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To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make a grant to the World Food Prize Foundation to assist the Foundation in covering renovation expenses related to the World Food Prize, which is awarded to individuals who make vital contributions to improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food throughout the world.

Bill: 108-hr-4735
Sponsor: Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Awards, medals, prizes
Commemorations
Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Food safety
Food supply
Foundations
Iowa
Maintenance and repair
Social Welfare
Subsidies

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make a grant to the World Food Prize Foundation of Des Moines, Iowa, to assist the Foundation in covering renovation expenses related to its award of the World Food Prize, which honors individuals who make vital contributions to improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food throughout the world.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Independent Film Small Business Job Creation Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4736
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Commerce
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Investments
Motion pictures
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Independent Film Small Business Job Creation Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for expenditures relating to the production, promotion and distribution of U.S. independent motion picture films with budgets between $2 and $20 million (adjusted for inflation). Requires that not less than 95 percent of the wages or self-employment income paid for producing such films be for services provided within the United States or its possessions. Requires the recapture as income of amounts deducted if a production company ceases to qualify as an independent film production company.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To provide additional exemptions from the community service requirement for a resident of a public housing project.

Bill: 108-hr-4737
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Caregivers
Crime and Law Enforcement
Families
Family violence
Food stamps
Labor and Employment
Low-income housing
Parents
Pregnant women
Public housing
Social Welfare
Victims of crimes
Welfare recipients
Welfare work participation
Wife abuse
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include among the exemptions from the public housing community service requirement a resident who: (1) is 60 years or older (currently 62 years or older); (2) is in her third trimester of pregnancy; (3) is a parent or guardian of a child under the age of five and resides with the child; (4) has reported being the victim of domestic violence to a local law enforcement agency on at least one occasion during the previous 12 months and such agency has not found that the individual's report is without merit; (5) is unemployed and resides with a child under the age of 14 and the individual's spouse, who is employed full-time; (6) provides more than 20 hours per week of unpaid childcare to a child with respect to whom the individual is not a parent or guardian; or (7) is eligible to receive food stamps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Public Housing Community Service Incentive Act

Bill: 108-hr-4738
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Low-income housing
Public housing
Social Welfare
Welfare recipients
Welfare work participation

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Public Housing Community Service Incentive Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide that each adult resident of a public housing project who performs eight hours per month of community service (not including political activities) within the community of his or her residence shall receive priority consideration for participation in any economic self-sufficiency programs sponsored by the public housing agency that administers the public housing project in which the adult resides.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Jobs for America Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4740
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Damages
Employee rights
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Labor statistics
Layoffs
Liability (Law)
Location of industries
Offshore manufacturing
Punitive damages
Signs and signboards
Wage restitution

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Jobs for America Act of 2004 - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to provide protections for employees relating to the offshoring of jobs.
 
Revises the definition of mass layoff to mean a reduction in force which is not the result of a plant closing and results in an employment loss at the single site of employment for a 30-day period for at least 50 employees.
 
Defines offshoring of jobs as any action taken by an employer the effect of which is to create, shift, or transfer work or facilities outside the United States and which results in an employment loss during any 30 day period for 15 or more employees.
 
Sets forth requirements for notices for offshoring of jobs.
 
Establishes requirements for posting of notice of rights by employers and for contents of annual reports by the Secretary of Labor.
 
Revises provisions relating to: (1) determinations with respect to employment loss; and (2) civil actions against employers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Diresul Brown CR Liquid Crude.

Bill: 108-hr-4741
Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Dyes and dyeing
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Diresul Brown CR Liquid Crude. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Foron Blue S-BGL granules.

Bill: 108-hr-4742
Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Dyes and dyeing
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Foron Blue S-BGL granules.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Diresul Brown FS Liquid Crude.

Bill: 108-hr-4743
Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Dyes and dyeing
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Diresul Brown FS Liquid Crude. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Diresul Tan RDT-RW Liquid.

Bill: 108-hr-4744
Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Dyes and dyeing
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Diresul Tan RDT-RW Liquid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Diresul Brown GN Liquid Crude.

Bill: 108-hr-4745
Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Dyes and dyeing
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Diresul Brown GN Liquid Crude. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Selective Service Registration Termination Act

Bill: 108-hr-4746
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Amnesties
Crime and Law Enforcement
Draft registration
Government Operations and Politics
Presidential appointments
Selective Service System

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Selective Service Registration Termination Act - Amends the Military Selective Service Act to terminate the selective service registration requirement except in the event of a declaration of war by Congress.
 
Prohibits sanctions against persons previously subject to registration who failed to so register prior to enactment of this Act.
 
