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A bill to enhance navigation capacity improvements and the ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System.

Bill: 108-s-2470
Sponsor: Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Biological diversity
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Conservation easements
Construction costs
Dams
Dikes (Engineering)
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Environmental Protection
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to water resources development
Fishes
Floodplains
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Illinois
Infrastructure
Inland water transportation
Iowa
Islands
Land transfers
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Missouri
Navigation
Performance measurement
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Restoration ecology
Shore protection
Transportation and Public Works
Waterways
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Army (at a specified cost of Treasury funds to be matched by the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, which is paid by private users) to: (1) construct mooring facilities at Locks 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, and LaGrange Lock, provide switch boats at Locks 20 through 25 over five years for project operation, and conduct development and testing of an appointment scheduling system; (2) construct new 1,200-foot locks at Locks 20, 21, 22, 24, and 25 on the Upper Mississippi River and at LaGrange Lock and Peoria Lock on the Illinois Waterway; and (3) conduct mitigation for new locks and small scale and nonstructural measures authorized under this Act.
 
Directs the Secretary to modify the operation of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System to address the cumulative environmental impacts of operation of the system and improve the ecological integrity of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River.
 
Directs the Secretary to carry out ecosystem restoration projects to attain and maintain the ecosystem of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River in accordance with the general framework outlined in the preferred integrated plan contained in the Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the UMR-IWW System Navigation Feasibility System, dated April 29, 2004. Lists projects that may be included, such as island building, floodplain restoration, and land acquisition. 
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit implementation reports to specified congressional committees; and (2) appoint and convene an advisory panel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6003-6005)
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6002-6003)
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Safeguarding Americans From Exporting Identification Data Act

Bill: 108-s-2471
Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Affiliated corporations
Business records
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Contractors
Damages
Department of Health and Human Services
Discrimination in insurance
Discrimination in medical care
Federal Trade Commission
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial institutions
Financial services
Financial statements
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Health care industry
Identification devices
Independent regulatory commissions
International Affairs
Law
Liability (Law)
Medical records
Names
Nonprofit organizations
Right of privacy
Social Welfare
Social security numbers
Subcontractors

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Safeguarding Americans From Exporting Identification Data (SAFE-ID) Act - Prohibits business enterprises from disclosing personally identifiable information regarding U.S. residents to any branch, affiliate, subcontractor, or unaffiliated third party located in a foreign country unless: (1) the business enterprise provides notice of privacy protections and complies with safeguards described in specified Federal laws; (2) the consumer is given the opportunity to object prior to such disclosure; and (3) the consumer is given an explanation of how to exercise the nondisclosure option.
 
Prohibits: (1) health care businesses from terminating existing relationships with consumers to avoid objections to disclosure; and (2) business enterprises from discriminating against otherwise qualified consumers of financial products or health care services due to such objections.
 
Makes business enterprises that knowingly and directly transfer personally identifiable information to foreign entities liable to persons suffering damages due to the misuse of that information. Authorizes injured parties to file civil actions for violations of the information transmission provisions of this Act.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise existing regulations to require covered entities that outsource protected health information to a foreign country to include certain information relating to outsourcing in such entity's privacy protection notices. Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to require the inclusion of similar information in privacy protection notices for consumers of financial services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2473
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2004-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Bush (George W.) Administration
Campaign funds
Collection of accounts
Congress
Congressional investigations
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government ethics
Government publicity
Government trust funds
Medicare
Political advertising
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: 
Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act of 2004 - Provides that if the Comptroller General of the United States determines that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have violated the restriction on using appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda purposes contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 or any other provision of law, the principal campaign committee of the President shall reimburse the Federal Government for the amount used in committing such violation as appropriate. Requires the amount reimbursed to be credited to the appropriate Medicare trust fund to the extent that it was initially appropriated to such trust fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6089)
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6088-6089, S6089-6093)
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Guardsmen and Reservists Financial Relief Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2474
Sponsor: Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO]
Introduced: 2004-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces reserves
Income tax
Individual retirement accounts
Labor and Employment
National Guard
Pension funds
Tax exclusion
Tax penalties
Tax-deferred compensation plans

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: 
Guardsmen and Reservists Financial Relief Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the ten percent penalty on early distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans withdrawals made by military reservists or national guardsmen called to active duty for a period in excess of 179 days or for an indefinite period. Permits reimbursement of such withdrawals within two years after the end of the active duty period. 
 
