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National Discovery Trails Act

Bill: 108-hr-4865
Sponsor: Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Colorado
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Delaware
District of Columbia
Government Operations and Politics
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Landowners
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Maryland
Metropolitan areas
Missouri
National seashores
Nebraska
Nevada
Nonprofit organizations
Ohio
Planning
Right of property
Social Welfare
Sports and Recreation
State parks
Surveying
Trails
Urban affairs
Utah
Volunteer workers
Walking
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
National Discovery Trails Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to establish national discovery trails, which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities.
 
Authorizes the designation of such trails on Federal lands and, with the consent of the owner, on non-Federal lands. Requires the appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail to administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide volunteer-based organization. 
Sets forth requirements for designation as a national discovery trail. 
Designates as a national discovery trail the 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail which shall extend from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, traveling northern and southern routes from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Denver, Colorado.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-26
text: Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
action_date: 2004-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2004-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act

Bill: 108-hr-4866
Sponsor: Rep. Burr, Richard [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Affordable housing
Case management
Church and social problems
Community health services
Congregate housing
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuum of care
Counseling
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Dental care
Disabled
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Families
Family services
Federal aid to housing
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Health
Health education
Homeless
Housing and Community Development
Job hunting
Labor and Employment
Management information systems
Mental health services
Mental illness
Nonprofit organizations
Parent and child
Performance measurement
Personal budgets
Religion
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services to: (1) administer the grant program established by this Act; (2) provide technical assistance to entities that provide permanent supportive housing to the chronically homeless; and (3) implement an approach to disseminate information about such housing that is targeted to individuals who have been homeless for long periods and have disabilities. Defines &quot;chronically homeless&quot; as an individual or family that is currently homeless, has been homeless continuously for at least one year or on at least four separate occasions in the last three years, and has an adult head of household with a disabling condition.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to: (1) design national strategies to provide services in supportive housing to end chronic homelessness; (2) collaborate with specified Federal departments and programs to implement programs that address chronic homelessness; (3) develop improved methods for serving individuals with mental or physical illnesses, disabilities, substance abuse problems, or co-occurring disorders; and (4) promote collaboration between Federal, State and local agencies that are responsible for systems of care to ensure that services for the chronically homeless are delivered in a coordinated manner that promotes housing stability.
 
Requires the Secretary to award matching grants for the provision of services to chronically homeless individuals in permanent supportive housing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 3, United States Code, to permit an objection to the certificate of the electoral votes of a State to be received by the Senate and the House of Representatives if the objection is signed by either a Senator or a Member of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 108-hr-4867
Sponsor: Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congress
Election administration
Electoral college
House rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Presidential elections
Senate rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
Amends Federal law to permit the Senate and the House of Representatives, in the counting of electoral votes for election of the President and Vice President, to receive an objection to the certificate of the electoral votes of a State if the objection is signed by either a Senator or a Member of the House.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a test to determine the costs and benefits of requiring jet-propelled aircraft taking off from Newark International Airport, New Jersey, to conduct ascents over the ocean, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-4868
Sponsor: Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air routes
Airports
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Environmental Protection
Environmental research
Infrastructure
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
New Jersey
Noise
Ocean
Transportation research

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a six-month test to determine the costs and benefits of requiring jet-propelled aircraft to conduct ascents over the ocean after taking off from Newark International Airport, New Jersey, in order to examine an option for reducing aircraft noise over communities in New Jersey.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Prescott Marine Mammal Stranding Program Amendments of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4869
Sponsor: Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Authorization
Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Grants-in-aid
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine mammals
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
Prescott Marine Mammal Stranding Program Amendments of 2004 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for FY 2005 through 2010 for: (1) the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program to provide grants to eligible stranding network participants for the recovery or treatment of marine mammals, the collection of data from living or dead stranded marine mammals for scientific research regarding marine mammal health, and related facility operation costs; and (2) the Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund to compensate persons for certain special costs associated with the contingency plan for responding to any unusual mortality event, for reimbursing any stranding network participant for costs incurred in preparing and transporting tissues collected with respect to such event for the Tissue Bank, and for care and maintenance of a marine mammal seized for lack of a permit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the effective date for payment of lump sums to persons awarded the Medal of Honor who are in receipt of special pension pursuant to section 1562 of such title, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-4870
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorations
Congress
Congressional Medal of Honor
Families
Labor and Employment
Married people
Parents
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' pensions

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
Revises the effective date for payment of lump sums to persons awarded the Medal of Honor who are in receipt of special pensions.
 
