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Taconite Research Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-3686
Sponsor: Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cost control
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Industrial engineering
Iron
Iron and steel industry
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Quality of products
Science, Technology, Communications
Subsidies
Technological innovations

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: 
Taconite Research Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Economic Development Administration to make grants to producers of taconite to implement new technologies to increase productivity, to reduce costs, and to improve overall product quality and performance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-01-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
action_date: 2003-12-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for the punishment of certain profane broadcasts, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-3687
Sponsor: Rep. Ose, Doug [R-CA-3]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Fines (Penalties)
Pornography
Radio broadcasting
Science, Technology, Communications
Television broadcasting

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: 
Amends the Federal criminal code provision prohibiting the broadcasting of obscene, indecent, or profane language to specify profane words.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-12-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2486)
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
Integrity of the United States Courts Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-3688
Sponsor: Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Appellate procedure
Canada
Conflict of interests
Countervailing duties
Courts of special jurisdiction
Customs unions
Dispute settlement
Dumping
Free trade
Government Operations and Politics
Imports
International Affairs
International agencies
Judicial opinions
Judicial review
Jurisdiction
Latin America
Law
Mexico
Misconduct in office
North America
Trade agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Integrity of the United States Courts Act of 2003 - Amends the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to permit a party or person to file with the U.S. Court of International Trade an appeal of a determination of a binational panel or committee, alleging that a panel or committee determination was based on a misinterpretation of U.S. law, a member of a binational panel or committee is guilty of gross misconduct, bias, or serious conflict of interest, or that the panel or committee seriously departed from a fundamental rule of procedure or exceeded its own authority, and such actions have materially affected panel or committee determinations with respect to antidumping and countervailing duty cases and threaten the integrity of the panel or committee review process. 
Authorizes a person to commence an action in the U.S. Court of International Trade if such person has requested a panel or committee review of an antidumping or countervailing duty determination, but such panel or committee is not convened within 120 days. 
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to grant the U.S. Court of International Trade jurisdiction over the review of a final determination of a binational panel or an investigating authority.
Declares that the amendments made by this Act with respect to antidumping and countervailing duty law shall apply to goods from Canada and Mexico.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to provide for certain additional former nuclear weapons program workers to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program established by that Act.

Bill: 108-hr-3689
Sponsor: Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Commerce
Compensation (Law)
Department of Energy
Environmental Protection
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government liability
Health
Iron and steel industry
Labor and Employment
New York State
Nuclear weapons
Occupational health and safety
Radiation
Radiation victims

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: 
Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include within its Special Exposure Cohort certain employees engaged in the nuclear weapons program at the Bethlehem Steel plant in Lackawanna, New York, who were directly exposed to material (including residual material) that emitted radiation beginning January 1, 1949, and ending on the date (to be determined by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Department of Health and Human Services) by which all such residual material was removed.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2004-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Office of Federal Detention Trustee from constructing Federal detention centers and to prohibit the Department of Justice from siting a detention center or Federal prison in Maryland, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-3691
Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Building construction
Detention of persons
Land transfers
Maryland
Prisons
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: 
Prohibits: (1) the Office of Federal Detention Trustee of the Department of Justice from expending any funds for the construction of, or the solicitation of construction proposals for, any Federal detention center; and (2) the Attorney General from constructing or acquiring any property or facilities in Maryland to be used as a detention center or Federal prison.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2468)
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
Bullying Prevention for School Safety and Crime Reduction Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-3692
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Block grants
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to law enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Juvenile delinquency
School security
Secondary education
Youth violence

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: 
Bullying Prevention for School Safety and Crime Reduction Act of 2003 - Amends: (1) the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to cover bullying (as well as drug and violence) prevention; and (2) the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize (with respect to juvenile accountability block grants) establishing and maintaining accountability-based programs that are designed to enhance school safety, which may include research-based bullying prevention programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2004-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
Identity Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-3693
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Authorization
Credit cards
Criminal investigation
Department of Justice
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Identity theft
Prosecution

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: 
Identity Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act of 2003 - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Justice for the investigation and prosecution of identity theft and related credit card and other fraud cases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-03-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2004-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2003-12-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2485-2486)
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for clean-fuel vehicles and certain refueling property.