Applies the provisions of this Act to individuals ordered or called to active duty after September 11, 2001, and before September 12, 2005, for retirement plan distributions made after September 11, 2001.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6093)
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6093)
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act

Bill: 108-s-2475
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2004-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Commerce
Consumer education
Counseling
Credit cards
Debt
Debtor and creditor
Federal Reserve System
Federal Trade Commission
Financial services
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Interest
Interest rates
Law
Nonprofit organizations
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: 
Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to include among the mandatory disclosures at each billing cycle of open end consumer credit plans: (1) the words &quot;Minimum Payment Warning: Making only the minimum payment will increase the amount of interest that you pay and the time it will take to repay your outstanding balance;&quot; ( 2) the number of years and months it would take the consumer to pay the entire amount of the balance if the consumer pays only the required minimum monthly payments; ( 3) the total cost to the consumer, as well as a breakdown in principal and interest payments, of paying that balance in full if the consumer pays only the required minimum monthly payments, and if no further advances are made; (4) the monthly payment amount that would be required to eliminate the outstanding balance in 36 months if no further advances are made; and (5) a toll-free telephone number for information about accessing credit counseling and debt management services.
 
Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Trade Commission to issue jointly guidelines for creditors to establish and maintain a toll-free telephone number for such disclosures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6095-6096)
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6093-6095)
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT Act to repeal the sunsets.

Bill: 108-s-2476
Sponsor: Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2004-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Business records
Classified defense information
Commerce
Computer crimes
Computer hackers
Congress
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Electronic surveillance
Foreign agents
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government liability
International Affairs
Internet
Law
Science, Technology, Communications
Searches and seizures
Sunset legislation
Terrorism
Voice mail systems
Warrants (Law)
Wiretapping

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: 
Repeals the termination date for specified provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act (currently, various provisions of the Act, including wiretapping provisions, sunset on December 31, 2005). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6099)
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6096-6099)
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Mohamad Derani, Maha Felo Derani, and Tarek Derani.

Bill: 108-s-2478
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2004-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: 
Makes Mohamad Derani, Maha Felo Derani, and Tarek Derani each 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: 2004-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Drug Impaired Driving Research and Prevention Act

Bill: 108-s-2480
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2004-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Counseling
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Driver licenses
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug abuse treatment
Drug law enforcement
Drug testing
Drunk driving
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Evidence (Law)
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal aid to research
Federal aid to transportation
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Law
Legal education
Mandatory sentences
Medical research
Police training
Prosecution
Public prosecutors
Recidivists
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Social Welfare
State laws
Technological innovations
Toxicology
Traffic accidents and safety
Transportation research

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: 
Drug Impaired Driving Research and Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop and provide to the States a model statute relating to drug impaired driving which incorporates certain mandatory and discretionary provisions, including, at a minimum, a provision that the crime of drug impaired driving is committed when a person operates a motor vehicle: (1) while any detectable amount of a controlled substance is present in the person's body; or (2) due to the presence of a controlled substance or a controlled substance in combination with alcohol or an inhalant, or both, the person's mental or physical faculties are affected to a noticeable degree.
 
Specifies discretionary provisions, including: (1) sanctions for refusing to submit to a drug test which are equivalent to sanctions for a positive test result; (2) a graduated system of penalties for repeat offenses; (3) authorization for States to suspend or revoke the license of a driver convicted of driving while under the influence of a controlled substance; and (4) a system of evaluation, counseling, treatment, and supervision for persons convicted of drug impaired driving.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to use certain funds for research and development in drug detection and testing technology. 
 
Specifies certain training goals to enhance the State's ability to detect, enforce, and prosecute drug impaired driving laws.
 
