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To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a highway in California connecting State Route 130 in Santa Clara County with Interstate Route 5 in San Joaquin County, and to determine the feasibility of constructing a fixed guideway system along the right-of-way of the highway.

Bill: 108-hr-619
Sponsor: Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: California
Car pools
Energy
Energy efficiency
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Highway finance
Infrastructure
Interstate highway system
Limited access highways
Railroad engineering
Railroads
Road construction
Subways
Toll roads
Traffic engineering

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a highway in California, connecting State Route 130 in Santa Clara County with Interstate Route 5 in San Joaquin County, and a fixed guideway system along the right-of-way of the highway.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to prohibit discrimination in the rental of housing to members of the Armed Forces.

Bill: 108-hr-621
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Crime and Law Enforcement
Fines (Penalties)
Housing and Community Development
Housing discrimination
Military housing
Military personnel
Rental housing

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to impose a fine and/or imprisonment against anyone who discriminates (or attempts to discriminate) against a person in the military service in the rental of housing because of that person's military status.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
action_date: 2003-02-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E148)
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-623
Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Authorization
Cervical cancer
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Medical education
Medical laboratories
Medical personnel
Medical screening
Medical technology
Medical tests
Paramedical personnel
Public service advertising
Recruiting of employees
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Student loan funds
Students
Teacher education
Teacher supply and demand
Teachers
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through scholarships and loans for health professional training that may be modeled after the National Health Service Corps' scholarship and loan repayment programs, to alleviate the shortage of medical laboratory personnel where needed. Allows schools of allied health, as well as health care institution-based programs training medical laboratory personnel, to receive such awards.
Requires the Secretary to give preference, in making awards of grants and contracts to increase the number of individuals trained in allied health professions, to entities with programs training medical laboratory personnel. Directs the Secretary to develop and issue public service announcements advertising medical laboratory personnel careers and encouraging individuals to enter the medical laboratory field.
Directs the Secretary to make grants for training to increase the number of cytotechnologists available for screening women for cervical cancer.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2230)
action_date: 2003-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Chance to Succeed Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-624
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Aid to dependent children
Cash welfare block grants
Child health
Child support
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Counseling
Crime and Law Enforcement
Day care
Disabled
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Employee training
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Families
Family violence
Freedom of information
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Health
Housing and Community Development
Identification devices
Illiteracy
Labor and Employment
Law
Learning disabilities
Mental health services
Mentally disabled
Rape
Rehabilitation of the disabled
Right of privacy
Sex crimes
Social work
Transportation and Public Works
Welfare work participation
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Chance to Succeed Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to include as a work activity satisfactory participation in services to address barriers designed to improve future employment opportunities, including substance abuse treatment, physical rehabilitation, and mental health, mental retardation and developmental disabilities services.
Requires the assessment for each assistance recipient to determine whether the recipient has any barriers to employment or program compliance.
Prohibits a State to which a TANF grant is made from imposing a sanction against an individual or family on the basis of noncompliance with a program requirement: (1) unless the State satisfies specified notice and review requirements; or (2) if the individual whose conduct is the basis of the sanction is in the uncompleted process of being screened or assessed for a mental health problem, disability, substance abuse problem, or sexual or domestic violence situation, or if the services outlined in the service plan developed for the individual or family were not offered, available, and accessible to the individual or family at the time of the noncompliance.
Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting a State in compliance with the requirements of this Act from imposing a sanction for noncompliance with work requirements against an individual or family who opts to not take full advantage of the opportunity for assessment or the services and supports made available to ensure that the individual or family can comply with program requirements if such an individual or family is not complying with the State's work requirements.
Requires each State receiving a State family assistance grant to establish an advisory panel to review the efficacy of each TANF-funded program.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Child Poverty Reduction Act

Bill: 108-hr-625
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aid to dependent children
Cash welfare block grants
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Poor children

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Child Poverty Reduction Act -Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) make it an additional purpose of TANF to reduce poverty of families with children in the United States; and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make a child poverty reduction bonus grant to any State whose child poverty rate for a completed calendar year is less than the rate the State achieved during the preceding calendar year.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Ending the Double Standard for Stock Options Act

