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Cleveland National Forest Responsible Electricity Transmission Act

Bill: 108-hr-1230
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative remedies
California
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Easements
Electric power transmission
Energy
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Licenses
National forests
Right-of-way
Wilderness areas

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Cleveland National Forest Responsible Electricity Transmission Act - Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture (the "Secretaries") to issue the necessary grants, easements, permits, plan amendments, and other approvals to allow for the siting and construction of a high-voltage electricity transmission line in part of the Cleveland National Forest in California and adjacent lands (except any identified wilderness area) under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service.
Instructs the Secretaries to give a preference to any application or preapplication proposal for a transmission line right-of-way submitted before December 31, 2002, over all other applications and proposals for the same or similar right-of-way submitted on or after that date.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Technology Investment Incentive Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1232
Sponsor: Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Computer networks
Computer software
Computers
Depreciation and amortization
Equipment and supplies
Health
High technology
Income tax
Information technology
Internet
Medical supplies
Medical technology
Product development
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Tax deductions
Telecommunication systems
Telephone
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Technology Investment Incentive Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permit the expensing of certain technological equipment and computer software; and (2) include, for recovery purposes, as three-year property certain wireless telecommunications equipment, advanced services equipment, network or network system equipment, and research expenses for software development.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1233
Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Corporation taxes
Income tax
Minimum tax
Tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the alternative minimum tax.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
High Productivity and Economic Growth Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1234
Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Biological research
Ceramics
Commerce
Computer integrated manufacturing systems
Computer software
Computers
Depreciation and amortization
Electronics
Electronics industry
Environmental Protection
Environmental technology
Equipment and supplies
Fiber optics
Glass and glass industry
Health
High technology
Income tax
Lasers
Medical technology
Minimum tax
Polymers
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific instruments and apparatus
Tax deductions
Technological innovations
Telecommunication industry
Telecommunication systems

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: High Productivity and Economic Growth Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the expensing of the cost of high productivity property (defined as certain computer and computer related property, electronic equipment, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, optical fiber equipment, advanced environmental or life science products, and etc.). Directs that an election to treat property in such a fashion shall be made on an asset by asset basis, and that the cost of such property shall not include so much of the basis as is determined by reference to the basis of other property held at any time by the taxpayer. Provides for a recapture if the property is not used predominately in a trade or business at any time. 
Excludes certain property from qualifying for high productivity expensing.
Makes permanent the 30 percent expensing for certain property acquired after September 10, 2001.
Prescribes that the depreciation rules shall not be modified for purposes of the alternative minimum tax.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act

Bill: 108-hr-1236
Sponsor: Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Health insurance
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Medical economics
Medical savings accounts
Tax administration
Tax credits
Tax refunds
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a tax credit in an amount equal to the amount paid for qualified health insurance, subject to stated limitations. Requires persons who receive payments for health insurance coverage of an individual to make certain information returns. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make advance payments to the provider of an individual's qualified health insurance equal to the Secretary's estimate of the amount of credit allowable for the eligible individual.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act

Bill: 108-hr-1238
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Alaska
Boundaries
Criminal investigation
Detention of persons
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Idaho
Law
Legal aid
Legal fees
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
New Hampshire
New York State
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Prosecution
Social Welfare
Vermont
Washington State
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Office of Justice Programs, to carry out the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative to provide funds to reimburse eligible northern border States (or local governments thereof) for costs incurred for handling dispositions of criminal cases that are federally initiated but federally declined-referred (i.e., where a decision has been made in a criminal case by a U.S. Attorney or a Federal law enforcement agency during a Federal investigation to no longer pursue Federal criminal charges against a defendant and to refer the investigation to a State or local jurisdiction for possible prosecution). Requires that such program be modeled after the Southwestern Border Prosecution Initiative and serve as a partner program to that initiative to reimburse local jurisdictions for processing Federal cases.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1239
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Unemployment insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2003 - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to entitle eligible individuals in all States to a total of 26 weeks of TEUC compensation (13 weeks beyond the current 13 weeks). Makes such additional benefits also available to individuals who exhausted their TEUC benefits before January 1, 2003.
Provides for a transition period of continuing payments to individuals with amounts remaining in their TEUC account, for weeks beginning before December 27, 2003.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to deem second tier benefit amounts deposited in an individual's account (TEUC-X amounts, which currently provide an extra 13 weeks of benefits in high-unemployment States) as deposited in such account, by reason of the amendments made by this Act, as single tier benefit amounts (TEUC amounts, the basic benefits in all States).
Sets forth requirements relating to applicability of this Act to those who have exhausted their benefits under TEUCA, as well as to current beneficiaries.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Investment in Quality School Leadership Act

Bill: 108-hr-1240
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational accountability
Educational innovations
Educational technology
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Leadership
Poor children
Professional education
Recruiting of employees
School administration
School personnel
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Teacher education

