Managing America
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE/ VETERANS BILL
CLEARS SENATE
The most pronounced spending in this appropriation bill is for Veteran’s Medical Services that, at a total of $25.4 billion, is an increase of $2.6 billion over last year. The amount is $100 million under the President’s request. Mandatory health care payouts for Veterans is increased by $4.2 billion. Addressing the concern that healthcare information technology has dragged towards implementation the bill provides a $5 million increase to help get all veteran medical records in one place and accessible on-line. Funds were increased to improve State Veteran’s Home conditions. Full Story Here....HR 5385
NATIVE AMERICAN DEALS LAND & PARKS
PAIUTE
LAND/WATER DEAL IN UTAH STALLED BY BANK ACCOUNT PROBLEMS
SILETZ OF OREGON: PROJECT CHALLENGED BY
STATE LAWS
$40 MILLION CLEANS UP PUEBLO LAND IN NEW MEXICO
'TRAIL OF TEARS' AS NATIONAL PARK
Boy Scouts to benefit from southern California land Swap HR 409
Boise Idaho shuffles land to conserve and develop S 1131
Sixty thousand plus acres in New Hampshire & Vermont added to Wild River System S 4001
One hundred acres in Colorado swapped to non-profit HR 1129
Connecticut river studied for River System inclusion S 435
South Dakota demands more water from dammed river S 819
Lake Pontchartrain clean up program extended HR 6121
Frannie Wyoming gets its garden plot S 101
HEALTH MATTERS
Healthcare for troops in chemical and biological warfare testing extended HR 6314
National campaign to raise awareness of gynecological cancers HR 1245
YOUTH ALCOHOL USE A CONCERN
Congress looked and found that alcohol consumption by Americans under 21 is increasing to the extent that more youths consume alcohol than tobacco or illegal drugs, that 45.6% of children have used alcohol by eighth grade and 76.6% by end of high school. The use adds up to an annual cost to society of more than $53 billion.
Agriculture will reimburse Health and Human Services for Senior nutrition program HR 6326
Resolution provides funds to keep government open through December 8, 2006 HJR 100
Financial contracts amended when there is bankruptcy involved HR 5585
Delaware Bridge named after US Senator S 1140
ANIMAL ACTIVISTS COULD FACE FINES
TO $1 MILLION
Action prohibited and punishable under the bill include travel and using the mail to intentionally damage or interfere with the operations of an animal enterprise, causing the loss of any real or personal property related to or used by the animal enterprise, intentionally placing a person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury or the same towards the immediate family or a spouse or intimate partner of the person(s) involved in the animal enterprise. Full Story Here...S3880
THE 110TH CONGRESS
110th to begin January 4th HJR 101
Disgraced Ohio Congressman resigns, finally Ney
