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S. 1970 - Addressing the Disaster Needs of Children Act of 2007

Children. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to establish a National Commission on Children and Disasters, a National Resource Center on Children and Disasters, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Addressing the Disaster Needs of Children Act of 2007

S. 1970 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to establish a National Commission on Children and Disasters, a National Resource Center on Children and Disasters, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to establish a National Commission on Children and Disasters, a National Resource Center on Children and Disasters, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Addressing the Disaster Needs of Children Act of 2007
  • Kids in Disasters Well-being, Safety, and Health Act of 2007
Sponsor
Christopher Dodd
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Children
  • Child health
  • Child welfare
  • Congress
  • Congressional investigations
  • Congressional reorganization
  • Criminal justice
  • Day care
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Disaster relief
  • Emergency management
  • Executive departments
  • Executive reorganization
  • Government information
  • Government publicity
  • Housing
  • Internet
  • Juvenile delinquency
  • Medical care
  • Medicine
  • Technology
  • Telecommunication
  • Web sites
  • Welfare
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced8/02/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced8/02/2007
8/02/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Put on a legislative calendar11/14/2007Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
11/15/2007Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Dodd with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Put on a legislative calendar11/15/2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 508.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators within 30 days of the vote "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions." from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Health & welfare policy
Churches, clergy & religious organizations
Children's rights

opposed this bill

Date Range of Contributions
Within days of the vote "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions."
ContributorInterest groupAmountDatesort iconSenate memberPartyState
Jonas, John FHealth & welfare policy$5007/11/07John RockefellerDWV
Robling, Mary CChurches, clergy & religious organizations$2507/12/07Carl LevinDMI
Pharmaceutical Care Management AssnHealth & welfare policy$1,0007/13/07Norm ColemanRMN
Jonas, John FHealth & welfare policy$8007/18/07Max BaucusDMT
Jonas, John FHealth & welfare policy$2007/18/07Max BaucusDMT
Jonas, John FHealth & welfare policy$1,0007/24/07Kent ConradDND
Adair, Arja JrHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Bennett, MarcHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Daschle, Thomas aChildren's rights$1,0007/30/07Mary LandrieuDLA
Feder, HarryHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Georgy, TinaHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Johnson, MicheleHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Lundblad, JenniferHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Manley, ThomasHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Moody, Michael MdHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
O'connell, MaryHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Petrillo, MarciaHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Richards, Ferdinand IiiHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Ross, Jo EllenHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Simmons, GregHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Weiser, RobertHealth & welfare policy$2007/30/07Max BaucusDMT
White, DennisHealth & welfare policy$2507/30/07Max BaucusDMT
Lovasz, DonaldHealth & welfare policy$2008/1/07Max BaucusDMT
Will, TheodoreHealth & welfare policy$2008/1/07Max BaucusDMT
Pharmaceutical Care Management AssnHealth & welfare policy$1,0008/3/07Max BaucusDMT
Folger, NancyChildren's rights$1,0008/14/07Lamar AlexanderRTN
Blumenshine, JoyceChurches, clergy & religious organizations$1,5008/15/07Richard DurbinDIL
Tyner, TerriChurches, clergy & religious organizations$2508/15/07Richard DurbinDIL
Matheson, FinlayChurches, clergy & religious organizations$5008/23/07Susan CollinsRME
Balden, LeslieChurches, clergy & religious organizations$5008/25/07Mark PryorDAR
Blaylock, ElaineChurches, clergy & religious organizations$5008/28/07John CornynRTX
Thiry, Kent JHealth & welfare policy$2,3008/28/07John RockefellerDWV
Crews, Susan S MrsChurches, clergy & religious organizations$2508/29/07Elizabeth DoleRNC
Lary, JulieChurches, clergy & religious organizations$5008/31/07Mary LandrieuDLA
3 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
3 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety, and Health Act of 2007

