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	Topic	Supporters	Opponents	Bill number	Author
	Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007	6	18	S. 1782 (110th)	Feingold
A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.
	ADA Restoration Act of 2007	7	5	H.R. 3195 (110th)	Hoyer
To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
	Freedom of Choice Act	2	1	H.R. 1964 (110th)	Nadler
To protect, consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman's freedom to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes.
	FISA Amendments Act of 2007	2	1	S. 2248 (110th)	Rockefeller
An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.
	Pledge Protection Act of 2007	1	1	H.R. 699 (110th)	Akin
To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
	Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006	1	1	H.R. 2679 (109th)	Hostettler
To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to prevent the use of the legal system in a manner that extorts money from State and local governments, and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth amendments.
	AgJOBS Act of 2007	1	1	S. 1639 (110th)	Kennedy
A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.
	Criminal Alien Accountability Act	0	1	H.R. 26 (110th)	Issa
To amend section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the United States after having been removed, and for other purposes.
	To impose a criminal penalty on an alien who fails voluntarily to depart the United States after securing permission to do so, o	0	1	H.R. 132 (110th)	Gallegly
To impose a criminal penalty on an alien who fails voluntarily to depart the United States after securing permission to do so, or who unlawfully returns to the United States after voluntarily departing.
	To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and one woman.	0	2	H.R. 107 (110th)	Davis
To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and one woman.
	African-American Farmers Benefits Relief Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 558 (110th)	Davis
To provide relief for African-American farmers filing claims in the cases of Pigford v. Veneman and Brewington v. Veneman.
	Right to Life Act	1	0	H.R. 618 (110th)	Hunter
To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.
	Secure Border Crossing Card Entry Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 702 (110th)	Cuellar
To authorize any alien who has been issued a valid machine-readable biometric border crossing identification card to be temporarily admitted into the United States upon successfully completing a background check.
	Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007	2	0	H.R. 899 (110th)	Scott
To provide a mechanism for the determination on the merits of the claims of claimants who met the class criteria in a civil action relating to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture but who were denied that determination.
	Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007	1	0	S. 576 (110th)	Dodd
A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights.
	American Dream Act	5	0	H.R. 1275 (110th)	Berman
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
	Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act	1	0	H.R. 936 (110th)	Dingell
To prohibit fraudulent access to telephone records.
	Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act	2	0	H.R. 1352 (110th)	Markey
To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes.
	To provide for immigration relief in the case of certain immigrants who are innocent victims of immigration fraud.	1	0	H.R. 1397 (110th)	Honda
To provide for immigration relief in the case of certain immigrants who are innocent victims of immigration fraud.
	Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007	3	0	H.R. 1415 (110th)	Nadler
To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights.
	Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007	4	0	H.R. 1416 (110th)	Nadler
To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims.
	SAFE for America Act	0	1	H.R. 1430 (110th)	Goodlatte
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.
	Genocide Accountability Act of 2007	3	0	S. 888 (110th)	Durbin
A bill to amend section 1091 of title 18, United States Code, to allow the prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances.
	For the relief of Elvira Arellano.	1	0	H.R. 1557 (110th)	Gutiérrez
For the relief of Elvira Arellano.
	Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007	2	0	H.R. 1645 (110th)	Gutiérrez
To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
	Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007	2	0	H.R. 923 (110th)	Lewis
To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes.
	Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act	1	0	S. 381 (110th)	Inouye
A bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
	Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act	2	0	S. 535 (110th)	Dodd
A bill to establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.
	Crow Tribe Land Restoration Act	1	0	S. 1080 (110th)	Baucus
A bill to develop a program to acquire interests in land from eligible individuals within the Crow Reservation in the State of Montana, and for other purposes.
	Uniting American Families Act of 2007	3	0	H.R. 2221 (110th)	Nadler
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships.
	Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 2290 (110th)	Schiff
To amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes.
	H-1B Visa Fraud Prevention Act of 2007	1	0	S. 31 (110th)	Collins
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce fraud in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States.
	Genocide Accountability Act of 2007	2	0	H.R. 2489 (110th)	Berman
To amend section 1091 of title 18, United States Code, to allow the prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances.
	L-1 Nonimmigrant Reform Act	0	1	H.R. 2504 (110th)	DeLauro
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the admission of L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants.
	Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 2564 (110th)	Weldon
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning.
	Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act of 2007	4	0	H.R. 2965 (110th)	Lowey
To increase the United States financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women in developing countries.
	Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007	2	0	H.R. 3013 (110th)	Scott
To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product.
	RESTORE Act of 2007	1	0	H.R. 3773 (110th)	Conyers
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.
	Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007	3	0	H.R. 3992 (110th)	Scott
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes.
	Pursuit of International Education (PIE) Act of 2007			H.R. 177 (110th)	Lee
To provide that no funds made available to the Department of the Treasury may be used to implement, administer, or enforce regulations to require specific licenses for travel-related transactions directly related to educational activities in Cuba.
	For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.			H.R. 240 (110th)	King
For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.
	Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007			S. 9 (110th)	Reid
A bill to recognize the heritage of the United States as a nation of immigrants and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for more effective border and employment enforcement, to prevent illegal immigration, and to reform and rationalize avenues for legal immigration, and for other purposes.
