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	Topic	Supporters	Opponents	Bill number	Author
	Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007	4	1	S. 456 (110th)	Feinstein
A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes.
	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.	3	1	H.R. 6532 (110th)	Rangel
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.
	A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.	3	0	S. 231 (110th)	Feinstein
A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.
	Improving America's Security Act of 2007	1	0	S. 4 (110th)	Reid
A bill to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes.
	John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007	1	0	S. 442 (110th)	Durbin
A bill to provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders.
	Passenger Vehicle Loss Disclosure Act	1	0	S. 545 (110th)	Lott
A bill to improve consumer access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers.
	Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007	7	0	H.R. 985 (110th)	Waxman
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes.
	To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child sh	5	0	H.R. 1176 (110th)	Serrano
To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.
	Global Poverty Act of 2007	4	0	H.R. 1302 (110th)	Smith
To require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
	Community Choice Act of 2007	1	0	S. 799 (110th)	Harkin
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes.
	Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007	2	0	H.R. 1582 (110th)	Schiff
To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes.
	Pledge Protection Act of 2005	1	0	H.R. 2389 (109th)	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.
	Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007	9	0	H.R. 1755 (110th)	McGovern
To limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions.
	Syria Accountability and Liberation Act	1	0	H.R. 2332 (110th)	Ros-Lehtinen
To strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other purposes.
	To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.	2	0	H.R. 3546 (110th)	Johnson
To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.
	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008	2	0	S. 2756 (110th)	Biden
A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system.
	Federal Judgeship Act of 2008	2	0	S. 2774 (110th)	Leahy
A bill to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, and for other purposes.
	Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008	1	0	H.R. 6045 (110th)	Visclosky
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2012.
	A bill to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to submit semi-annual reports regarding settlements relating to false claims and fraud against the Federal Government.			S. 226 (110th)	Grassley
A bill to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to submit semi-annual reports regarding settlements relating to false claims and fraud against the Federal Government.
	Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007			S. 214 (110th)	Feinstein
A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to preserve the independence of United States attorneys.
	Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007			H.R. 220 (110th)	Paul
To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons.
	Restoring Checks and Balances in the Confirmation Process of U.S. Attorneys			H.R. 580 (110th)	Berman
To amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for a 120-day limit to the term of a United States attorney appointed on an interim basis by the Attorney General, and for other purposes.
	John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007			H.R. 893 (110th)	Poe
To provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders.
	To create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.			H.R. 1028 (110th)	Salazar
To create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
	For the relief of Rosa Isela Figueroa Rincon, Miguel Angel Figueroa Rincon, Blanca Azucena Figueroa Rincon, and Nancy Araceli			H.R. 1037 (110th)	DeGette
For the relief of Rosa Isela Figueroa Rincon, Miguel Angel Figueroa Rincon, Blanca Azucena Figueroa Rincon, and Nancy Araceli Figueroa Rincon.
	Mynisha's Law			H.R. 1069 (110th)	Baca
To provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence.
	Wartime Treatment Study Act			H.R. 1185 (110th)	Wexler
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.
	Biosurveillance Enhancement Act of 2007			H.R. 1290 (110th)	Langevin
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center.
	Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act			H.R. 1291 (110th)	Larsen
To authorize the Attorney General to carry out a program, known as the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative, to provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities, and for other purposes.
	To urge the designation of the Quds Force, a unit of Iran's IRGC, as a foreign terrorist organization.			H.R. 1324 (110th)	Saxton
To urge the Secretary of State to designate the Quds Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist organization.
	Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2007			H.R. 1333 (110th)	Dent
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposes.
	To create 4 new permanent judgeships for the eastern district of California.			H.R. 1450 (110th)	Lungren
To create 4 new permanent judgeships for the eastern district of California.
	Chemical Facility Security Improvement Act of 2007			H.R. 1530 (110th)	Jackson-Lee
To provide that no Federal funds may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a site security plan for a chemical facility, unless the facility meets or exceeds security standards and requriements to protect the facility against acts of terrorism established for such a facility by the State or local government for the area where the facility is located, and for other purposes.
	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain individuals born			H.R. 1607 (110th)	Michaud
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain individuals born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand.
	To amend title 5, United States Code, to permit access to databases maintained by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for pu			H.R. 1656 (110th)	Poe
To amend title 5, United States Code, to permit access to databases maintained by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for purposes of complying with sex offender registry and notification laws, and for other purposes.
	Department of Homeland Security Secure American Federal Equipment Procurement Act-DHS SAFE Procurement Act			H.R. 1686 (110th)	Etheridge
To amend the Homeland Security Act to require that uniforms, protective gear, badges, and identification cards of personnel be manufactured in the United States.
	Rural Law Enforcement Training Act of 2007			H.R. 1697 (110th)	Rogers
To establish a Rural Policing Institute within the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and provide for training programs for rural law enforcement agencies.
