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To require the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the Secretary of Defense to give a preference for American companies in the award of contracts to provide assistance for Iraq, and to require the use of CDMA technology in any such contract for the provision of commercial mobile wireless communication service.

Bill: 108-hr-1441
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: American investments
Buy American
Economic assistance
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
War relief
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: 
Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USADI) and the Secretary of Defense, in entering into contracts with private entities to provide assistance for Iraq, including contracts to carry out commercial mobile wireless communication service for Iraq, to give preference, to the greatest extent practicable, to qualified American entities.
 
Directs the USAID Administrator and the Secretary, in entering into such contracts to provide commercial mobile wireless communication service as assistance for Iraq, to require that code division multiple access (CDMA) technology be used for such service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Access to Affordable Mortgages Act

Bill: 108-hr-1443
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Government insurance
Interest rates
Law
Mortgage guaranty insurance
Variable rate mortgage loans

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Access to Affordable Mortgages Act - Amends the National Housing Act to revise certain fixed-interest criteria for adjustable rate single-family mortgages which are insurable by the Federal Housing Administration.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act

Bill: 108-hr-1444
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child abuse
Child sexual abuse
Crime and Law Enforcement
Damages
Families
Fines (Penalties)
Garnishment
Law
Military dependents
Military pay

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act - Requires any payment of military retired pay to be paid, in whole or in part, by the Secretary of the military department concerned to another person if and to the extent expressly provided for in the terms of a child abuse garnishment order enforcing a judgment rendered against a member of the armed forces for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
To designate the western breakwater for the project for navigation, New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, as the "Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater".

Bill: 108-hr-1445
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Commerce
Congress
Congressional tributes
Connecticut
Entrepreneurs
Labor and Employment
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Merchant seamen
Names
Offshore structures
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Designates the western breakwater for the navigation project, New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, as the Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Ethanol and Biodiesel Promotion Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1447
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural cooperatives
Agriculture and Food
Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Biomass energy
Commerce
Cooperative societies
Depreciation and amortization
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy industries
Excise tax
Federal aid to transportation
Government trust funds
Highway finance
Income tax
Minimum tax
Retail trade
Service stations
Small business
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax returns
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Ethanol and Biodiesel Promotion Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit equal to 50 percent (up to $50,000) of the basis of qualified vehicle refueling and business use property placed in service during the taxable year with respect to the retail sale, or business use, of E85 ethanol (any fuel at least 85 percent of which is ethanol) and neat biodiesel (diesel fuel at least 85 percent of which is produced from a non-petroleum substance).
Allows a business tax credit, determined according to a specified formula, for each gasoline gallon equivalent of E85 ethanol and neat biodiesel sold at retail by the taxpayer during such year as a fuel to propel any qualified motor vehicle.
Establishes a small ethanol producer credit by allowing a tax-exempt farmers' cooperative to allocate such a credit to its patrons on the basis of the quantity or value of business done with or for them for the taxable year.
Extends, through December 31, 2009, the application to qualified clean-fuel vehicle refueling property for E85 ethanol of the deduction from gross income for clean-fueled vehicles and certain refueling property.
Repeals the mandatory transfer into the Highway Trust Fund of amounts equivalent to the taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene and on certain vehicles.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Council of the District of Columbia to impose a tax on the income of professional baseball players which is earned within the District of Columbia.

Bill: 108-hr-1450
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Athletes
Baseball
District of Columbia
Income tax
Local taxation
Municipal home rule
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Council of the District of Columbia to impose a tax on the income of professional baseball players which is earned within the District of Columbia.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Student Athlete Protection Act

Bill: 108-hr-1451
Sponsor: Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
College sports
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Gambling
Higher education
Injunctions
Law
Licenses
Lotteries
Olympic games
Secondary education
Students

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Student Athlete Protection Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to include as unlawful sports gambling a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme based, directly or indirectly, on one or more: (1) competitive games in which high school or college athletes participate; (2) performances of high school or college athletes in competitive games; or (3) competitive games at the Summer or Winter Olympics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
To provide that the language of the text of United States passports is written in English and Spanish.

Bill: 108-hr-1452
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: English language
Government Operations and Politics
Passports
Spanish language

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: 
Requires the language of the text of all regular U.S. passports to be written in English and Spanish.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Security Against Nuclear Enemies Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1453
Sponsor: Rep. Vitter, David [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Ballistic missile defenses
Congress
Congress and military policy

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Security Against Nuclear Enemies Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to direct the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, as soon as technologically possible, to design and deploy a land- and sea-based national missile defense system capable of defending the national territory of the United States against ballistic missile attack.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Defense Against Regional Threats Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1454
Sponsor: Rep. Vitter, David [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Ballistic missile defenses
Collective security
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congress and military policy
Defense burdensharing
East Asia
International Affairs
Israel
Japan
Middle East and North Africa
Military agreements
NATO countries
Negotiations
South Korea
Taiwan

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Defense Against Regional Threats Act of 2003 - Declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) provide for deployment as soon as technologically possible of missile defense systems capable of defending Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and all member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization against ballistic missile attack; and (2) seek continued negotiated burdensharing agreements with such countries to share the costs of development and deployment of ballistic missile defense systems.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make private, nonprofit medical facilities that serve industry specific clients eligible for hazard mitigation and disaster assistance.

