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Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-583
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Access to health care
Associations, institutions, etc.
Commerce
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Long-term care insurance
Medical economics
Medical savings accounts
Medically uninsured
Nonprofit organizations
Self-employed
Social Welfare
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax refunds
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a tax credit in an amount equal to the amount paid for qualified health insurance, subject to stated limitations. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to the provider of an individual's qualified health insurance equal to such individual's qualified health insurance credit advance amount (the Secretary's estimate of the amount of credit allowable) with respect to such provider.
Requires each health insurer, health maintenance organization, and health service organization to participate in a health insurance safety net which shall assure the availability of health insurance to uninsurable individuals. Funds such safety nets through assessments against such insurers and organizations. Permits such insurers and organizations to add the costs of such assessments to the costs of its insurance or coverage.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow health benefits coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs). Sets forth IMA requirements, including that the IMA be an organization operated under the direction of an association and that IMA health benefits coverage only be provided through contracts with health insurance issuers. Requires IMAs to include a minimum of two health insurance coverage options.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-584
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adoption
Annuities
Costs
Families
Income tax
Individual retirement accounts
Labor and Employment
Pension funds
Tax exclusion
Tax penalties
Tax-deferred compensation plans

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow for penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans if used to pay adoption expenses.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
National Defense Oil Equity Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-585
Sponsor: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Commerce
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Energy
Excess profits tax
Excise tax
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Petroleum
Petroleum industry
War

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: National Defense Oil Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the sale of any crude oil or product of crude oil a tax equal to the applicable percentage of the windfall profit on such sale. Defines windfall profit to mean so much of the profit on such sale as exceeds a reasonable profit. Establishes the Reasonable Profits Board to make reasonable profit determinations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Aeronautics Research and Development Revitalization Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-586
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aeronautics
Air pollution control
Air traffic
Aircraft industry
Aircraft pilots
Airline passenger traffic
Airlines
Authorization
Aviation fuels
Aviation safety
Commerce
Commercial aircraft
Commercialization
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Department of Transportation
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Energy
Energy conservation
Engineering
Environmental Protection
Environmental technology
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to air pollution control
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Federal aid to transportation
Fuel consumption
Government Operations and Politics
Graduate education
Health
Helicopters
Higher education
Human engineering
Information technology
Labor and Employment
Meteorological research
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nitrogen oxides
Noise
Planning
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Research and development
Research centers
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Sonic boom
Student employment
Students
Summer employment
Supersonic aircraft
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Technology transfer
Transportation workers
Weather forecasting

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Aeronautics Research and Development Revitalization Act of 2003 - Establishes an Office of Aeronautics responsible for planning, budgeting, and managing all aeronautics research, development, and demonstration activities undertaken by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Directs the NASA Administrator to establish certain initiatives to develop technologies that would: (1) significantly reduce aircraft noise, harmful emissions, and fuel consumption; (2) make certain performance improvements to existing rotorcraft; and (3) enable overland flight of supersonic civil transport aircraft with certain performance characteristics. Directs the NASA Administrator to provide specified congressional committees a plan for the implementation of such initiatives.
Directs the NASA Administrator to: (1) award grants to establish university-based Centers for Research on Aviation Training; and (2) establish NASA aeronautics scholarships for U.S. citizens enrolled in accredited Masters degree programs in aeronautical engineering at institutions of higher education.
Authorizes appropriations for certain Federal Aviation Administration research and development projects and activities.
Requires certain aviation-related studies and assessments.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
action_date: 2003-02-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E161)
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 40, United States Code, to add Ashtabula, Mahoning, and Trumbull Counties, Ohio, to the Appalachian region.

Bill: 108-hr-587
Sponsor: Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Appalachia
Appalachian Regional Commission
Authorization
County politics and government
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Kentucky
Ohio
Regional economic development
Rural economic development
Tennessee
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Amends Federal provisions concerning Appalachian regional development to revise the definition of "Appalachian region" to include Ashtabula, Mahoning, and Trumbull Counties in Ohio.
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: 
Amends Federal provisions concerning Appalachian regional development to revise the definition of "Appalachian region" to include: (1) Nicholas and Robertson Counties in Kentucky; (2) Ashtabula, Fayette, Mahoning, and Trumbull Counties in Ohio; (3) Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, and Lincoln Counties in Tennessee; and (4) Henry and Patrick Counties in Virginia. 
 
