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	Topic	Supporters	Opponents	Bill number	Author
	Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2007	3	1	H.R. 2634 (110th)	Waters
To provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries, and for other purposes.
	Minority Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2007	1	0	S. 98 (110th)	Kerry
A bill to foster the development of minority-owned small businesses.
	Corporate Charitable Disclosure Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 1208 (110th)	Gillmor
To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions, and for other purposes.
	American Dairy Farmer Protection Act	0	1	H.R. 1583 (110th)	Gillibrand
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the Milk Income Loss Contract Program through fiscal year 2012 at the 45 percent payment rate, to establish a minimum price for Class I milk under Federal milk marketing orders, and for other purposes.
	SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 2366 (110th)	Buchanan
To reauthorize the veterans entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
	Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 2446 (110th)	Lantos
To reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002, and for other purposes.
	Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2007	3	0	H.R. 2621 (110th)	McCarthy
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the loan forgiveness program for teachers, to provide a loan forgiveness program for nurses, and for other purposes.
	Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007	5	0	S. 1610 (110th)	Dodd
An original bill to ensure national security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes.
	Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007	0	1	H.R. 3155 (110th)	Chabot
To amend titles 17 and 18, United States Code, to strengthen the protection of intellectual property, and for other purposes.
	Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act	2	0	H.R. 3867 (110th)	Velázquez
To update and expand the procurement programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
	A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.	2	0	S. 3362 (110th)	Kerry
A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.
	Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2008	1	0	S. 3445 (110th)	Dodd
An original bill to impose sanctions with respect to Iran, to provide for the divestment of assets in Iran by State and local governments and other entities, to identify locations of concern with respect to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items to Iran, and for other purposes.
	Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007			S. 283 (110th)	Bingaman
A bill to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
	Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2007			H.R. 1044 (110th)	Baker
To improve the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
	Disadvantaged Business Disaster Eligibility Act			H.R. 1468 (110th)	Jefferson
To ensure that, for each small business participating in the 8(a) business development program that was affected by Hurricane Katrina of 2005, the period in which it can participate is extended by 18 months.
	Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2007			H.R. 1719 (110th)	Moore
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program, and for other purposes.
	To establish the Gulf Coast Disaster Loan Refinancing Program.			H.R. 1988 (110th)	Jindal
To establish the Gulf Coast Disaster Loan Refinancing Program.
	To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to Richard Gresko, of Newtown, Pennsylvania, for acts of valo			H.R. 2072 (110th)	Murphy
To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to Richard Gresko, of Newtown, Pennsylvania, for acts of valor in the Republic of Vietnam on March 11 and 12, 1970, while serving as a lance corporal in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
	21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007			H.R. 2153 (110th)	Gordon
To recognize and enhance the contributions of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to the Nation's competitiveness in the 21st Century, and for other purposes.
	SBA Women's Business Programs Act of 2007			H.R. 2397 (110th)	Fallin
To reauthorize the women's entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008			S. 1859 (110th)	Kohl
An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
	Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2008			H.R. 6500 (110th)	Waxman
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the automatic enrollment of new participants in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes.

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