Requires the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to advise and coordinate with other Federal agencies on how to address the problem of driving under the influence of an illegal drug, and to conduct research on the prevention, detection, and prosecution of driving under the influence of an illegal drug.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6106-6107)
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6106)
action_date: 2004-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Long Island Sound Protection Act

Bill: 108-s-2482
Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Introduced: 2004-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Atlantic Ocean
Bioaccumulation
Chemicals
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Connecticut
Department of Defense
Dredging
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental assessment
Environmental technology
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Harbors
Health
Law
Long Island Sound
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Navigation
New York State
Planning
Public meetings
Refuse and refuse disposal
Restoration ecology
Science, Technology, Communications
Sediment control
Shore protection
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation of hazardous substances
Waste disposal in the ocean
Waste disposal sites
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-01
text: 
Long Island Sound Protection Act - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to revise requirements for the dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound.
 
Prohibits dredged material from any Federal or non-Federal dredging project from being dumped, or transported for the purpose of being dumped, into Long Island Sound, Fisher's Island Sound, Block Island Sound, or Peconic Bay (including any harbor or tributary of such bodies of water) until the dredged material is determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) have, or to cause, concentrations of chemical constituents that are not greater than those concentrations present in the water column, sediments, and biota of areas proximate to, but unaffected by, the proposed disposal site; and (2) meet certain Federal dumping requirements.
 
Prohibits dumping or transportation for dumping into any covered body of water, except at a site designated by the Administrator, and upon a determination that no feasible alternative to ocean disposal (including sediment remediation, beneficial reuse, and land-based alternatives) is available prior to the time of designation.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator, before designation of a dredged material disposal site in a covered body of water, to develop a dredged material management plan and to submit it to Congress and to the Governors of the States of Connecticut and New York for their approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6278-6279)
action_date: 2004-06-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6278)
action_date: 2004-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2483
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]
Introduced: 2004-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cost of living adjustments
Disabled
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Labor and Employment
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-01
text: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2004, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. 
Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.
action_date: 2004-09-20
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2004, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. 
 
Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: See also H.R. 4175.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 705.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Senate passed companion measure H.R. 4175 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 4175 as an amendment.
action_date: 2004-10-05
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10458-10459)
action_date: 2004-09-20
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 705.
action_date: 2004-09-20
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. With written report No. 108-351.
action_date: 2004-09-20
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. With written report No. 108-351.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2004-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6279-6280)
action_date: 2004-06-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6279)
action_date: 2004-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Access to Nurse-Midwife Care Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2492
Sponsor: Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]
Introduced: 2004-06-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education
Higher education
Hospital care
Hospital rates
Medical education
Medical fees
Medicare
Midwives
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-02
text: 
Improving Access to Nurse-Midwife Care Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for certified midwife services (currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered) under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Declares that nothing precludes certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives from teaching or supervising an intern or resident-in-training.
 
Authorizes payment for such services to a person or entity (or the agent of such person or entity) the certified nurse-midwife (CNM) or certified midwife (CM) may designate under an agreement between the CNM or CM and such person or entity (by implication, including a free-standing birth center).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2004-06-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6362-6363)
action_date: 2004-06-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Hunger Relief Trucking Tax Credit Act

Bill: 108-s-2494
Sponsor: Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]
Introduced: 2004-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Charitable contributions
Commerce
Food relief
Income tax
Tax credits
Transportation and Public Works
Trucking
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: 
Hunger Relief Trucking Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the cost of transporting food to assist hunger relief efforts of certain charitable organizations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6436-6439)
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the relief of Helen L. O'Leary.

Bill: 108-s-2496
Sponsor: Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN]
Introduced: 2004-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Claims
Military pay

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: 
 Directs the Secretary of Defense to pay Helen L. O'Leary of South Bend, Indiana a specified amount representing the balance of the unpaid survivor benefits payable to her by reason of the death of her husband, Francis O'Leary, a former member of the Armed Forces, in September 1979.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2004-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate