Status of Key Bills by Issue Anti-Terrorism Updated November 5, 2002 Enacted Bills / General / Bioterrorism / Visas The following is a select list of bills introduced in the 107th Congress of particular interest to the AAU research university community. This list is reviewed weekly. Please note that bill status does not include all actions, just last action. *Bills of high priority to AAU Anti-Terrorism--Enacted Bills HR3162 Sponsor: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) Title: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes Introduced: 10/23/01 - Referred to Committee on the Judiciary; Committee on Armed Services; Committee on Education and the Workforce; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Committee on Energy and Commerce; Committee on International Relations; Committee on Financial Services Last Action: 10/26/01 - Became Public Law No. 107-56 HR3525 Sponsor: Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) Title: Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2001. Companion bill is S1749 introduced by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) Introduced: Referred to the Committee on Judiciary, Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Committee on International Relations, Committee on Ways and Means, and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Last Action: 5/14/02 - Became Public Law No. 107-173 Summary: The bill would revise several visa processes and procedures, including those related to international students. Anti-Terrorism--General (includes agro-terrorism, financial aid, public health and other efforts related to the terrorist acts of 9/11) Anti-Terrorism--Bioterrorism HR3160 Sponsor: Rep Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) (R-LA) Title: To amend the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 with respect to the responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding biological agents Notes: Among many other provisions, the bill would prohibit any foreign national from having access to biotoxins unless a special waiver is granted Introduced: 10/3/01 - Referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce; Committee on Judiciary Last Action: 10/23/01 - Passed the House by a vote of 419 to 0 and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary on 12/20/01 HR3306 Sponsor: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) Notes: A bill to set up a certification system for research facilities that possess dangerous biological agents and toxins, and for other purposes Introduced: 11/15/01- Referred to Committee on the Judiciary HR3310 Sponsor: Rep. Greg Ganske (R-IA) Notes: A bill to improve the ability of the United States to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack. Companion bill is S1715 introduced by Sen. William H. Frist (R-TN) Introduced: 11/15/01 - Referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce; Committee on Judiciary; and Committee on Agriculture HR5005 Sponsor: Rep. Richard Armey (R-TX) Title: Homeland Security Act of 2002 Notes: Analysis will soon be available Introduced: 06/24/02 - Referred to Committees on Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Government Reform, Intelligence (Permanent Select), International Relations, the Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means Last Action: 07/26/02 - Passed the House by a vote of 295 to 132 and placed on the Senate calendar on 07/30/02 HRes.499 Sponsor: Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA) Title: Condemning attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars Notes: A resolution stating that scholars in the United States and abroad are to be commended for their prompt and resolute defense of their Israeli colleagues and for their commitment to the free exchange of ideas. Introduced: 7/24/02 - Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce S1661 Sponsor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Title: Deadly Biological Agent Control Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to set up a certification system for research facilities that possess dangerous biological agents and toxins, and for other purposes Introduced: 11/08/01- Referred to Committee on the Judiciary S1705 Sponsor: Sen. Christopher S. Bond (R-MO) Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a homeland security academic centers for public health preparedness network Notes: Same as above Introduced: 11/15/01- Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions S1706 Sponsor: Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Title: Bioweapons Control and Tracking Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to provide for the enhanced control of biological agents and toxins Introduced: 11/15/01 - Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions S1715 Sponsor: Sen. William H. Frist (R-TN) Notes: A bill to improve the ability of the United States to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack. Companion bill is HR3310 introduced by Rep. Greg Ganske (R-IA) Introduced: 11/15/01 - Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions S2452 Sponsor: Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) Title: National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 Notes: Analysis will soon be available Introduced: 05/02/02 - Referred to Committee on Government Affairs Last Action: 06/24/02 - Passed Committee and placed on the Senate calendar Anti-Terrorism--Visas HR1563 Sponsor: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) Title: Preserving Educational Opportunities for Immigrant Children Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to assist aliens who were transplanted to the United States as children in continuing their education and otherwise integrating into American society Introduced: 04/24/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR1885 Sponsor: Rep. George Gekas (R-PA) Title: Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 Introduced: 5/17/2001 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary Last Action: 3/13/2002 - House agreed to Senate amendments Summary: The bill would