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Chemical Facility Security Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-2901
Sponsor: Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13]
Introduced: 2003-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Armed Forces and National Security
Business records
Chemical industries
Chemical warfare
Chemicals
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Computer security measures
Confidential communications
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Department of Homeland Security
EBB Terrorism
Emergency Management
Employee selection
Employee training
Environmental assessment
Environmental health
Equipment and supplies
Federal preemption
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fines (Penalties)
Freedom of information
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Health
Identification of criminals
Industrial buildings
Infrastructure
Injunctions
Labor and Employment
Larceny
Law
Local laws
Local officials
Official secrets
Personnel records
Planning
Potable water
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Standards
State laws
State officials
Terrorism
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: 
Chemical Facility Security Act of 2003 - Requires owners or operators of selected chemical storage facilities to develop and implement a site security plan that addresses the facility's vulnerability to a terrorist release.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to promulgate regulations specifying: (1) which facilities should be selected based on the likelihood of terrorist attack, the nature of the substances stored, the potential harm if released, cost, and technical feasibility; (2) a timetable for the completion of a vulnerability assessment and site security plan; (3) the contents of the plan; (4) plan certification and availability requirements; and (5) limits on the disclosure of sensitive information.
 
Requires the Secretary to provide owners or operators with relevant threat information to the extent practicable.
 
Grants the Secretary access to the premises, security plans, and other records, as necessary, for any selected facility.
 
Permits chemical sources required to prepare a facility vulnerability assessment and a facility security plan or an emergency response plan under other acts to be excluded from the requirements of this Act.
 
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide the Secretary, upon request, with any vulnerability assessment or emergency response plan received by the Administrator under the terrorist and other intentional acts provision of the Safe Drinking Water Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-2902
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2003-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government spending reductions
Governmental investigations
Income tax
Legislation
Public meetings
Subsidies
Tax preferences
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: 
Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission Act of 2003 - Establishes an independent Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission to: (1) identify Federal programs and laws that provide inequitable Federal subsidies; (2) review such subsidies; (3) conduct public hearings on agency recommendations regarding inequitable subsidies; and (4) report to Congress recommendations for termination, modification, or retention of each subsidy reviewed. Requires each Federal agency to include in budget documents submitted in FY 2005 a list of programs or laws within that agency that provide inequitable Federal subsidies, together with recommendations for appropriate action.
 
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that, following submission of the Commission's report, the House of Representatives and the Senate should promptly consider legislation that would enact changes in Federal statutes necessary to implement the Commission's recommendations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Program Reform Commission Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-2903
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2003-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid programs
Government paperwork
Government spending reductions
Governmental investigations
Legislation
Public meetings

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: 
Program Reform Commission Act of 2003 - Establishes an independent Program Reform Commission to: (1) identify unnecessary Federal programs; (2) review such programs; (3) conduct public hearings on agency recommendations regarding unnecessary programs; and (4) report to Congress recommendations for termination, modification, or retention of each program reviewed. Requires each Federal agency to include in budget documents submitted in FY 2005 a list of programs within that agency that are unnecessary, together with recommendations for appropriate action.
 
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that, following submission of the Commission's report, the House of Representatives and the Senate should promptly consider legislation that would enact changes in Federal statutes necessary to implement the Commission's recommendations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
MediFair Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-2904
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2003-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Health and Human Services
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
Law
Medical fees
Medicare
Physicians
Quality of care
Rural health
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: 
MediFair Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for making adjustments to the amount of payment made to entities and individuals for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Requires the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to develop recommendations on policies and practices that would encourage: (1) healthy outcomes and quality care under the Medicare program in States with respect to which payments are reduced under such system; and (2) the efficient use of payments made under the Medicare program in such States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2003-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to recognize the services of respiratory therapists under the plan of care for home health services.

Bill: 108-hr-2905
Sponsor: Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2003-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Governmental investigations
Home care services
Medical fees
Medical personnel
Medicare
Respiratory diseases
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare recognition of the services of respiratory therapists that are furnished as part-time or intermittent nursing care or physical therapy services under a plan of care for home health services. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on the impact of paying for the services of respiratory therapists as a separate benefit under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare, and as an explicit component of the several benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of Medicare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
To clarify that federally licensed firerarms dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed firearms dealers at places other than the business premises specified on the license of the transferor dealer.

