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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand reimbursement for travel expenses of covered beneficiaries for specialty care in order to cover specialized dental care.

Bill: 108-s-336
Sponsor: Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]
Introduced: 2003-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Dental care
Health
Military dependents
Military medicine
Military personnel
Transportation and Public Works
Travel

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-10
text: Includes an oral surgeon, orthodontist, prosthodontist, periodontist, endodontist, or pediatric dentist as a "specialty care provider" for purposes of eligibility for reimbursement for certain travel expenses of covered beneficiaries under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2122)
action_date: 2003-02-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2121-2122)
action_date: 2003-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood Prohibition Act

Bill: 108-s-337
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2003-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agriculture and Food
Arsenic
Building materials
Child health
Child safety
Commerce
Compost
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational facilities
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental assessment
Environmental health
Environmental research
Equipment and supplies
Families
Federal aid to education
Furniture industry
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Groundwater
Hazardous wastes
Health
Home repair and improvement
Housing and Community Development
Landfills
Law
Lumber trade
Pesticide regulation
Pesticides
Playgrounds
Pollution measurement
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Risk
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Soil pollution
Warning labels
Water pollution control
Wood

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-10
text: 
Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood Prohibition Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) list CCA-treated wood (wood treated with a pesticide that is an inorganic arsenical or chromated copper arsenical) as a hazardous waste; (2) require disposal of discarded CCA wood, notwithstanding regulations exempting certain solid wastes from the definition of hazardous waste, in a lined landfill with a leachate system and groundwater monitoring system; (3) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct an assessment of the risks of CCA-treated wood production, processing, and use; and (4) direct the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the cessation and prohibition of production of such wood, with exceptions.
 
 Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to require the Administrator to promulgate regulations prohibiting the use of CCA-treated wood (for FIFRA purposes, wood treated with a pesticide that is a chromated copper arsenical) in the manufacture, production, or use of any product that may be used for or by children or for mulch, compost, a soil amendment, or any other residential or occupational purpose.
 
 Requires the Administrator to: (1) develop and conduct an educational program to assist consumers, State and local governments, school systems, and other institutions in testing arsenic levels and making decisions concerning CCA-treated wood containment, removal, and decontamination; and (2) establish a pilot program of grants and technical assistance to assist school systems in removal of playground and other equipment containing CCA-treated wood and remediation activities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2003-02-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2122)
action_date: 2003-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe and Secure Skies Act

Bill: 108-s-338
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2003-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air traffic
Commerce
Department of Transportation
Government Operations and Politics
Government ownership
Privatization

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-10
text: Safe and Secure Skies Act - Bars the use of funds to privatize the functions of the air traffic control system in the United States (effectively requiring that air traffic control remain a Government function under the control of the Federal Aviation Administration).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2003-02-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2122-2123)
action_date: 2003-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Arrow Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-339
Sponsor: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Animals
Equipment and supplies
Excise tax
Fishing
Hunting
Sports and Recreation
Tax exemption
Tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Arrow Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the excise tax provisions on bows, arrows, and other archery equipment.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2189)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2188-2189)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Informed Choice Act

Bill: 108-s-340
Sponsor: Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Adoption
Childbirth
Clinics
Community health services
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to health facilities
Finance and Financial Sector
Health education
Imaging systems in medicine
Liability insurance
Maternal health services
Medical malpractice
Medical supplies
Nonprofit organizations
Physical examinations
Physicians
Pregnant women
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Tax-exempt organizations
Taxation
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Informed Choice Act - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to free community based pregnancy help medical clinics for the purchase of ultrasound equipment, which shall be used to provide free ultrasound examinations to pregnant women. Requires each grant recipient to undertake certain actions, including to: (1) provide to each woman receiving services a visual image of the fetus from the ultrasound examination and a general anatomical and physiological description of the characteristics of the fetus; and (2) provide information on abortion and alternatives to abortion such as childbirth and adoption, and information concerning public and private agencies that will assist in those alternatives. Limits each grant to a maximum amount of 50 percent of the purchase price cost of the ultrasound machine involved or $20,000, whichever is less.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South Dakota, as the "Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

Bill: 108-s-341
Sponsor: Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Appellate courts
Congress
Congressional tributes
Courthouses
Federal office buildings
Judges
Law
Names
South Dakota

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Designates the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South Dakota, as the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2190)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2189-2190)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-343
Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
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: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2200-2201)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-345
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Commerce
Consumer protection
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Law
Medical fees
Medical personnel
Medicare
Midwives
Nurse practitioners
Nurses
Physicians
Physicians' assistants
Psychologists
Restrictive trade practices
Social Welfare
Social work
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit charging membership or other incidental fees, or requiring purchase of items or services not covered by Medicare, as a prerequisite for provision of a Medicare-covered item or service to a Medicare beneficiary.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2205)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2205)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Make College Affordable Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-348
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: College costs
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Interest
Labor and Employment
Student loan funds
Sunset legislation
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Make College Affordable Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the deduction for higher education expenses by increasing the applicable dollar limit; and (2) allow a limited credit for interest paid on higher education loans.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2207-2208)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Social Security Fairness Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-349
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Civil service retirement
Families
Fathers
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Married people
Mothers
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security beneficiaries
Widowers
Widows
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Social Security Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal: (1) pension offset provisions applicable to husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and mother's and father's insurance benefits with respect to Old-Age and Survivors insurance benefit payments; and (2) windfall elimination provisions with respect to computation of the primary insurance amount of an individual.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2209-2210)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Dirty Bomb Prevention Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-350
Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Drugs
EBB Terrorism
Energy
Explosives
Export controls
Federal advisory bodies
Fines (Penalties)
Fissionable materials
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Identification of criminals
Independent regulatory commissions
International Affairs
Larceny
Law
Licenses
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear exports
Nuclear facilities
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear security measures
Nuclear terrorism
Nuclear weapons
Radioactive wastes
Radioactivity
Sabotage
State laws
Storage
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation of hazardous substances

