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Making appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-4423
Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-11]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Appropriations
Auditing
Building construction
Cemeteries and funerals
Collection of accounts
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction costs
Counseling
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disabled
Disasters
Drugs
East Asia
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Families
Family services
Federal aid to health facilities
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial disclosure
Government Operations and Politics
Government insurance
Government paperwork
Government vehicles
Grants-in-aid
Health
Hospital care
Income tax
Inspectors general
Job hunting
Labor and Employment
Leases
Life insurance
Maintenance and repair
Medical research
Mental health services
Parking facilities
Philippines
Prosthesis
Rent
Revolving funds
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Soldiers' homes
Tax rates
Taxation
Transportation and Public Works
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' employment
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Makes appropriations for FY 2005 for the Department of Veterans Affairs for: (1) the Veterans Health Administration for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; (2) the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund; (3) medical and prosthetic research; (4) medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses; (5) general departmental operating expenses; (6) National Cemetery Administration operation and maintenance; (7) the Office of Inspector General; (8) construction, major projects; (9) construction, minor projects; (10) the parking revolving fund; (11) grants for the construction of State nursing home and domiciliary facilities; and (12) grants for establishing, expanding, or improving State veterans' cemeteries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
Making appropriations for military construction and family housing for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-4424
Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-11]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air force
Appropriations
Armed forces reserves
Army
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction costs
Defense budgets
Department of Defense
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Marines
Military bases
Military construction operations
Military housing
Navy
Tax rates
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Appropriates funds for FY 2005 for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Air Force Reserve; and (2) family housing construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force.
 
Reduces by 6.3 percent the amount of tax reduction for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes in excess of $1 million for calendar year 2004 resulting from enactment of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
Honor Our Fallen Prisoners of War Act

Bill: 108-hr-4425
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorations
Military medals, decorations, etc.
Prisoners of war
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Honor Our Fallen Prisoners of War Act - Requires the Secretary concerned to award the Purple Heart to members of the Armed Forces who die in captivity under circumstances not otherwise establishing eligibility for the Purple Heart. 
 
Makes this Act effective as to members of the Armed Forces who die on or after December 7, 1941, including those who die prior to enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3757)
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit certain entities from trading in capital markets in the United States.

Bill: 108-hr-4426
Sponsor: Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Capital
Commerce
Commercial blacklisting
Corporate finance
Energy
Energy development
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Gas industry
Middle East and North Africa
Petroleum industry
Sanctions (International law)
Stock exchanges
Sudan

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Directs the President to exercise authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to prohibit any entity engaged in the development of oil or gas in Sudan from: (1) raising capital in the United States; or (2) from trading its securities (or depository receipts with respect to its securities) in any U.S. capital market. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for wage parity for prevailing rate employees in Guam.

Bill: 108-hr-4429
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Blue collar workers
Federal employees
Guam
Hawaii
Labor and Employment
Pay equity
Salaries

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Directs the Office of Personnel Management to establish wage schedules and rates for prevailing rate employees who are U.S. citizens employed in Guam that are the same as the wages schedules and rates for such employees in Hawaii.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E955-956)
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
Legal Expense Equity Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4430
Sponsor: Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Civil procedure
Damages
District courts
Evidence (Law)
Legal fees

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Legal Expense Equity Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize parties in civil diversity litigation to serve written settlement offers on an adverse party at any time not less than 10 days before trial.
 
Authorizes the court, at any time before judgment is entered, to exempt from settlement any claim that presents a novel and important question of law or fact that substantially affects nonparties. Voids all settlement offers made by the parties with respect to such exempted claims.
 
Authorizes an offeror whose proposed settlement was declined by an offeree to file a petition with the court seeking payment by the offeree of costs and fees, including attorney's fees, from the date of the last settlement offer by either party if the ultimate judgment or order is not more favorable to the offeree than the proposed settlement. Requires the court to order payment by the offeree in such circumstances unless requiring payment would be manifestly unjust.
 
Limits attorney's fees ordered under this Act to: (1) the actual attorney's fees incurred by the offeree in connection with the claim; or (2) if no such cost was incurred due to a contingency fee agreement, a reasonable cost that would have been incurred by the offeree absent a contingency fee agreement.
 
States that this Act does not apply to claims seeking equitable remedies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
One Church One Child Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4431
Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Accounting
Adoption
Charities
Church and social problems
Church and state
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Family services
Finance and Financial Sector
Foster home care
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Government statistics
Grants-in-aid
Nonprofit organizations
Performance measurement
Religion
Religious liberty
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
One Church, One Child Act of 2004 - Amends the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make competitive grants to support establishment and expansion of programs that use networks of public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster and adoptive children and their families. Makes eligible for such grants State or local governments, local public agencies, community-based or nonprofit organizations, or private entities, including charitable or faith-based organizations.
 