Bill: 108-hr-626
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting
Administrative procedure
Business records
Commerce
Corporation reports
Corporation taxes
Department of the Treasury
Employee stock options
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial statements
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Law
Research and development tax credit
Science, Technology, Communications
Subsidiary corporations
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Ending the Double Standard for Stock Options Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the amount of deductions taken for property transferred in connection with a stock option to the amount treated as an expense by taxpayer in ascertaining income, profit, or loss.
Requires Secretary to formulate rules where the stock option is granted by a parent or subsidiary corporation.
Excludes from the definition of "wages," for purposes of the research tax credit, the amount of property transferred in connection with a stock option and required to be included in a report or statement until such amount is so included. Limits the portion of the amount to be treated as wages to no more than the amount of the deduction taken with respect to such amount.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E141)
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-627
Sponsor: Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Coinsurance
Cost of living adjustments
Drugs
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Labor and Employment
Medicaid
Medical economics
Social Welfare
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions
Welfare eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2003 - Suspends, for five years, the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the required copayment for medication furnished to veterans on an outpatient basis for the treatment of non-service-connected disabilities.
Increases the maximum annual rates of pensions for surviving spouses of war veterans. Amends the Social Security Act to exclude the amount of such rate increases from a surviving spouse's income for purposes of Medicaid (title XIX) eligibility.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from purchasing certain steel or equipment, products, or systems made with steel that is not melted and poured in the United States.

Bill: 108-hr-628
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Buy American
Commerce
Defense contracts
Defense procurement
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Iron and steel industry
Military and naval supplies
Steel

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from purchasing steel, or equipment, products, or systems necessary to national security or defense that are made of steel, that is not melted and poured in the United States, with specified exceptions.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-28
text: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 to prohibit steel companies receiving loan guarantees from investing the loan proceeds in foreign steel companies and using the loan proceeds to import steel products from foreign countries that are subject to certain trade remedies.

Bill: 108-hr-629
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: American investments
Countervailing duties
Dumping
Economics and Public Finance
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Governmental investigations
Import relief
Import restrictions
Imports
Iron and steel industry
Law
Offshore manufacturing
Steel

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Amends the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 to prohibit qualified steel companies that have been issued loan guarantees under such Act from: (1) contributing any of the proceeds of such a loan to any facility located outside the United States that is engaged in manufacture of certain steel mill products (including ingots, slabs, or billets); or (2) using any such proceeds to import iron ore pellets, ingots, slabs, or billets produced in any country subject to specified trade remedies with respect to such products. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide an apportionment to a primary airport that falls below 10,000 passenger boardings in a calendar year as a result of the discontinuance of air carrier service at the airport, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-630
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Airline passenger traffic
Airports
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Amends Federal aviation law to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to grandfather, that is, apportion airport development and noise compatibility program funds to a primary airport sponsor in a fiscal year in an amount equal to that apportioned to such sponsor in the previous fiscal year if the Secretary finds: (1) passenger boardings at such airport are below 10,000 in the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment as a result of the discontinuance of air carrier service to and from the airport in any of the three calendar years preceding the calendar year used for such calculations; and (2) the airport had at least 10,000 passenger boardings in any of such three preceding calendar years.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Cold Weather Injury Compensation Act

Bill: 108-hr-631
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Climate
Data banks
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disabled
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Law
Medical records
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Science, Technology, Communications
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' medical care
Weather

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Veterans Cold Weather Injury Compensation Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a registry of veterans who, while in active military service, were exposed for a significant period of time to sustained periods of extremely cold weather (seven days or more of average temperatures of 32 degrees or lower). Requires such registry to be used to determine the association, if any, between the disabilities of such veterans and the exposure to such weather.
Presumes cold-weather injuries in such veterans to be service-connected and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation.
Directs the Secretary, within 90 days, to prescribe initial regulations on injuries determined to have a positive association with sustained exposure to cold weather.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Travel Fairness Act

Bill: 108-hr-632
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Automobiles
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
Veterans' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Veterans Travel Fairness Act - Makes the rate of reimbursement for private vehicle travel under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs equal to the rate for private vehicle reimbursement for Federal employees.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the "Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility".

Bill: 108-hr-633
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Congressional tributes
Health
Michigan
Names
Veterans' hospitals

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to prescription drugs at Federal Supply Schedule prices.

Bill: 108-hr-634
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drugs
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Declares that any individual who is entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance), or enrolled under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act shall be eligible to obtain prescription drugs at the prices specified in the Federal Supply Schedule.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House