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To provide for and approve settlement of certain land claims of the Wyandotte Nation, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-698
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Gambling
Government Operations and Politics
Indian claims
Indian lands
Kansas
Land transfers
Law
Minorities
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sports and Recreation
State government-Indian relations

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Requires the Secretary of the Interior to take specified Settlement Lands into trust for the benefit of the Wyandotte Nation as part of the settlement of claims in a certain lawsuit of the Wyandotte Nation against the United Government of Kansas City and Wyandotte County, Kansas. Extinguishes any and all claims which the Wyandotte Nation has or could have asserted in the lawsuit upon specified conditions being met.
Denies the Wyandotte Nation gaming rights on the Shriner's Property, a property already held in trust for it by the United States, upon specified conditions being met.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a comprehensive study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer, located in Idaho and Washington.

Bill: 108-hr-699
Sponsor: Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Aquifers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Governmental investigations
Groundwater
Hydrology
Idaho
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer for the purpose of preparing a model of the aquifer and establishing for the States of Idaho and Washington a mutually acceptable understanding of the aquifer as a groundwater resource.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on February 11, 2003. However, because action has occurred on the measure, the summary has been expanded.)

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report on the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer for the purpose of preparing a model of the aquifer and establishing for the States of Idaho and Washington a mutually acceptable understanding of the aquifer as a groundwater resource. Authorizes appropriations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 6 (Roll no. 70). (text: CR H1963)
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 6 (Roll no. 70).(text: CR H1963)
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1990)
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 699.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1963)
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Mr. Pombo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2003-02-21
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2003-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Openness in Justice Act

Bill: 108-hr-700
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Appellate courts
Appellate procedure
Court records
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Openness in Justice Act - Amends the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure to require a written opinion that expounds on the law as applied to the facts of the case and that explains the judicial reasons upon which the judgment is based to be issued in connection with a judgment entered in: (1) a civil action removed from State court; (2) a civil action wherein jurisdiction is founded solely upon diversity of citizenship and the matter in controversy exceeds $100,000; and (3) any appeal regarding the use of a court's inherent powers. Authorizes each party on direct appeal to request such opinion.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
1940 Takings Restoration Act

Bill: 108-hr-701
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Eminent domain
History
Labor and Employment
Land transfers
Military bases
Military training
Mines and mineral resources
Mining claims
Right of property
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: 1940 Takings Restoration Act - Directs the heads of executive agencies to restore to the original owners certain lands taken for military purposes in 1940.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Energy Impacted Road Relief Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-702
Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy transportation
Federal aid to transportation
Government Operations and Politics
Highway maintenance
Infrastructure
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Road construction

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Energy Impacted Road Relief Act of 2003 - Sets the Federal share at 95 percent of the cost of any project to reconstruct, resurface, restore, and rehabilitate a highway that the Secretary of Transportation determines, at the request of a State, is incurring and will continue to incur a substantial use as a result of transportation activities to meet national energy requirements.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Partnership to Combat Terrorism Act

Bill: 108-hr-703
Sponsor: Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Intelligence officers
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Language and languages
Law enforcement officers
Police training
Security clearances
Terrorism
Undercover operations

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Law Enforcement Partnership to Combat Terrorism Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to earmark not less than 25 percent of amounts made available under the "cops on the beat" program for programs, projects, and other activities to: (1) increase the number of, and enhance coordination among, law enforcement officers involved in intelligence activities for combating terrorism; and (2) provide specialized training to one intelligence officer and one analyst officer per grant recipient to enhance such officers' observation, intelligence gathering, foreign language, and analytic skills needed to focus on intelligence for combating terrorism.
Directs the Attorney General to ensure that each such intelligence or analyst officer has a security clearance of not less than the "top secret" level.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act

Bill: 108-hr-704
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Mountains
National recreation areas

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a joint special resource study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Rim of the Valley Corridor in southern California as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-10-16
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E193)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain table tennis tables.

Bill: 108-hr-705
Sponsor: Rep. Schrock, Edward L. [R-VA-2]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Equipment and supplies
Sports and Recreation
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2006, the duty on certain table tennis tables.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-13
text: Executive Comment Received from ITC.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: House Committee on Ways and Means Granted Extention for Further Consideration Ending not Later Than July 25, 2003..
action_date: 2003-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-707
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medical fees
Medicare
Nursing homes
Social Welfare
Social work

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (thus permitting direct payment under the Medicare program for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2003-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-11
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: 2003-02-11
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: 2003-02-11
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: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E182)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Prescription Access Improvement Act

Bill: 108-hr-709
Sponsor: Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Drugs
Health
Physicians
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Veterans Prescription Access Improvement Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish to a veteran such drugs and medicines as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physician in the treatment of any illness or injury of such veteran. (Currently, other requirements must be met before such veterans will be furnished drugs and medicines on private practitioner prescriptions.)