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Investment in Quality School Leadership Act - Establishes a program of grants to consortia for professional development of superintendents, principals, and prospective superintendents and principals.
Directs the Secretary of Education to award such competitive grants to consortia to establish programs that serve a State or region and provide superintendents, principals, and prospective superintendents and principals, particularly those serving, or intending to serve, in high-poverty, low-performing school districts and schools, with ongoing, intensive professional development opportunities to improve their capacity to serve as effective leaders and successfully implement standards-based reforms. Requires a consortium, to be eligible to apply for such a grant, to include at least: (1) one local educational agency (LEA) serving a high concentration of children living in poverty; (2) one institution of higher education; and (3) one organization that does not usually provide educational services, but has the necessary expertise to provide professional development to school administrators. Allows such consortia also to include: (1) one or more additional LEAs; (2) State educational agencies; (3) for-profit organizations with expertise; and (4) public or private nonprofit organizations with expertise. Gives priority for awards to those consortia in which the participating LEA serves the highest concentration of children living in poverty.
Sets forth required program activities and additional uses of grant funds. Requires grantees to provide 50 percent of the project's annual costs, in cash or in kind. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) waive such matching requirement for applicants that serve low-income areas; and (2) reserve certain funds for technical assistance, evaluation, dissemination of information on effective programs, activities to encourage the spread and adoption of successful leadership development centers, and other national activities that support the programs.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Better Screening Test for Women Act

Bill: 108-hr-1241
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Authorization
Breast cancer
Clinical trials
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Mammography
Medical research
Medical screening
Medical tests
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Better Screening Test for Women Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 2003 through 2007 for the National Cancer Institute to support clinical research concerning early detection for breast cancer, including treatments as well as the link between such detection and reduction of mortality rates.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Child Care Public-Private Partnership Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1242
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Commerce
Day care
Economics and Public Finance
Employee benefit plans
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Labor and Employment
Law
Licenses
Nonprofit organizations
Public-private partnerships
Small business
Social Welfare
Working poor

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Child Care Public-Private Partnership Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a business-incentive grant program to provide child care through public-private partnerships.
Provides program grants to cover not more than one-third of the costs for: (1) businesses or consortia (two or more businesses acting jointly, which may also include a nonprofit private organization) to start up, or provide additional, employee child care services; and (2) nonprofit business organizations to provide technical information and assistance to enable businesses to provide employee child care services.
Sets forth eligibility and application requirements, including: (1) provision of such services equitably and affordably to low- and moderate-income employees; and (2) compliance with State and local licensing requirements.
Gives priority in grant selection to business and consortia applicants, especially businesses with fewer than 100 full-time employees. Requires equitable geographic distribution.
Authorizes appropriations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Air Traffic Controller Retirement Reform Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1244
Sponsor: Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Air traffic
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil service retirement
Department of Defense
Department of Transportation
Federal employees
Labor and Employment
Mandatory retirement
Military aviation
Social Welfare
Supervisors
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation workers

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Air Traffic Controller Retirement Reform Act of 2003 - Amends Federal provisions concerning the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System to include under the definition of "air traffic controller" or "controller" a civilian employee of the Department of Transportation or Defense holding a supervisory, managerial, executive, technical, semiprofessional, or professional position for which experience as a controller is a prerequisite (thereby continuing to treat such service as controller service for Federal retirement benefits purposes).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E448)
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1245
Sponsor: Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agricultural conservation
Agriculture and Food
Air pollution control
Automobile industry
Carbon cycle
Carbon dioxide
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Corporate mergers
Corporate reorganizations
Data banks
Electronic data interchange
Electronic government information
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental law enforcement
Fines (Penalties)
Fluorocarbons
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Forest conservation
Fossil fuels
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Imports
Internet
Labeling
Law
Lumber trade
Methane
Nitrogen oxides
Pollution measurement
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Science, Technology, Communications
Sulphur
Transportation and Public Works
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Act of 2003 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish and administer: (1) a national greenhouse gas emissions information system to collect annual lists required to be submitted under this Act of an entity's greenhouse gas emissions; and (2) a national greenhouse gas registry (included in such system) to collect voluntarily reported information on emissions reductions. Specifies factors for adjustment of emissions records by a reporting entity.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments

Bill: 108-hr-1246
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Building construction
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Colleges
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction costs
Department of Education
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Ethnic relations
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to education
Federal-Indian relations
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Indian education
Maintenance and repair
Minorities
Names
Racial discrimination
Racism
School buildings
Secondary education

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make: (1) grants to schools that have made formal decisions to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, to assist them in replacing uniforms or other materials and in altering facilities, including walls, floors, and signs; and (2) school construction or renovation grants to Indian schools and to schools that received discontinuation grants.
Establishes within the Department of Education a Committee on Indian Relations. Includes among Committee duties providing cultural proficiency training at schools receiving discontinuation grants to effect positive and long-term change regarding any derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction.
Declares a name or depiction to be derogatory or discriminatory if: (1) the name is Indians, Redskins, Braves, or Chiefs; or (2) the Committee determines, after notice and comment, that the name or depiction is derogatory or discriminatory on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, or Indian or Native Alaskan tribal affiliation.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2003-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1247
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2003-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Antitrust law
Collective bargaining
Commerce
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Labor and Employment
Managed care
Medical personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 2003 - Exempts from Federal antitrust laws any health care professionals negotiating with a health plan regarding contract terms under which they provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided.
Declares that this Act applies only to health care professionals excluded from the National Labor Relations Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E436)
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Introduced in House