extend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act to allow foreign-born people who are present in the United States and eligible for legal permanent residency to apply for that status from within the country instead of having to return to their nation of origin to apply. The last amendment passed by the House and Senate incorporates portions of the Kennedy-Feinstein (S1749) visa compromise bill into the legislation. HR3002 Sponsor: Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY) Notes: A bill to provide for the establishment of an alien nonimmigrant student tracking system Introduced: 10/02/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR3033 Sponsor: Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) Title: Foreign Student Database Funding Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the appropriation of funds for the program to collect information relating to nonimmigrant foreign students and to provide for a GAO review of such program Introduced: 10/04/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR3043 Sponsor: Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY) Notes: A bill to provide for the establishment of an alien nonimmigrant student tracking system Introduced: 10/04/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR3069 Sponsor: Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Title: Securing American Families Effectively (SAFE) Act Notes: A bill to prevent citizens from countries on the State Department's list of terrorist governments from being granted a visa Introduced: 10/09/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR3077 Sponsor: Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-DE) Title: Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to improve procedures with respect to the admission to, and departure from, the United States of aliens. Companion bill is S1518 by Sen. Christopher S. Bond (R-MO) Introduced: 10/10/01- Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR3181 Sponsor: Rep. Michael Bilirakis (R-FL) Notes: A bill to establish a temporary moratorium on the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants, to improve procedures for issuance of nonimmigrant student visas, and to enhance procedures for admission at ports of entry to the United States Introduced: 10/30/01- Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR3205 Sponsor: Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) Notes: A bill to enhance the border security of the United States, and for other purposes. Companion bill is S1618 introduced by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) Introduced: 11/01/01- Referred to Committee on Judiciary, Committee on Intelligence, Committee on International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, Committee on Ways and Means, and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure HR3221 Sponsor: Rep. Marge Roukema (R-NJ) Notes: A bill to establish a temporary moratorium on the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants and to improve reporting requirements for universities under the foreign student monitoring program Introduced: 11/01/01- Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR3222 Sponsor: Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) Title: High-tech Work Fairness and Economic Stimulus Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to limit the number of H1-B nonimmigrant visas issued in any fiscal year Introduced: 11/01/01- Referred to Committee on Judiciary S1518 Sponsor: Sen. Christopher S. Bond (R-MO) Title: Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to improve procedures with respect to the admission to, and departure from, the United States of aliens. Companion bill is HR3077 introduced by Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-DE) Introduced: 10/09/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary S1618 Sponsor: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) Notes: A bill to enhance the border security of the United States, and for other purposes. Companion bill is HR3205 introduced by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) Introduced: 11/01/01- Referred to Committee on Judiciary S1627 Sponsor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Notes: A bill to enhance the security of the international borders of the United States Introduced: 11/01/01- Referred to Committee on Judiciary S1733 Sponsor: Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) Title: Name Matching for Enforcement and Security Act of 2001 Introduced: 11/27/01- Referred to Committee on the Judiciary Summary: The bill would develop and implement a unified electronic data system to enhance access to information that is relevant to determine whether to issue a visa or admit an alien to the United States. S1749 Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward (D-MA) Title: Enhanced Border Security and Visa Reform Act of 2001 Introduced: 11/30/01 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Summary: The bill would revise several visa processes and procedures, including those related to international students. Health Updated September 30, 2002 General / Academic Health Centers and Teaching Hospitals / Cloning / Stem Cell Research The following is a select list of bills introduced in the 107th Congress of particular interest to the AAU research university community. This list is reviewed daily. Please note that bill status does not include all actions, just last action. * Bills of high priority to AAU Health--General HR602 Sponsor: Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-NY) Title: Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance and Employment Act Notes: A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance. Companion bill is S318 introduced by Sen.Thomas Daschle (S-SD) Introduced: 02/13/01- Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HR973 Sponsor: Rep. Ernest Istook, Jr. (R-OK) Title: National Institutes of Health EPSCoR Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the operation by the National Institutes of Health of an experimental program to stimulate