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Mrs. Florence Narusewicz of Erie, Pennsylvania.

Bill: 108-hr-710
Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Veterans' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a specified sum to Florence Narusewicz, which represents the amount of an award for a disability incurred by her husband during active military service in World War II.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-12-07
text: By request of Mr. Coble the House passed over the measure without prejudice.
action_date: 2004-12-07
text: Called up from the Private Calendar for consideration.
action_date: 2004-11-17
text: Placed on the Private Calendar, Calendar No. 6.
action_date: 2004-11-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-776.
action_date: 2004-11-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-776.
action_date: 2004-05-12
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2004-05-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-10-30
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-10-30
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Johanna Bell.

Bill: 108-hr-711
Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Declares that Johanna Bell may not be removed from or denied entry into the United States by reason of any criminal offense that is reflected in the records of any of specified Government departments on the date of the enactment of this Act. States that any such offense shall not be taken into account in determining whether Johanna Bell is eligible to receive a visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-713
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]
Introduced: 2003-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Communication satellites
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Radio broadcasting
Radio spectrum allocation
Radio stations
Space activities

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2003 - Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), after July 1, 2003, from reallocating primary allocations of bands of frequencies of the amateur radio and amateur satellite services, diminishing the secondary allocations of such bands to such services, or making additional allocations within such bands that would substantially reduce their utility to the amateur radio or satellite service, unless the FCC provides equivalent replacement spectrum to amateur radio and satellite service.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Introduced in House
Small Business and Financial Institutions Tax Relief Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-714
Sponsor: Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2003-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting
Bank holding companies
Bank loans
Capital gains tax
Charitable contributions
Commerce
Corporate philanthropy
Corporation directors
Corporation taxes
Debt
Dividends
Excise tax
Families
Family enterprises
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Individual retirement accounts
Interest
Investments
Labor and Employment
Law
Losses
Small business
Stockholders
Stocks
Subsidiary corporations
Tax administration
Tax deductions
Tax penalties
Tax preferences
Tax returns
Tax-deferred compensation plans
Trusts and trustees
Valuation

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Small Business and Financial Institutions Tax Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make a trust-individual retirement account (IRA) an eligible bank S corporation shareholder.
Exempts from prohibited transaction rules any sale of stock in an IRA pursuant to a small business corporation's election to be an S corporation.
Excludes from the definition of passive income for purposes of S status termination any interest income earned by or dividends on assets required to be held by a bank, a bank holding company, or a qualified subchapter S subsidiary bank.
Increases to 150 the maximum number of shareholders a small business organization may have to be eligible to elect S corporation treatment.
States that stock held by a bank director as required by banking regulations (director qualifying stock) shall not be considered a disqualifying second class of S corporation stock.
Permits a bank which makes an S corporation election to recapture certain bad debt reserves in the year of election or the preceding year.
Limits any special rules regarding corporate income preference items to the three years following S corporation election.
Treats a husband and wife as one shareholder. Permits, and sets forth criteria for, an election to treat all members of a family as one shareholder.
Permits the issuance of qualified preferred stock, which shall not be treated as second class stock. Makes any distribution (not in payment in exchange for stock) made by an S corporation with respect to qualified preferred stock includible as ordinary income of the holder and deductible to the corporation as an expense.
Revises exceptions to the criteria for the treatment of certain wholly owned subchapter S subsidiaries with reference to required information returns.
Provides for a charitable contribution basis adjustment of S corporation stock based upon the shareholder's pro rata share of adjusted basis.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Introduced in House
United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-715
Sponsor: Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26]
Introduced: 2003-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accident insurance
Annuities
Arts, Culture, Religion
Commerce
Depressed areas
Disability insurance
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Employee stock options
Finance and Financial Sector
Fringe benefits
Health
Health insurance
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Industries
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Life insurance
Motion pictures
Science, Technology, Communications
Tax credits
Tax-deferred compensation plans
Television industry
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an annual tax credit for 25 percent of up to the first $25,000 of qualified wages paid or incurred per qualified U.S. independent film and television production. Increases the credit to 35 percent if the production is located in an area eligible for designation as a low-income community or eligible for designation by the Delta Regional Authority as a distressed county or isolated area of distress.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Introduced in House