The 2007 bill, () was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on February 7, 2007 by Congressman José Serrano (D-New York).
The Act had bi-partisan support in the House of Representatives, with 129 co-sponsors,[REF] and was introduced in the U.S. Senate as S. 1936 with bi-partisan support on August 2, 2007 by Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO) with 15 co-sponsors [REF].