	Logan's Law			H.R. 1793 (110th)	Green
To direct the head of a Federal department or agency that is carrying out a project involving the construction of a culvert or other enclosed flood or drainage system to ensure that certain child safety measures are included in the project.
	Ready, Willing, and Able Act			H.R. 1891 (110th)	Kennedy
To promote the development of disaster plans that will protect the maximum number of citizens; to foster public trust, confidence, and cooperation with these plans; and to encourage greater public participation in homeland security by allowing the American people to have a direct and influential role in developing and modifying community disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans in collaboration with government officials, emergency managers, health authorities, and professional responders, and for other purposes.
	Counterterrorism Financing Coordination Act			H.R. 1993 (110th)	Moore
To improve the delivery of counterterrorism financing training and technical assistance by providing for greater interagency coordination and cooperation, and for other purposes.
	To enhance the integrity of the United States against the threat of terrorism.			H.R. 2086 (110th)	Davis
To enhance the integrity of the United States against the threat of terrorism.
	Preventing the Endangerment of Children on Recreational Lands by Sexual Violators Act			H.R. 2170 (110th)	Pearce
To prevent any individual who has been convicted of a sexual offense involving a minor from serving in the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture.
	For the relief of Adela and Darryl Bailor.			H.R. 2180 (110th)	Carson
For the relief of Adela and Darryl Bailor.
	Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2007			H.R. 2191 (110th)	Drake
To provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations.
	For the relief of Paul Green.			H.R. 2227 (110th)	Frank
For the relief of Paul Green.
	Federal Tort Claim Reform Act of 2007			H.R. 2249 (110th)	McCaul
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent administrative action with respect to, and the filing of, certain tort claims against the United States.
	To prevent inappropriate litigation against the United States.			H.R. 2250 (110th)	McCaul
To prevent inappropriate litigation against the United States.
	Ending Nuclear Trafficking Act			H.R. 2254 (110th)	Schiff
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish the transfer of any nuclear weapon, device, material, or technology to terrorists as a crime against humanity.
	Civil Reserve Air Fleet Missile Defense Pilot Program Act of 2007			H.R. 2274 (110th)	Israel
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility and desirability of equipping turbojet aircraft in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet with a missile defense system.
	To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendme			H.R. 2275 (110th)	Jones
To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment.
	E-2 Nonimmigrant Investor Adjustment Act of 2007			H.R. 2310 (110th)	Wilson
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain E-2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident status.
	For the relief of Grace Dufia Gana.			H.R. 2311 (110th)	Ramstad
For the relief of Grace Dufia Gana.
	For the relief of Mikael Adrian Christopher Figueroa Alvarez.			H.R. 2575 (110th)	Lofgren
For the relief of Mikael Adrian Christopher Figueroa Alvarez.
	A bill to provide for limitations in certain communications between the Department of Justice and the White House Office relating to civil and criminal investigations, and for other purposes.			S. 1845 (110th)	Whitehouse
A bill to provide for limitations in certain communications between the Department of Justice and the White House Office relating to civil and criminal investigations, and for other purposes.
	Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2007			H.R. 3480 (110th)	Carney
To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to assure appropriate punishment enhancements for those involved in receiving stolen property where that property consists of grave markers of veterans, and for other purposes.
	National Bombing Prevention Act of 2007			S. 2292 (110th)	Collins
A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002, to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes.
	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a separate nonimmigrant classification for fashion models.			H.R. 4080 (110th)	Weiner
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a separate nonimmigrant classification for fashion models.
	Designates the new federal courthouse of Richmod, Virgina as the "Spottswood W. Robinson III Federal Courthouse."			S. 2403 (110th)	Warner
An act to designate the United States courthouse located in the 700 block of East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, as the "Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige, Jr., United States Courthouse".
	For the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic.			H.R. 5030 (110th)	Lipinski
For the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic.
	To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days.			H.R. 5349 (110th)	Conyers
To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days.
	Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008			H.R. 5669 (110th)	Towns
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States.
	Designating the U.S. courthouse located in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Theodore Roosevelt US Courthouse."			S. 2837 (110th)	Schumer
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the "Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse".
	A bill to authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center.			S. 2942 (110th)	Cardin
A bill to authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center.
	A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary			S. 2816 (110th)	Voinovich
A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
	United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2008			H.R. 5972 (110th)	Brady
To make technical corrections to the laws affecting certain administrative authorities of the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.
	Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008			H.R. 5983 (110th)	Langevin
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the information security of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
	Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act			H.R. 6098 (110th)	Reichert
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes.
	A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe			S. 3192 (110th)	Wyden
A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon, the Coquille Tribe of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon, to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land, and to authorize the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation, California, to obtain 50-year lease authority for trust land.

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