages in the State of Alaska. | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1037. | September 22, 2008 |
| S 189 | A bill to decrease the matching funds requirements and authorize additional appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of Michigan. | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638. | April 10, 2008 |
| S 184 | Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act of 2007 | By Senator Inouye from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 110-29. | March 1, 2007 |
| S 147 | Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2007 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | January 4, 2007 |
| S 128 | Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area Act of 2008 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 637. | April 10, 2008 |
| S 122 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2007 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S121-125) | January 4, 2007 |
| S 69 | A bill to authorize appropriations for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | January 22, 2007 |
| S 60 | Wakefield Act | Star Print ordered on the bill. | May 23, 2007 |
| S 39 | Ocean and Coastal Exploration and NOAA Act (OCEAN Act) | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 90. | March 27, 2007 |
| S 36 | A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | May 23, 2007 |
| S 1 | Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 | Became Public Law No: 110-81. | September 14, 2007 |
| SCONRES 76 | A concurrent resolution to make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill S. 1858. | Held at the desk. | April 14, 2008 |
| SCONRES 21 | 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. | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | May 17, 2007 |
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.