competitive research Introduced: 03/13/01 - Referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce HR1144 Sponsor: Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) Title: Disease Research Revitalization Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to provide for an increase in the federal investment in research on cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and asthma by $2 billion for fiscal year 2002, and to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the federal investment in such research should further be increased for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006 Introduced: 03/21/01 - Referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce HR4697 Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana (D-CO) Title: Human Research Subject Protections Act of 2002 Notes: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that all human subject research shall be conducted in accordance with the common rule Introduced: 05/9/02 - Referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce S318 Sponsor: Sen. Thomas A. Daschle (D-SD) Title: Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance and Employment Act Notes: A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance. Companion bill is HR602 introduced by Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-NY) Introduced: 02/13/01 - Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Last Action: 02/13/02 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing held S382 Sponsor: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) Title: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance. Companion bill is HR602 introduced by Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-NY) Introduced: 02/15/01- Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Last Action: 02/15/02 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing held Health--Academic Health Centers and Teaching Hospitals HR1556 Sponsor: Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) Title: American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend title 18 of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment for inpatient hospital services under the Medicare Program, and to freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education Introduced: 04/24/01 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means and Committee on Energy and Commerce HR1928 Sponsor: Rep. Fortney Stark (D-CA) Title: Medicare Critical Need GME Protection Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend title 18 of the Social Security Act to provide for full payment rates under Medicare to hospitals for costs of direct graduate medical education of residents for residency training programs in specialties or subspecialties which the Secretary of Health and Human Services designates as critical need specialty or subspecialty training programs Introduced: 05/21/01 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means and Committee on Energy and Commerce HR2178 Sponsor: Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) Title: All-Payer Graduate Medical Education Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title 18 of the Social Security Act to provide for comprehensive financing for graduate medical education Introduced: 06/14/01 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means and Committee on Energy and Commerce HR4856 Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn (D-NY) Title: Medical Education Trust Fund Act of 2002 Notes: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make annual payments from the Fund to eligible medical schools and teaching hospitals applying for assistance to: (1) maintain and develop quality educational programs in an increasingly competitive health care system; and (2) meet the indirect and direct costs of graduate medical education Introduced: 6/4/02 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and Committee on Energy and Commerce S135 Sponsor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Title: Direct Graduate Medical Education Improvement Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend title 18 of the Social Security Act to improve payments for direct graduate medical education under the Medicare program Introduced: 01/22/01 - Referred to Committee on Finance S839 Sponsor: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Title: American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend title 18 of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment for inpatient hospital services under the Medicare program and to freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education Introduced: 05/07/01 - Referred to Committee on Finance Health--Cloning HR1260 Sponsor: Rep. Brian D. Kerns (R-IN) Title: Ban on Human Cloning Act Notes: A bill to prohibit the cloning of humans, and for other purposes Introduced: 03/28/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR1372 Sponsor: Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) Title: Human Cloning Research Prohibition Act Notes: A bill to prohibit the expenditure of federal funds to conduct or support research on the cloning of humans, and to express the sense of the Congress that other countries should establish substantially equivalent restrictions Introduced: 04/03/01 - Referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce and Committee on Science HR1608 Sponsor: Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI) Title: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend title 18 of the U.S. Code to prohibit human cloning Introduced: 04/26/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR1644 Sponsor: Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL) Title: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend title 18 of the U.S. Code to prohibit human cloning Introduced: 04/26/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary; Committee on Energy and Commerce Last Action: HR1644 was withdrawn; legislative language incorporated into HR2505, which failed by a vote of 178 to 249. HR2505 passed the House on 7/31/01 by a vote of 265 to 162 HR2172 Sponsor: Rep. James Greenwood (R-PA) Title: Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the cloning of humans, and for other purposes Introduced: 06/14/01 - Referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce Last Action: HR2172 offered as an amendment to HR2505, which passed the House on 7/31/01 by a vote of 265 to 162 HR2505 Sponsor: Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL) Title: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend title 18 of the U.S. Code to prohibit human cloning. Companion bill is S790 introduced by Sen. