3.0.0 655 2023-01-11T19:57:42Z 2023-01-11T19:57:42Z Senate S S 2007-02-16 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-03-16T18:43:29Z ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2007-03-08T21:52:32Z Markup by 2007-03-08T16:43:32Z Referred to 2007-02-16T18:37:06Z American National Red Cross Governance Modernization Act of 2007 110 1681 HR 2007-05-11 Became Public Law No: 110-26. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2007-03-16 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-03-16 12:05:01 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2007-03-16 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2007-03-15 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3229-3234; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S3229-3231; text as passed Senate: CR S3232-3234) Floor 2007-03-15 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3229-3234; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S3229-3231; text as passed Senate: CR S3232-3234) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-08 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 71. Calendars 2007-03-08 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report. Committee 2007-03-08 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-03-08 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2007-02-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2166-2168) IntroReferral 2007-02-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-02-16 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2007-02-16 True M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2007-02-16 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-02-16 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2007-02-16 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-02-16 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-02-16 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2007-02-16 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2007-02-16 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-02-16 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2007-02-27 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2007-03-07 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-03-07 False H.R.1681 https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1681 International Affairs Auditing Charities Commerce Congressional reporting requirements Corporate governance Corporation directors Disaster relief Electronic data interchange Emergency Management Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork International relief Law Nongovernmental organizations Ombudsman Presidential appointments Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Term limits Trusts and trustees Voting International Affairs 00 2007-02-16 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-11T18:17:52Z American National Red Cross Governance Modernization Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) effectiveness and transparency in the governance of charitable organizations is important in maintaining the trust of the American public; and (2) the American National Red Cross should maintain appropriate communications and coordination with state regulators of such organizations.

Amends federal law concerning the American National Red Cross to: (1) revise its governance structure; (2) authorize the Comptroller General to review its involvement in any federal program or activity; and (3) establish an Office of the Ombudsman which shall report annually to Congress.

]]> 35 2007-03-15 Passed Senate amended 2007-05-12T16:35:56Z American National Red Cross Governance Modernization Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) charitable organizations are an indispensable part of American society; (2) such organizations must maintain the trust of the American public by fostering effective governance and transparency; (3) the American National Red Cross (ANRC) is and will remain a federally chartered instrumentality of the United States; and (4) the ANRC should maintain appropriate communications with state regulators of charitable organizations and cooperate with such regulators.

(Sec. 3) Amends the charter of the ANRC to designate the ANRC as a federally chartered instrumentality of the United States and authorize it to conduct its business and affairs as the American Red Cross in any jurisdiction and to conduct other activities consistent with its traditional purposes.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the ANRC corporation (corporation), rather than its board of directors, to prescribe policies and regulations relating to ANRC chapters. Provides for the selection of delegates to the annual meeting of the ANRC, instead of its national convention.

(Sec. 6) Modifies provisions relating to the ANRC board of governors to restate the role of the board as the governing body of the corporation and to revise provisions relating to its size, composition, and relationship with management. Establishes an Advisory Council to advise, report to, and meet with the board of governors.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes the corporation to adopt policies in lieu of bylaws.

(Sec. 8) Defines the annual meeting of the corporation as the annual meeting of the delegates of the chapters (instead of the national convention). Designates the time and place of the annual meeting and determines the voting guidelines and requirements for such meeting.

(Sec. 9) Eliminates the requirement that the number of trustees overseeing the ANRC endowment fund be nine. Grants the corporation, rather than the board of governors, the authority to prescribe policies and regulations on terms and tenure of office, accountability, and expenses of the board of trustees.

(Sec. 10) Requires the corporation to submit a report to the Secretary of Defense on the activities of the corporation during the preceding fiscal year, including a complete, itemized report of all receipts and expenditures.

(Sec. 11) Authorizes the Comptroller General to review the corporation's involvement in any federal program or activity.

Requires the corporation to establish an Office of the Ombudsman. Requires such Office to submit an annual report to specified congressional committees on trends and systemic matters that the Office has identified as confronting the corporation.

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