Directs the Secretary to provide for a National Clearinghouse for Adoption Promotion and Foster Parent Recruitment Programs through a contract with a nationally recognized, nonprofit adoption promotion and foster parent recruitment organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-11-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2126-2127)
action_date: 2004-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
Long-Term Care Support and Incentive Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4432
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Caregivers
Case management
Commerce
Consumer protection
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Excise tax
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Flexible benefit plans
Health
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Long-term care
Long-term care insurance
Medical economics
Social Welfare
Standards
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax penalties
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Long-Term Care Support and Incentive Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction from gross income for 50 percent of the long-term care premiums paid under a qualified long-term care insurance contract for individuals under age 65 (increases the deduction percentage to 75 percent for premiums paid for individuals age 65 or older); (2) permit qualified long-term care insurance contracts to be offered in a cafeteria plan and flexible spending arrangements under certain conditions; (3) allow a nonrefundable tax credit of $4,000, subject to a phase-out for incomes exceeding $150,000 (joint returns) or $75,000 (individuals), for each individual age 65 or older who has been certified as having long-term care needs for at least 180 consecutive days in a taxable year and for whom the taxpayer is acting as a caregiver; and (4) mandate certain consumer protections for long-term care insurance contracts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
No Child Left Behind Reform Act

Bill: 108-hr-4434
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance
Computer software
Computers
Continuing education
Data banks
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Educational accountability
Educational statistics
Educational technology
Educational tests
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Identification devices
Labor and Employment
Licenses
Rating of teachers
Recruiting of employees
School administration
School choice
School districts
School personnel
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Special education
Student enrollment
Student records
Teacher education
Teachers

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise certain requirements which were added by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, including ones relating to: (1) adequate yearly progress (AYP); (2) academic assessment and local educational agency and school improvement; (3) school choice and supplemental services options; and (4) teacher qualifications.
 
Allows schools to be given credit for performing well on measures other than test scores when calculating student achievement.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to State educational agencies to: (1) develop or increase the capacity of data systems for accountability purposes; and (2) subgrants to increase the capacity of local educational agencies to upgrade, create, or manage information databases for the purpose of measuring AYP.
 
 Allows schools to target school choice and supplemental services to the students who are members of specified types of groups that fail to make AYP. Requires placement and service in the least restrictive environment for students who receive services under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act who use an option to transfer under ESEA.
 
Revises the definition of highly qualified teacher to authorize States to: (1) use a generalist exam for middle school teachers; and (2) issue certificates that qualify teachers to teach a number of subjects in social studies or in science. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
Military Reserve Mobilization Income Security Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4435
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Armed forces reserves
Income tax
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Military pay
National Guard
Tax credits
Tax refunds
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Military Reserve Mobilization Income Security Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow members of the National Guard or the Ready Reserve who have been activated for military duty a refundable income tax credit for the lesser of: (1) the excess of such reservist's daily civilian compensation over the reservist's daily military pay while on active duty or full-time National Guard duty; or (2) $54.80 per day. Includes the amount of such credit in the reservist's gross income.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
Fair Housing Protection Act

Bill: 108-hr-4436
Sponsor: Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Affordable housing
Authorization
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights enforcement
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to housing
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Housing authorities
Housing discrimination
Housing subsidies
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Landlord and tenant
Low-income housing
Planning
Public housing
Rental housing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Fair Housing Protection Act - Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 to revise the per-unit cost calculation for expiring tenant-based rental assistance contracts under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to develop a plan to end section 8 waiting lists. 
 
States that if the Secretary withdraws amounts from the reserve account for any public housing agency, or takes any other action that reduces reserve accounts without agency approval, the Secretary shall: (1) notify the agency of such withdrawal or action; and (2) before the commencement of the quarter of the fiscal year first commencing after such withdrawal or action, replenish the reserve account with the full amount of such withdrawal or reduction. Prohibits a zero balance withdrawal by the Secretary without prior notice to, and written approval from, a public housing agency.
 
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to authorize additional appropriations for the fair housing initiatives program.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Prescription Drug Low-Income Assistance Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4437
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Coinsurance
Drugs
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Insurance premiums
Managed care
Medicaid
Medical economics
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare
Supplemental security income program
Welfare recipients

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Medicare Prescription Drug Low-Income Assistance Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for the automatic enrollment of beneficiaries under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) in the interim prescription drug discount program and the transitional assistance program, making them eligible for the $600 per year in low-income discount card assistance without requiring a separate enrollment process. Provides for automatic enrollment for MSP beneficiaries under the permanent Medicare part D prescription drug coverage program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-05-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
Discharged Combat Veterans Medical Care Extension Act

Bill: 108-hr-4438
Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Environmental Protection
Health
Hospital care
Iraq compilation
Nursing homes
Radiation victims
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Discharged Combat Veterans Medical Care Extension Act - Extends from two years to five years following discharge or release the eligibility period for veterans who served in combat after the Persian Gulf War to receive hospital care, medical services, or nursing home care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, notwithstanding a lack of evidence to conclude that their condition is attributable to such service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-11-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2058)
action_date: 2004-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E955)
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House