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) Introduced: 07/16/01 - Referred to House Committee on Judiciary Last Action: 08/01/01 - Received in the Senate, after passage in the House on 7/31/01 by a vote of 265 to 162 HR2608 Sponsor: Rep Greenwood, James (R-PA) Title: Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit any person (including governmental entities) from: (1) using or attempting to use human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology, or the product of such technology, to initiate a pregnancy or with the intent to initiate a pregnancy; or (2) shipping, mailing, transporting, or receiving such product knowing that it is intended for such use Introduced: 07/24/01 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce HR3495 Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron (R-TX) Title: Human Cloning Prevention Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to prohibit any Federal agency from making, or entering into any obligation to make, any grant, contract, or other payment to any individual, business, institution, or organization that: (1) has engaged in human cloning in the past year; or (2) controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with any such individual or entity Introduced: 12/13/01 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce HR4011 Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn (D-NY) Title: Science of Stem Cell Research Act Notes: A bill to establish the Stem Cell Research Board to conduct research on the effects of the President's August 9, 2001, stem cell research directive Introduced: 03/20/02 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce S704 Sponsor: Sen. Ben N. Campbell (R-CO) Title: Human Cloning Prohibition Act Notes: A bill to prohibit the cloning of humans Introduced: 04/05/01 - Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions S790 Sponsor: Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) Title: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend title 18 of the U.S. Code to prohibit human cloning. Companion bill is HR2505 introduced by Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL) Introduced: 04/26/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary S1758 Sponsor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Title: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to prohibit human cloning while preserving important areas of medical research, including stem cell research Introduced: 12/03/01 - Referred to Committee on the Judiciary S1893 Sponsor: Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Title: Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to ban human cloning while protecting stem sell research Introduced: 1/24/02 - Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Last Action: 03/05/02 - Hearing held in the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. S1899 Sponsor: Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) Title: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to ban human cloning Introduced: 1/28/02 - Referred to the Committee on Judiciary S2076 Sponsor: Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Title: Human Cloning Prohibition Act Notes: A bill to prohibit reproductive cloning Introduced: 04/09/02 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary S2439 Sponsor: Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) Title: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2002 Notes: A bill to ban human cloning while protecting stem cell research Introduced: 05/01/02 Health--Stem Cell Research HR2059 Sponsor: Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) Title: Stem Cell Research Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell generation and research Introduced: 06/05/01 - Referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce HR2096 Sponsor: Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) Title: Responsible Stem Cell Research Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to provide for a National Stem Cell Donor Bank of qualifying human stem cells, and for the conduct and support of research using such cells. Companion bill is S1349 introduced by Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) Introduced: 06/07/01 - Referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce HR2838 Sponsor: Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA) Title: New Century Health Advantage Act Notes: A bill to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to conduct or support research using certain human pluripotent stem cells, and for other purposes Introduced: 09/05/01- Referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce HR4011 Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn (D-NY) Title: Science of Stem Cell Research Act Notes: A bill to establish the Stem Cell Research Board to conduct research on the effects of the President's August 9, 2001, stem cell research directive, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Introduced: 3/20/02 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce S723 Sponsor: Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) Title: Stem Cell Research Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell generation and research Introduced: 04/05/01 - Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions S1349 Sponsor: Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) Title: Responsible Stem Cell Research Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to provide for a National Stem Cell Donor Bank regarding qualifying