	Marriage Protection Act of 2007			H.R. 724 (110th)	Burton
To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act.
	Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2007			H.R. 818 (110th)	Rangel
To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences.
	Civil Rights History Project Act of 2007			H.R. 998 (110th)	McCarthy
To direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement, and for other purposes.
	Wartime Treatment Study Act			S. 621 (110th)	Feingold
A bill to establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II.
	September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act			H.R. 1071 (110th)	Maloney
To provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
	To provide additional discretion to the Secretary of Homeland Security in designating countries eligible to participate in the v			H.R. 1465 (110th)	Wexler
To provide additional discretion to the Secretary of Homeland Security in designating countries eligible to participate in the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.
	For the relief of Esther Karinge.			H.R. 1485 (110th)	Markey
For the relief of Esther Karinge.
	Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Act of 2007			H.R. 1602 (110th)	Jefferson
To ensure environmental justice in the areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
	To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the deadline for classification petition and labor c			H.R. 1631 (110th)	Rangel
To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings.
	Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2008			H.R. 1746 (110th)	Ros-Lehtinen
To require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy.
	Access to Language Education Act			H.R. 1765 (110th)	Baird
To provide for the establishment of two nationally distributed video programming channels providing language instruction.
	Ending Tax Breaks for Discrimination Act of 2007			H.R. 1817 (110th)	Maloney
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color.
	An act to increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the United States as spec			S. 1104 (110th)	Lugar
An act to increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the United States as special immigrants, and for other purposes.
	Legal Employee Verification Act			H.R. 1951 (110th)	Ellsworth
To establish a mandatory system for employers to verify the employment eligibility of potential employees, and for other purposes.
	Secure Visa Waiver and Preventing Terrorist Travel Partnership Act			H.R. 2006 (110th)	Thompson
To improve the Nation's homeland security by strengthening the security of the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.
	1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission Act of 2007			H.R. 2030 (110th)	Clay
To establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of the Missouri cities of Aurora, Monett, Newburg, Pierce City, Cassville, and Webb City from their homes that occurred between August 1894 and August 1901, and make recommendations regarding the feasibility and appropriateness of providing reparations to such residents.
	Equal Opportunity Protection and Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2007			H.R. 2100 (110th)	Tancredo
To provide for equal protection of the law and to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions, and for other purposes.
	For the relief of Mohuiddin A. K. M. Ahmed.			H.R. 2181 (110th)	McDermott
For the relief of Mohuiddin A. K. M. Ahmed.
	Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Statistics Act of 2007			H.R. 2216 (110th)	Johnson
To amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include crimes against the homeless.
	Clarification of Federal Employment Protections Act			H.R. 2232 (110th)	Waxman
To affirm that Federal employees are protected from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and to repudiate any assertion to the contrary.
	To repeal the amendment made by section 796 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Age			H.R. 2308 (110th)	Tancredo
To repeal the amendment made by section 796 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, exempting from harboring sanctions compensation for alien volunteers for certain religious organizations.
	To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit damages and other remedies with respect to patents for tax planning methods.			H.R. 2365 (110th)	Boucher
To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit damages and other remedies with respect to patents for tax planning methods.
	Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007			H.R. 2413 (110th)	Lungren
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an increase in border patrol agents and other immigration enforcement activities, for a temporary agricultural worker program, and for a program to adjust the status of certain qualified long-term residents.
	For the relief of Rafael Camacho, Rosa B. Camacho, and Rosa Camacho.			H.R. 2418 (110th)	Waters
For the relief of Rafael Camacho, Rosa B. Camacho, and Rosa Camacho.
	Border Law Enforcement Enhancement Act			H.R. 2542 (110th)	Rodriguez
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to hire, train, and equip local law enforcement officials on and near the southern border of the United States, as well as to reimburse the costs of paying overtime to such officials, and for other purposes.
	To provide for the consideration of a petition for Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties,			H.R. 2022 (110th)	Shuler
To provide for the consideration of a petition for Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties, and for other purposes.
	For the relief of Shigeru Yamada.			H.R. 2760 (110th)	Filner
For the relief of Shigeru Yamada.
	Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2007			S. 1703 (110th)	Durbin
A bill to prevent and reduce trafficking in persons.
	Emergency Immigration Workload Reduction and Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2007			H.R. 3064 (110th)	Graves
To suspend certain nonessential visas, in order to provide temporary workload relief critical to the successful reorganization of the immigration and naturalization functions of the Department of Homeland Security, to ensure that the screening and monitoring of arriving immigrants and nonimmigrants, and the deterrence of entry and settlement by illegal or unauthorized aliens, is sufficient to maintain the integrity of the sovereign borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
	For the relief of Kumi Iizuka-Barcena.			H.R. 5243 (110th)	Reyes
For the relief of Kumi Iizuka-Barcena.
	North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008			H.R. 5834 (110th)	Ros-Lehtinen
To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.
	To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief fo			H.R. 5690 (110th)	Berman
To remove the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes.
	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for relief to surviving spouses and children.			H.R. 6034 (110th)	McGovern
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for relief to surviving spouses and children.

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