Requires payment of such lump sums to specified family members, in order of preference, if the person eligible for the payment is deceased or was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Puerto Rico Hospitals Medicare DSH Equity Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4871
Sponsor: Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Case mix (Medical care)
Hospital rates
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Medicare
Puerto Rico
Social Welfare
Welfare recipients

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
Puerto Rico Hospitals Medicare DSH Equity Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include consideration of additional Medicare low-income patient populations served by Puerto Rico hospitals in the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments for prospective payment system hospitals in Puerto Rico. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Retinoblastoma Awareness and Prevention Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4872
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Child health
Economics and Public Finance
Eye diseases
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Health education
Preventive medicine
Public service advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
Retinoblastoma Awareness and Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a retinoblastoma (a type of eye cancer prevalent in children) awareness and prevention program that includes: (1) prevention and identification programs; (2) programs on the provision of services for people with retinoblastoma; (3) developing and placing public service announcements; and (4) developing strategies to educate parents on retinoblastoma, early warning signs, and risk factors and to encourage parents to discuss retinoblastoma with their child's physician.
 
Allows the Secretary to award grants, enter into cooperative agreements and contracts, and provide technical assistance to carry out this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Active Duty Naturalization Accommodation Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4873
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Aliens
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Department of Homeland Security
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Law
Naturalization

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
Active Duty Naturalization Accommodation Act of 2004 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to establish procedures under which deadlines, interviews, and similar requirements otherwise applicable to the naturalization process are suspended with regard to an alien who has applied for naturalization and is stationed abroad on active duty status in the U.S. Armed Forces until the alien is provided additional time (at least 30 days) after returning to the United States in which to meet such requirements.
 
Allows aliens to waive application of the suspension provision and to meet naturalization requirements while absent from the United States.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish a form that an alien may (but shall not be required to) use to request such suspension.
 
Requires: (1) the Secretary to provide information about the suspension provisions of this Act to aliens applying for naturalization; and (2) to the extent practicable, the Secretary of Defense to inform aliens on active duty abroad of the procedures applicable to suspension and to make available the form for requesting suspension.
 
Sets forth transition provisions for aliens who had applied for naturalization but missed applicable deadlines, interviews, or similar requirements while on active duty abroad during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on the effective date of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-11-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4874
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agricultural subsidies
Animals
Commerce
Crop insurance
Department of Agriculture
Disaster relief
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Federal budgets
Finance and Financial Sector
Fisheries
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Livestock
Losses
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Off-budget expenditures
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Weather

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency financial assistance to producers who have suffered qualifying disaster-caused crop losses in 2004. 
Includes among covered crops livestock, fisheries, and trees from which a crop is harvested.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-08
text: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foriegn states for certain terrorist acts, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-4875
Sponsor: Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Appellate courts
Appellate procedure
Civil actions and liability
Crime and Law Enforcement
Damages
EBB Terrorism
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign agents
Foreign leaders
Government Operations and Politics
Government liability (International law)
International Affairs
Liens
Limitation of actions
Punitive damages
State-sponsored terrorism
Terrorism
Torts
Victims of terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
Amends the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) to require that a foreign state designated as a state sponsor of terrorism under specified laws, or an official, employee, or agent of such a foreign state, shall be liable to a U.S. national for the national's personal injury or death caused by acts of that state or official, employee, or agent acting within the scope of his or her duties.
 
 Authorizes U.S. courts to exercise jurisdiction over such actions for money damages under a FSIA provision concerning acts of torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, and material support for such acts. Mandates that property interests of foreign states, or agencies or instrumentalities of foreign states, against which judgment is entered pursuant to such provision are subject to attachment execution.
 
Requires foreign states to be held vicariously liable for the actions of their officials, employees, or agents.
 

 
Revives previously dismissed causes of action that would be cognizable under this Act by retroactively tolling the applicable statute of limitations from the date of initial filing to 60 days after enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Hospital Accreditation Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4877
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accreditation (Medical care)
Hospitals
Medicare
Nonprofit organizations
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
Medicare Hospital Accreditation Act of 2004 - Amends part E (Miscellaneous Provisions) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revoke the &quot;deeming authority&quot; for Medicare certification of hospitals of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH), under which a hospital accredited by the JCAH shall be deemed to meet the requirements for a Medicare-certified hospital.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to recognize the Joint Commission on Accrediation of Healthcare Organizations as a national accreditation body upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1436)
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Malik Jarno.

Bill: 108-hr-4878
Sponsor: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
Makes Malik Jarno eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident of the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, upon payment of the required visa fees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1432)
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Military Housing Improvement Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4879
Sponsor: Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2004-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Authorization
Construction costs
Defense budgets
Defense contracts
Defense procurement
Department of Defense
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
Military dependents
Military housing

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: 
Military Housing Improvement Act of 2004 - Increases the private investment cap for the acquisition or construction of military family housing .


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 406).
action_date: 2004-07-21
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): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 406).
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6498)
action_date: 2004-07-21
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: 2004-07-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4879.
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6489-6495; text of measure as introduced: CR H6489)
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Mr. Hunter moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Introduced in House