human stem cells, and for the conduct and support of research using such cells. Companion bill is HR2096 introduced by Christopher Smith (R-NJ) Introduced: 08/03/01 - Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Higher Education Updated August 13, 2002 General / Campus Life / International Education / Student Aid The following is a select list of bills introduced in the 107th Congress of particular interest to the AAU research university community. This list is reviewed daily. Please note that bill status does not include all actions, just last action. * Bills of high priority to AAU Higher Education--General HR 1162 Sponsor: Rep. George Miller (D-CA) Title: 21st Century Higher Education Act Notes: A bill to increase the authorization of appropriations of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes Introduced: 03/22/01 - Referred to Committee on Resources; Committee on Energy and Commerce; Committee on Education and the Workforce HR1992 Sponsor: Rep. John Isakson (R-GA) Title: Internet Equity and Education Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the opportunities for higher education via telecommunications Introduced: 05/24/01 - Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce Last Action: 10/10/01 - Passed the House by a vote of 354 to 70 and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on 10/11/01 HR2781 Sponsor: Rep. Howard P. McKeon (R-CA) Title: Access to Student Loans Act Notes: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make certain interest rate changes permanent Introduced: 08/02/01- Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce HR4854 Sponsor: Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) Title: Citizen Service Act of 2002 Notes: The bill would reauthorize and reform the national service laws Introduced: 5/24/02 - Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce Last Action: 6/20/02 - Reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and placed on the House calendar Higher Education--Campus Life HR401 Sponsor: Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) Title: Bryan's Law Notes: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children, and for other purposes Introduced: 02/06/01 - Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce HR471 Sponsor: Rep. William J. Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) Title: Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2001 Notes: To provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes Introduced: 02/06/01 - Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce HR641 Sponsor: Rep. James A. Gibbons (R-NV) Title: National Collegiate and Amateur Athletic Protection Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling. Companion bill is S338 introduced by Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) Introduced: 02/14/01- Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce; Committee on Judiciary HR1110 Sponsor: Rep. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Title: Student Athlete Protection Act Notes: A bill to prohibit high school and college sports gambling in all states including states where such gambling was permitted prior to 1991 Introduced: 03/20/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR1509 Sponsor: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) Title: National Media Campaign to Prevent Underage Drinking Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking in the United States. Companion bill is S866 introduced by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Introduced: 04/04/01- Referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce HR2145 Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie Jones (D-OH) Title: College Fire Prevention Act Notes: A bill to provide for fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in public and private college and university housing and dormitories, including fraternity and sorority housing and dormitories. Companion bill is S399 introduced by Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) Introduced: 06/13/01 - Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce S338 Sponsor: Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) Title: National Collegiate and Amateur Athletic Protection Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling. Companion bill is HR641 introduced by Rep. James A. Gibbons (R-NV) Introduced: 02/14/01 - Referred to Judiciary Committee S399 Sponsor: Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) Title: College Fire Prevention Act Notes: A bill to provide for fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in public and private college and university housing and dormitories, including fraternity and sorority housing and dormitories. Companion bill is HR2145 introduced by Rep. Stephanie Jones (D-OH) Introduced: 02/27/01 - Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions S773 Sponsor: Sen. Robert G. Torricelli (D-NJ) Title: Campus Fire Safety Right to Know Act Notes: A bill to provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes Introduced: 04/25/01 - Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions S866 Sponsor: Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Title: National Media Campaign to Prevent Underage Drinking Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking in the United States. Companion bill is HR1509 introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) Introduced: 05/10/01 - Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Higher Education--International Education HCR201 Sponsor: Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) Title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should establish an international education policy to further national security, foreign policy, and economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations Notes: Same as above Introduced: 07/26/01- Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce Higher Education--Student Aid HR589 Sponsor: Rep. Patsy T. Mink (D-HI) Title: Pell Grant Full Funding Act Notes: A bill to provide for the full funding of the Pell Grant Program Introduced: 02/13/01 - Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce (Introduced in the 106th Congress as HR1675) HR786 Sponsor: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance Notes: Same as above Introduced: 02/28/01 - Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce HR919 Sponsor: Rep. Richard Anthony Keller (R-FL) Title: Pell Grant Math and Science Incentive Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide scholarships to students who have demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and science courses before graduating high school Introduced: 03/07/01- Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce HR1349 Sponsor: Rep. John Isakson (R-GA) Title: To repeal the 50-percent limitation on courses offered through telecommunications for student financial assistance programs Notes: Same as above Introduced: 04/03/01 - Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce HR 1622 Sponsor: Rep. George Miller (D-CA) Title: Affordable Student Loans Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to reduce the costs of federal student loans to students and their families, and for other purposes Introduced: 04/26/01 - Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce HR2219 Sponsor: Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, books, supplies, and equipment and to exempt federal Pell Grants and federal supplemental educational opportunity grants from reducing expenses taken into account for the Hope Scholarship Credit Notes: Same as above Introduced: 06/19/2001- Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HR2482 Sponsor: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) Title: Access to Higher Education Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to repeal the tuition-sensitivity trigger in the Pell Grant program and to expand qualifying expenses and income eligibility for the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits Introduced: 07/12/2001- Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce S2650 Sponsor: Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Title: Consolidation Student Loan Flexibility Act of 2002 Notes: bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow student loan borrowers to choose a lender for loan consolidation. (Eliminates the requirement that: (1) the consolidation loan lender already hold an outstanding student loan of the borrower; or (2) the borrower certify to having sought and been unable to obtain a consolidation loan with income-sensitive repayment terms from any holders of the outstanding loans selected for consolidation.) Introduced: 06/20/02 - Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions S2851 Sponsor: Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for qualified higher education expenses to $10,000, and for other purposes Notes: Same as above Introduced: 08/01/02 - Referred to Committee on Finance Intellectual Property Updated September 30, 2002 The following is a select list of bills introduced in the 107th Congress of particular interest to the AAU research university community. This list is reviewed daily. Please note that bill status does not include all actions, just last action. * Bills of high priority to AAU Intellectual Property--Copyright HR614 Sponsor: Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) Title: Copyright Technical Corrections Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to make technical corrections in copyright law Introduced: 02/14/01- Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR615 Sponsor: Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) Title: Intellectual Property Technical Amendments Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to make technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws. Companion bill is S320 introduced by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT) Introduced: 02/14/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Introduced in the 106th Congress as HR 4870) HR2100 Sponsor: Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) Title: Twenty-First Century Distance Learning Enhancement Act Notes: A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, relating to the exemption of certain performances or displays for educational uses from copyright infringement provisions, to provide that the making of copies or phonorecords of such performances or displays is not an infringement under certain circumstances, and for other purposes Introduced: 06/07/01- Referred to Committee on Judiciary HR3204 Sponsor: Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) Title: Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend Federal patent law to prohibit the award of remedies in civil actions brought for infringement of a patent issued on or after January 1, 2002, if a State or State instrumentality is or was at any time the legal or beneficial owner of such patent, except upon proof that by the date the infringement commenced (or January 1, 2004, whichever is later) the State has waived its immunity from suit in Federal court for any infringement of intellectual property protected under Federal law. Introduced: 11/27/01 - Referred to the Committee on Judiciary HR3482 Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Title: Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to provide greater cyber security by establishing a National Infrastructure Protection Center and establishing within the Department of Justice an Office of Science and Technology to work on law enforcement technology--investigative and forensic technologies, corrections technologies, and technologies that support the judicial process Introduced: 12/13/01 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Last Action: 7/15/02-Passed the House by a vote of 385 to 3 and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary. HR3801 Sponsor: Rep Michael Castle (R-DE) Title: To provide for improvement of Federal education research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination, and for other purposes Notes: Same as above Introduced: 02/27/02 - Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce Last Action: 