3 organizations supported this bill

American Public Health Association
(n.d.). Pandemic Flu Preparedness and Response. Retrieved n.d., from .
Habitat for Humanity
(n.d.). Habitat's online advocacy campaign. Retrieved n.d., from .
Save the Children
(n.d.). Tell Congress: Protect Kids When Disasters Strike. Retrieved n.d., from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, July 3, 2007 – September 1, 2007.
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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$1,000$0
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$0
Max BaucusDMT$5,450$0
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0
Bob BennettRUT$0$0
Joe BidenDDE$0$0
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
Jim BunningRKY$0$0
Richard BurrRNC$0$0
Robert ByrdDWV$0$0
Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
Ben CardinDMD$0$0
Tom CarperDDE$0$0
Bob CaseyDPA$0$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$0
Hillary ClintonDNY$0$0
Tom CoburnROK$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
Norm ColemanRMN$1,000$0
Susan CollinsRME$500$0
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$1,000$0
Bob CorkerRTN$0$0
John CornynRTX$500$0
Larry CraigRID$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Jim DeMintRSC$0$0
Chris DoddDCT$0$0
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$250$0
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0
Byron DorganDND$0$0
Dick DurbinDIL$1,750$0
John EnsignRNV$0$0
Mike EnziRWY$0$0
Russ FeingoldDWI$0$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
Judd GreggRNH$0$0
Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
Tom HarkinDIA$0$0
Orrin HatchRUT$0$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0
Jim InhofeROK$0$0
Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0
Ted KennedyDMA$0$0
John KerryDMA$0$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$0
Mary LandrieuDLA$1,500$0
Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$0
Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0
Carl LevinDMI$250$0
Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
Blanche LincolnDAR$0$0
Chester Trent LottRMS$0$0
Dick LugarRIN$0$0
Mel MartinezRFL$0$0
John McCainRAZ$0$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$0$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$0
Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0
Patty MurrayDWA$0$0
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$0
Barack ObamaDIL$0$0
Mark PryorDAR$500$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0
Harry ReidDNV$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$2,800$0
Ken SalazarDCO$0$0
Bernie SandersIVT$0$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0
Gordon SmithROR$0$0
Olympia SnoweRME$0$0
Arlen SpecterDPA$0$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$0
Ted StevensRAK$0$0
John SununuRNH$0$0
Jon TesterDMT$0$0
John ThuneRSD$0$0
David VitterRLA$0$0
George VoinovichROH$0$0
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$0$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$0$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$1,000$0
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$0
Max BaucusDMT$5,450$0
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0
Bob BennettRUT$0$0
Joe BidenDDE$0$0
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
Jim BunningRKY$0$0
Richard BurrRNC$0$0
Robert ByrdDWV$0$0
Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
Ben CardinDMD$0$0
Tom CarperDDE$0$0
Bob CaseyDPA$0$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$0
Hillary ClintonDNY$0$0
Tom CoburnROK$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
Norm ColemanRMN$1,000$0
Susan CollinsRME$500$0
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$1,000$0
Bob CorkerRTN$0$0
John CornynRTX$500$0
Larry CraigRID$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Jim DeMintRSC$0$0
Chris DoddDCT$0$0
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$250$0
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0
Byron DorganDND$0$0
Dick DurbinDIL$1,750$0
John EnsignRNV$0$0
Mike EnziRWY$0$0
Russ FeingoldDWI$0$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
Judd GreggRNH$0$0
Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
Tom HarkinDIA$0$0
Orrin HatchRUT$0$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0
Jim InhofeROK$0$0
Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0
Ted KennedyDMA$0$0
John KerryDMA$0$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$0
Mary LandrieuDLA$1,500$0
Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$0
Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0
Carl LevinDMI$250$0
Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
Blanche LincolnDAR$0$0
Chester Trent LottRMS$0$0
Dick LugarRIN$0$0
Mel MartinezRFL$0$0
John McCainRAZ$0$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$0$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$0
Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0
Patty MurrayDWA$0$0
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$0
Barack ObamaDIL$0$0
Mark PryorDAR$500$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0
Harry ReidDNV$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$2,800$0
Ken SalazarDCO$0$0
Bernie SandersIVT$0$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0
Gordon SmithROR$0$0
Olympia SnoweRME$0$0
Arlen SpecterDPA$0$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$0
Ted StevensRAK$0$0
John SununuRNH$0$0
Jon TesterDMT$0$0
John ThuneRSD$0$0
David VitterRLA$0$0
George VoinovichROH$0$0
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$0$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$0$0

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Health & welfare policy$10,250
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$4,250
Children's rights$2,000

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