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Dirty Bomb Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish the task force on sensitive radioactive material security to: (1) evaluate the security of sensitive radioactive material against security threats; and (2) recommend administrative and legislative actions to be taken to provide the maximum practicable degree of security against such threats. Prescribes implementation guidelines.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Medical Malpractice Insurance Antitrust Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-352
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Antitrust law
Commerce
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Insurance companies
Insurance premiums
Liability insurance
Medical malpractice
Price fixing
Restrictive trade practices

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Medical Malpractice Insurance Antitrust Act of 2003 - Provides that: (1) nothing in the McCarran-Ferguson Act shall be construed to permit commercial insurers to engage in any form of price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with the conduct of the business of providing medical malpractice insurance; and (2) such provision shall not apply to the information gathering and rate setting activities of any State insurance commissions or any other State regulatory body with authority to set insurance rates.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2210-2211)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Denes and Gyorgyi Fulop.

Bill: 108-s-353
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Declares that Denes and Gyorgyi Fulop shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing the appropriate application.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2004-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-11-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-11-16
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-10-11
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11328-11329; text as passed Senate: CR S11328)
action_date: 2004-10-11
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11328-11329; text as passed Senate: CR S11328)
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 761.
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
National Transportation Modeling and Analysis Program Establishment Act

Bill: 108-s-354
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aircraft
Airline passenger traffic
Armed Forces and National Security
Aviation safety
Canada
Commercial aircraft
Computer graphics
Computer simulation
Computer software
Computers
Economics and Public Finance
Employee training
Energy
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to transportation
Federal employees
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Freight
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Harbors
Infrastructure
Inland water transportation
Intermodal transportation
Labor and Employment
Latin America
Mexico
Motor vehicles
Pipelines
Railroad freight operations
Railroad safety
Railroads
Regional planning
Road construction
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Ships
State employees
Traffic accidents and safety
Traffic engineering
Transportation planning
Transportation safety
Trucking
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: National Transportation Modeling and Analysis Program Establishment Act - Establishes the National Transportation Modeling and Analysis Program to complete an advanced transportation simulation model and support early deployment of computer software and graphics packages for the model to Federal and State agencies for national, regional, or statewide transportation planning. Sets forth certain program requirements.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2212)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2211-2212)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Biodiesel Promotion Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-355
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Alternative energy sources
Biomass energy
Commerce
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Excise tax
Federal aid to transportation
Gasoline
Government trust funds
Highway finance
Income tax
Oils and fats
Oilseeds
Tax credits
Tax rates
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Biodiesel Promotion Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a biodiesel fuels credit.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2216-2217
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2213-2216)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
EPACT Alternative Fuel Flexibility Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-356
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Biomass energy
Transportation and Public Works
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: EPACT Alternative Fuel Flexibility Act of 2003 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to repeal the limitation placed upon the use of biodiesel fuel use credits.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2217)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2213-2216)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for the production of fuel from nonconventional sources to include production of fuel from agricultural and animal waste.

Bill: 108-s-357
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Alternative energy sources
Commerce
Energy
Energy facilities
Environmental Protection
Farm manure
Feedstock
Income tax
Packaging
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Refuse as fuel
Tax credits
Wood

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the credit for producing fuel from nonconventional sources to include as a qualified fuel liquid, gaseous, or solid fuels from qualified agricultural and animal waste, including such fuels when used as feedstocks.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2213-2216)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for the production of fuel from nonconventional sources for the production of electricity to include landfill gas.

Bill: 108-s-358
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative energy sources
Biodegradation
Electric power production
Energy
Energy facilities
Environmental Protection
Income tax
Landfills
Methane
Municipal solid waste
Natural gas
Refuse as fuel
Tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provision concerning the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source to provide, in general, that in the case of a facility for producing qualified fuel from landfill gas which is placed in service after June 30, 1998, and before January 1, 2008, the provision shall apply to fuel produced at such facility during the five-year period beginning on the later of: (1) the date such facility was placed in service; or (2) enactment.
Amends the IRC provision concerning electricity produced from certain renewable sources to: (1) include landfill gas as a qualified energy resource; and (2) include, in the case of a facility using landfill gas to produce electricity, as a qualified facility any such facility owned by the taxpayer which is originally placed in service before January 1, 2008.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2217-2218)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2213-2216)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Waste to Energy Utilization Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-359
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2003-02-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative energy sources
Electric power production
Energy
Environmental Protection
Income tax
Municipal solid waste
Refuse as fuel
Tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Waste to Energy Utilization Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provision concerning allowing a credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources to add municipal solid waste to the definition of qualified energy resources.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2218)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2213-2216)
action_date: 2003-02-11
text: Introduced in Senate