5/9/02 - Received in the Senate after passing the House on 4/30/02 by voice vote S320 Sponsor: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT) Title: Intellectual Property and High Technology Technical Amendments Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to make technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws. Companion bill is HR615 introduced by Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) Introduced: 02/13/01 - Introduced and scheduled for floor debate on 02/14/01 (Introduced in the 106th Congress as HR 4870) Last Action: 11/16/01- Returned to House after Senate concurred with House amended bill and passed with further amendment. S487 Sponsor: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT) Title: Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, relating to the exemption of certain performances or displays for educational uses from copyright infringement provisions, to provide that the making of a single copy of such performances or displays is not an infringement, and for other purposes Introduced: 03/07/01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Last Action: 07/17/02- Reported out of Committee by voice vote and placed on Senate calendar. S1989 Sponsor: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) Title: National Cyber Security Defense Team Authorization Act Notes: A bill to authorize the establishment of a National Cyber Security Defense Team for purposes of protecting the infrastructure of the Internet from terrorist attack. Introduced: 03/05/02 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Last Action: 5/23/03 - Reported by Committee on the Judiciary and placed on the Senate calendar S1998 Sponsor: Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) Title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the qualification of foreign schools Notes: Same as above Introduced: 03/07/02 - Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Last Action: 10/17/02 - Passed the Senate and sent to the House. S2031 Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Title: Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act of 2002 Notes: A bill to amend Copyright Law in order to eliminate the unfair commercial advantage that States and their instrumentalities now hold in the Federal intellectual property system because of their ability to obtain protection under the United States patent, copyright, and trademark laws while remaining exempt from liability for infringing the rights of others. Introduced: 03/19/02 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary S2048 Sponsor: Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-SC) Title: Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act Notes: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make a determination as to whether: (1) representatives of digital media device manufacturers, consumer groups, and copyright owners (representatives) have reached agreement on security system standards for use in digital media devices and encoding rules; and (2) such standards and rules conform with security system standards and encoding rules required under this Act. Introduced: 03/21/02 - Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation S2395 Sponsor: Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) Title: Anticounterfeiting Amendments of 2002 Notes: A bill to create liability for trafficking in illicit authentication features--a hologram, watermark, certification, symbol, code or other means of designating that the product to which it is affixed is authentic. Introduced: 04/30/02 - Referred to the Committee on Judiciary Last Action: 07/18/02 - Favorably reported out of committee and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar Physical Sciences and Engineering Updated September 30, 2002 General / ITAR / Math & Science Education The following is a select list of bills introduced in the 107th Congress of particular interest to the AAU research university community. This list is reviewed daily. Please note that bill status does not include all actions, just last action. * Bills of high priority to AAU Physical Sciences and Engineering--General HR1472 Sponsor: Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) Title: National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes Introduced: 04/04/01- Referred to Committee on Science HR2460 Sponsor: Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY) Title: Comprehensive Energy Research and Technology Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to authorize appropriations for environmental research and development, scientific and energy research, development, and demonstration, and commercial application of energy technology programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Energy and of the Office of Air and Radiation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes Introduced: 07/11/01 - Referred to Committee on Science Last Action: 07/27/01 - Incorporated into HR4; 07/31/01 - Placed on the Union Calendar HR2586 Sponsor: Rep. Bob Stump (R-AZ) Title: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 Notes: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes. Companion bill is S1416 introduced by Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) Introduced: 07/23/01 - Referred to Committee on Armed Services Last Action: 09/25/01 - Passed the House by a vote of 398 to 17 and placed on the Senate Calendar on 9/26/01, indefinitely postponed. S1416 Sponsor: Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) Title: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 Notes: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Companion bill is HR 2586 introduced by Rep. Bob Stump (R-AZ) Introduced: 09/12/01 - Introduced and placed on Senate calendar S2817 Sponsor: Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) Title: National Science Foundation Doubling Act Notes: A bill to authorize appropriations for FY2003-2007 Introduced: 07/29/02 - Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Last Action: 09/18/02 - Favorably reported out of committee