Bill: 108-hr-3694
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alcohol as fuel
Commerce
Electric vehicles
Energy
Environmental Protection
Income tax
Methanol
Motor vehicle pollution control
Natural gas vehicles
Service stations
Tax deductions
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend, for three years, the deduction for clean-fuel vehicles and certain refueling property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
Military Base Security Act

Bill: 108-hr-3695
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Alien labor
Commerce
Competitive bidding
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction industries
Construction workers
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Defense contracts
Defense industries
Defense procurement
Department of Defense
Employee selection
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Identification of criminals
Illegal aliens
Immigration
Labor and Employment
Law
Maintenance and repair
Military bases
New Jersey
Prosecution
Security clearances
Security measures
Social Welfare
Social security numbers
Subcontractors

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: 
Military Base Security Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a pilot and demonstration program in New Jersey, and in one or more additional States or regions, to develop and explore policies, procedures, and practices that improve the level of security, reliability, quality, and economic efficiency of defense contractors and subcontractors used for construction, renovation, maintenance, and repair services on military installations. Directs the Secretary, as part of such program, to review: (1) security clearance procedures; and (2) contracting and procurement procedures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-3696
Sponsor: Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air force
Army
Marines
Military posture

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: 
Increases, during FY 2004 through 2008, the minimum end strength levels for active-duty personnel of the : (1) Army from 482,400 to 522,400; (2) Marine Corps from 175,000 to 190,000; and (3) Air Force from 359,300 to 388,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt airports in economically depressed communities from matching grant obligations under the airport improvement program.

Bill: 108-hr-3697
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Airports
Armed Forces and National Security
Commerce
Defense contracts
Defense industries
Depressed areas
Disasters
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Federal aid to transportation
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Imports
Income
Infrastructure
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Internal migration
Labor and Employment
Layoffs
Military base closures
Plant shutdowns
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: 
Entitles economically depressed communities to 100 percent of costs for an airport project if the community has: (1) an unemployment rate 1 percent higher than the national average for the preceding 24 months; (2) a per capita income of 80 percent or less of the national average; or (3) a special need such as substantial population loss, underemployment, military base closures, major disasters or emergencies, extraordinary depletion of natural resources, closure or restructuring of industrial firms essential to the area economies, and destructive impacts of foreign trade.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-12-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
Keeping America's Promise to Steel Act

Bill: 108-hr-3699
Sponsor: Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Imports
Iron and steel industry
Steel
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: 
Keeping America's Promise to Steel Act - Reinstates the safeguard measures implemented under Proclamation 7529 of March 5, 2002, which imposed a tariff on certain steel products, and nullifies Proclamation 7741 of December 4, 2003, lifting such measures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Benjamin Cabrera and Londy Patricia Cabrera.

Bill: 108-hr-3700
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2003-12-08 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: 
Declares that Benjamin Cabrera and Londy Patricia Cabrera 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: 2004-01-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-12-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-3701
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2004-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Admission of nonimmigrants
Aliens
Families
Immigrants
Married people
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to a &quot;V&quot; visa nonimmigrant spouse and minor child of a lawful permanent resident alien whose petition for immigrant status is pending or approved but still pending, to: (1) extend such petition's filing deadline from December 21, 2000 (enactment date of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act) to January 1, 2011; and (2) reduce such petition's required pending period from three years to six months.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: Introduced in House
To protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and to promote public safety, health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another individual on premises controlled by the employer.

Bill: 108-hr-3703
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2004-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Business and social problems
Civil actions and liability
Civil rights enforcement
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against women
Damages
Employee crimes
Employers' liability
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health
Injunctions
Jurisdiction
Labor and Employment
Law
Negligence
Occupational health and safety
Punitive damages
Sex discrimination
State courts
Torts
Victims of crimes
Violence in the workplace
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: 
Declares an employer liable to a party injured in a crime of violence motivated by gender if: (1) the employer's business is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce; and (2) the employer's negligent conduct results in the perpetration of a gender-motivated crime of violence against an individual upon premises under the employer's control.
 
Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to create and provide to employers materials regarding personnel policies and safety standards to assist them in avoiding liability under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2004-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2004-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2004-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2004-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Help Everyone Achieve Lower Taxes for Health Care Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-3704
Sponsor: Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2004-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Income tax
Insurance premiums
Medical economics
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: 
Help Everyone Achieve Lower Taxes for Health Care Act of 2004 or Health Care Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the income tax deduction for medical expenses by eliminating the 7.5 percent threshold requirement. Allows all taxpayers (whether or not they itemize deductions) to deduct from gross income medical expenses exceeding $200 for which they can provide adequate substantiation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-01-20
text: Introduced in House