Suspends appointments to and meetings of civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, or other similar local agencies of the Selective Service System during any period in which registration requirements are terminated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Dietary Supplement Regulatory Implementation Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4747
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Appropriations
Authorization
Business records
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Deceptive advertising
Defective products
Department of Health and Human Services
Dietary supplements
Drug interactions
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Federal aid to research
Federal employees
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food industry
Food safety
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Health
Health education
Internet
Labeling
Law
Legislation
Medical records
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Public service advertising
Research and development
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Dietary Supplement Regulatory Implementation Act of 2004 - Makes appropriations for FY 2005, and authorizes appropriations for FY 2006 through 2009: (1) to carry out the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the amendments made by DSHEA, and all applicable regulatory requirements for dietary supplements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) for expanded research and development of consumer information, including information on safety and beneficial effects, of dietary supplements by the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to: (1) fully and appropriately use such funds to regulate dietary supplements; (2) report annually on DSHEA implementation and enforcement; (3) carry out programs to educate health professionals and consumers on the safety and health benefits of the dietary supplements, including the potential for interactions of dietary supplements and drugs (using specified funds authorized by this Act); and (4) establish a system for the requirements for the reporting of serious adverse experiences associated with the use of a dietary supplement received by the manufacturer, packer, or distributor whose name appears on the label of the product.
 
Expresses the sense of the Congress regarding dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make refundable the credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment.

Bill: 108-hr-4748
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cost of living adjustments
Costs
Day care
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Married people
Tax credits
Tax refunds

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment by: (1) allowing a credit amount of $3,000 for each qualifying individual; (2) increasing to $125,000 the adjusted gross income threshold amount at which credit amounts are reduced; (3) providing for an inflation adjustment to such credit and threshold amounts; and (4) making the credit refundable.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To require any uniforms purchased for the Border Patrol to be made in the United States.

Bill: 108-hr-4750
Sponsor: Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Border patrols
Buy American
Clothing
Crime and Law Enforcement
Federal law enforcement officers
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government procurement
Immigration
International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Requires that all uniforms procured for the use of Border Patrol agents be manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To redesignate the Rio Grande American Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the "Travis C. Johnson Canal".

Bill: 108-hr-4751
Sponsor: Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Canals
Congress
Congressional tributes
Names
Texas
Transportation and Public Works
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Redesignates the Rio Grande American Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the Travis C. Johnson Canal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-26
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2004-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act

Bill: 108-hr-4752
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Health
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Mental health services
Prison labor
Rehabilitation of criminals
Secondary education
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to allow a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment of more than one year (other than life imprisonment) to receive credit beyond time already served of up to 60 days each year, in addition to any credit received for satisfactory behavior, for earning a certificate of completion in, or for participating in or teaching, a designated program which benefits prisoners or the Bureau. Includes specified educational and vocational, treatment, or work and developmental programs.
 
Requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to establish the number of days of credit a prisoner may be awarded considering the difficulty, time required, responsibility expected, and rehabilitative benefits of the program.
 
 Makes any person sentenced to a term of imprisonment under the Attorney General's custody eligible for the credits, including prisoners transferred from foreign countries.
 
Directs the Bureau to assure that a prisoner spends a reasonable part of the last portion (currently, the last ten percent) of the term of imprisonment to be served under conditions that will afford the prisoner a reasonable opportunity to prepare for reentry into the community.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1283)
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum located in St. Louis, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System.

Bill: 108-hr-4756
Sponsor: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2004-07-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Arts, Culture, Religion
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Governmental investigations
History
Military history
Missouri
Monuments and memorials
Museums
National parks

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum, located at 1315 Chestnut, St. Louis, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-13
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2004-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Introduced in House
Advanced Internet Communications Services Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4757
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2004-07-06 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Compensation (Law)
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Independent regulatory commissions
Information networks
Internet
Law
Standards
Telecommunication rates
Telecommunication systems
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: 
Advanced Internet Communications Services Act of 2004 - Requires an advanced Internet communications service to be considered: (1) an interstate service; and (2) neither a telecommunications service nor an information service for purposes of the Communications Act of 1934.
 
Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and States from regulating the rates, charges, terms, or conditions for, entry into, or exit from the provision of advanced Internet communications service, subject to provisions of this Act giving the FCC exclusive authority to regarding such services.
 
Requires the FCC, to the extent technically feasible and economically reasonable, to impose requirements or obligations on advanced Internet communications voice service providers in order to: (1) ensure that appropriate E-911 services are available to users of such services; (2) provide access for persons with disabilities; (3) contribute directly to the universal service fund; and (4) provide for just and reasonable compensation for use of the public switched telephone network.
 
Directs the FCC to ensure that such requirements or obligations apply equally to all advanced Internet communications voice service providers. Prohibits the FCC or any State from regulating the underlying Internet Protocol transmission networks, facilities, or equipment in a manner that results in unequal application of regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Introduced in House
Fair and Open Voting Standards Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4758
Sponsor: Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]
Introduced: 2004-07-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congress
Congressional elections
Crime and Law Enforcement
Election administration
Evidence (Law)
Ex-offenders
Government paperwork
Law
Presidential elections
Voter registration

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: 
Fair and Open Voting Standards Act of 2004 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit a State from removing a registrant from the official list of eligible voters for an election for Federal office by reason of criminal conviction unless the State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that the State has in effect procedures for such removal which meet the applicable requirements of this Act including those concerning notice prior to removal and availability of appeal. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Introduced in House