Bill: 108-hr-1455
Sponsor: Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief
Health
Health facilities
Nonprofit organizations
Social Welfare
Tax-exempt organizations
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include within the definition of a "private nonprofit facility" that is eligible for hazard mitigation and disaster assistance a facility that provides medical services to specific occupational or industry segments of the general public and that is operated by a tax-exempt organization.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of pasta.

Bill: 108-hr-1456
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Directs the Customs Service to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of pasta and to refund any amounts owed. Provides that in specified circumstances, refunds shall be paid to an importer only to the extent that funds are available in the special account established under the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the antidumping order covering a specified antidumping duty rate.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin.

Bill: 108-hr-1457
Sponsor: Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8]
Introduced: 2003-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Declares four named individuals (Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin) to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Denies preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives of the named individuals.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Homeland Infrastructure Power Security and Assurance Incentives Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1458
Sponsor: Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2003-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost control
Crime and Law Enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Electric power production
Electric utilities
Emergency Management
Energy development
Energy facilities
Energy security
Energy storage
Energy supplies
Engines
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial institutions
Fuel cells
Health facilities
Indexing (Economic policy)
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Military bases
Science, Technology, Communications
Subsidies
Technological innovations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: 
Homeland Infrastructure Power Security and Assurance Incentives Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish within the Department of Energy an Advanced Technology Incentives Program to provide funding to accelerate development and deployment of new advanced technologies such as fuel cells, turbines, hybrid, and storage system power technologies.
 
Requires the use of such funding for: (1) eligible owners or operators to support efforts to reduce system costs, and improve the performance and reliability of advanced distributed power generation and energy storage systems; and (2) demonstrating the capability of new technologies to increase power generation through enhanced operational, economic, and environmental performance.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) evaluate security and assurance performance improvement; (2) define locations and facilities that would benefit most from such improvements; and (3) determine the criteria for facilities that generate or store and distribute electric energy that improves the security and reliability of the nation's electricity grid and protects locations critical to its security (including military installations, financial institutions, medical and first responder facilities).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science.
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E602-603)
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Save America's Valuable Energy Resources Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1459
Sponsor: Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]
Introduced: 2003-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air conditioning
Building construction
Building materials
Commerce
Computer software
Condominium (Housing)
Construction industries
Cooperative housing
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Heating
Home repair and improvement
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Industrial buildings
Lighting
Prefabricated buildings
Rental housing
Residential rehabilitation
Science, Technology, Communications
Tax credits
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Save America's Valuable Energy Resources Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish credits for: (1) qualified energy efficient improvements to existing homes; and (2) the construction of qualified new energy efficient homes.
Allows a deduction for energy efficient commercial property expenditures.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Clean School Buses Act

Bill: 108-hr-1461
Sponsor: Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2003-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Automobile industry
Commerce
Commercialization
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Electric vehicles
Elementary and secondary education
Energy
Energy research
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to air pollution control
Federal aid to research
Federal aid to transportation
Fuel cells
Government Operations and Politics
Hydrocarbons
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Motor vehicle pollution control
Natural gas vehicles
Nitrogen oxides
Public-private partnerships
School buses
Service stations
Smog
Sulphur
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: 
Clean School Buses Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program for awarding grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the demonstration and commercial application of alternative fuel school buses and ultra-low sulfur diesel school buses.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish a program for entering into cooperative agreements with private sector fuel cell bus developers to develop fuel cell-powered school buses, and subsequently with at least two units of local government using natural gas-powered school buses and such private sector fuel cell bus developers to demonstrate the use of fuel cell-powered school buses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science.
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Immigration Security and Efficiency Enhancement Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1464
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2003-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Aliens
Commerce
Competition
Computer networks
Computer security measures
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal aliens
Data banks
Department of Homeland Security
Electronic government information
Government Operations and Politics
Identification devices
Illegal aliens
International Affairs
Law
Licenses
Naturalization
Nonprofit organizations
Productivity in government
Public records
Quality control
Refugees
Right of asylum
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Immigration Security and Efficiency Enhancement Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) implement specified immigration security and efficiency enhancements, including computer and other electronic application and form measures; and (2) establish within the immigration, refugee and asylum, and naturalization functions of the Department of Homeland Security a computerized file management system, and a certified service provider filing system.
Authorizes the Secretary to make technology enhancement grants to such service providers.
Directs the National Records Center to maintain an electronic database of all closed Department files relating to immigration, refugee and asylum, and naturalization in order to speed up request processing.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Introduced in House