Bill: 108-hr-2906
Sponsor: Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2003-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative fees
Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Firearms
Firearms control
Law
Licenses

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: 
Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to authorize licensed firearms dealers to conduct firearms transfers and business with other licensed dealers away from the business premises from which such a person is licensed to conduct business, without requiring the payment of a separate fee under the Act for doing so.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-09-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Infant and Toddler Durable Product Safety Act

Bill: 108-hr-2911
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2003-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Child safety
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Delegation of powers
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Infants
Labeling
Law
Product safety
Signs and symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Infant and Toddler Durable Product Safety Act - Instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to: (1) promulgate a consumer product safety standard for durable infant or toddler products; and (2) establish an Infant and Toddler Product Review Panel to advise the Commission regarding guidelines and promulgation of consumer product safety standards for such products. 
Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to declare the limitation on maximum civil penalty inapplicable to this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1661)
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Distance Education and Online Learning Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-2913
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2003-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance
Accreditation (Education)
Distance education
Economics and Public Finance
Educational accountability
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Student aid
Student loan funds

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: 
Distance Education and Online Learning Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise title IV student assistance provisions regarding distance education courses and programs, with respect to student eligibility, eligible programs, and requirements for recognition of accrediting agencies that evaluate institutions of higher education offering such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a flexibility incentive grant program.

Bill: 108-hr-2914
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2003-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Highway finance
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Mass rapid transit
State constitutions
State laws
Transportation engineering

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a flexibility incentive grant pilot program to encourage States to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services. Directs the Secretary to make grants to States that: (1) increase their expenditures for transit projects and other services; or (2) dedicate State revenues specifically for transit projects and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
National Health Information Infrastructure Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-2915
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5]
Introduced: 2003-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost control
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug interactions
Electronic data interchange
Executive reorganization
Federal officials
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health information systems
Human engineering
Information technology
Law
Medical economics
Medical malpractice
Medical records
Medical tests
Quality of care
Science, Technology, Communications
Strategic planning
Term limits

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: 
National Health Information Infrastructure Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint a National Health Information Officer (the Officer) for the Department of Health and Human Services to maintain national leadership in the planning, development, and adoption of a national health information infrastructure (the infrastructure). Directs the Officer, in cooperation with key stakeholders, to develop a strategic plan for such infrastructure which shall contain various components, including a national agenda to guide policymaking, technology investments, and research. 
 
Specifies certain goals for the infrastructure, which include minimizing preventable medical errors and reducing redundant paperwork. Directs the Officer to advise the Secretary on various topics, including to help make an assessment of the best current practices in the development, purchase, and maintenance of medical information technology.
 
Directs the Secretary to develop or adopt (and to periodically update) voluntary, national data and communications standards that promote the interoperability of health information technology systems across all public and private health care settings.
 
Allows the Secretary to: (1) enter into contracts to carry out this Act; and (2) test potential national data and communications standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act

Bill: 108-hr-2916
Sponsor: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]
Introduced: 2003-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Animals
Citizen lawsuits
Commerce
Consumer education
Department of Agriculture
Fines (Penalties)
Food safety
Genetic engineering
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Injunctions
Judicial review
Labeling
Law
Legal fees
Livestock
Meat inspection
Parties to actions
Poultry
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Science, Technology, Communications
Transgenic animals
Transgenic plants

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: 
Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) to deem a food misbranded if it contains or was produced with a genetically engineered material unless its labeling contains statements meeting specified requirements. Requires the periodic testing of such foods transferred along a chain of distribution to assure accuracy of labels, subject to specified exceptions. Excludes, in all three Acts, food: (1) served in restaurants; or (2) prepared primarily in a retail establishment, ready for human consumption, but not offered for sale for immediate consumption in the establishment. Excludes, for the FDCA, a medical food as defined in the Orphan Drug Act.
 
Subjects violators to civil monetary penalties, exempting recipients who accept a guarantee of the absence of genetically engineered material in good faith or producers whose food inadvertently becomes contaminated by genetically engineered material. Authorizes citizen suits as specified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2003-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Introduced in House