and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Physical Sciences and Engineering-International Traffic in Arms Regulations HR1707 Sponsor: Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-CA) Title: Satellite Trade and Security Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to provide that the Secretary of Commerce has jurisdiction over exports of commercial satellites and related items, to provide certain procedures for exports of commercial satellites and related items, and for other purpose Introduced: 05/03/01- Referred to Committee on International Relations and Committee on Armed Services S149 Sponsor: Sen. Michael B. Enzi (R-WY) Title: Export Administration Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to provide authority to control exports, and for other purposes Introduced: 01/23/01 Referred to Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Last Action: 09/10/01- Received in the House, after passage in the Senate on 09/06/01 by a vote of 85 to 14 Physical Sciences and Engineering--Math & Science Education HR100 Sponsor: Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI) Title: National Science Education Act Notes: A bill to establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education, and for other purposes Introduced: 1/31/01 - Referred to Committee on Science and Committee on Education and the Workforce Last Action: 07/30/01- Passed the House by voice vote and referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions HR101 Sponsor: Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI) Title: National Science Education Enhancement Act Notes: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education, and for other purposes Introduced: 01/03/01- Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce HR102 Sponsor: Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI) Title: National Science Education Incentive Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage stronger math and science programs at elementary and secondary schools Introduced: 01/03/01- Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means HR919 Sponsor: Rep. Richard Anthony Keller (R-FL) Title: Pell Grant Math and Science Incentive Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide scholarships to students who have demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and science courses before graduating high school Introduced: 03/07/01- Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce HR932 Sponsor: Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) Title: Science Teacher Scholarships for Scientists and Engineers Act Notes: A bill to provide scholarships for scientists and engineers to become certified as science, mathematics, and technology teachers in elementary and secondary schools Introduced: 03/07/01- Referred to Committee on Science HR1858 Sponsor: Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY) Title: National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act Notes: A bill to make improvements in mathematics and science education, and for other purposes. Companion bill is S1262 introduced by John D. Rockefeller (D-WV) Introduced: 07/31/01- Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Last Action: 07/30/01 - Passed the House by a voice vote and referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions HR2648 Sponsor: Rep. Thomas H. Allen (D-ME) Title: To ensure excellent recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education Notes: Same as above Introduced: 07/26/01 - Referred to Committee on Education and the Workforce HR3957 Sponsor: Rep Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) Title: Cancelling Loans to Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers Act Notes: A bill to increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for teachers in mathematics, science, and special education Introduced: 3/13/02 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce S461 Sponsor: Sen. William H. Frist (R-TN) Title: Mathematics and Science Education Partnership and Teacher Recruitment Act of 2001 Notes: A bill to support educational partnerships, focusing on mathematics, science, and technology, between institutions of higher education and elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes Introduced: 03/06/01- Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions S478 Sponsor: Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) Title: ESTM Act Notes: A bill to establish and expand programs relating to engineering, science, technology and mathematics education, and for other purposes Introduced: 03/07/01- Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions S648 Sponsor: Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) Title: To provide signing and mastery bonuses and mentoring programs for math and science teachers Notes: Same as above Introduced: 03/29/01- Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions S1262 Sponsor: Sen. John D. Rockefeller (D-WV) Title: National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act Notes: A bill to make improvements in mathematics and science education, and for other purposes. Companion bill is HR1858 introduced by Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY) Introduced: 07/27/01 - Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Tax Updated September 30, 2002 The following is a select list of bills introduced in the 107th Congress of particular interest to the AAU research university community. This list is reviewed daily. Please note that bill status does not include all actions, just last action. * Bills of high priority to AAU HR7 Sponsor: Rep. J.C. Watts, Jr. (R-OK) Title: Community Solutions Act of 2001 Notes: To provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of government program delivery to individuals and families in need, and to enhance the ability of low-income Americans to gain financial security by building assets Introduced: 3/29/01 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means; the Committee on the Judiciary Last Action: 7/16/02 - Placed on Senate calendar after passing the House on 7/19/01 by a vote of 233 to 198.