Increases the authorizations of appropriations to the Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out such regional development.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 108-353.
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 108-353.
action_date: 2003-10-01
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-10-01
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-09-24
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-09-24
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Fairness for Organ Transplant Recipients Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-588
Sponsor: Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Immunosuppressive drugs
Medicare
Social Welfare
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Medicare Fairness for Organ Transplant Recipients Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of immunosuppressive drugs for Medicare beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to whether Medicare paid for the transplant (or when the transplant was received).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 108-hr-589
Sponsor: Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Archives
Arts, Culture, Religion
Black history
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights movements
Civil rights workers
Coins and coinage
Congress
Congressional agencies
Economics and Public Finance
Federal libraries
Finance and Financial Sector
Gold
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
History
Library of Congress
Minorities
Silver

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey the remaining water supply storage allocation in Rathbun Lake, Iowa, to the Rathbun Regional Water Association.

Bill: 108-hr-590
Sponsor: Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Commerce
Environmental Protection
Infrastructure
Iowa
Lakes
Lighthouses and lightships
Maintenance and repair
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Tourism
Transportation and Public Works
Water allocation (Policy)
Water districts
Water storage
Water supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Directs the Secretary of the Army to convey the remaining water supply storage allocation in Rathbun Lake, Iowa, to the Rathbun Regional Water Association in exchange for such Association: (1) constructing, operating, and maintaining a regional lighthouse visitors center complex on Federal lands at Rathbun Lake; (2) paying all operation and maintenance costs allocated to the water supply storage space; and (3) using any complex revenues in excess of amounts required to operate and maintain or improve the complex to improve the quality of the environment in the Rathbun Lake watershed.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933.

Bill: 108-hr-591
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
District of Columbia
Europe
Famines
Genocide
History
Human rights
Monuments and memorials
Political persecution
U.S.S.R.
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Authorizes the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933. Prohibits the U.S. Government from paying any expense for the establishment of the memorial or its maintenance.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To correct certain inequities in the second round of designation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities.

Bill: 108-hr-593
Sponsor: Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Community development
Enterprise zones
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Housing and Community Development
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Labor and Employment
Rural economic development
Urban affairs
Urban economic development

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Authorizes appropriations for: (1) 15 specified urban empowerment zones; (2) five rural empowerment zones; and (3) 20 rural enterprise communities.
Authorizes such funds' use for: (1) strategic plan implementation, including economic, infrastructure, workforce, and community development; and (2) matching grant payments.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2003-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Fairness Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-594
Sponsor: Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Civil service retirement
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Old age, survivors and disability insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
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: 2003-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act

Bill: 108-hr-595
Sponsor: Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: East Asia
Ex-prisoners of war
Families
History
Japan
Labor and Employment
Married people
Military history
Philippines
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' benefits
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay certain compensation to individuals (or their survivors) who, as members of the armed forces during World War II: (1) were captured on the peninsula of Bataan or the island of Corregidor in the Philippines by Japanese forces; and (2) participated in and survived the Bataan Death March.
Allows a survivor payment to be made only to an unremarried surviving spouse of such individual.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-28
text: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
action_date: 2003-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
ERISA Clarification Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-596
Sponsor: Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employee health benefits
Federal preemption
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Law
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: ERISA Clarification Act of 2003 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow State causes of action to enforce determinations under group health plans regarding coverage of any item or service based on its medical necessity or appropriateness. (Provides that ERISA's general preemption of State causes of action is not to be construed as precluding these specific causes of action.)

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To establish a commission to study the establishment of a national education museum and archive for the United States.

Bill: 108-hr-598
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2003-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Archives
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
History
Museums

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Directs the Secretary of Education to appoint a national commission, including representatives from both the public and private sectors, to study the development, creation, and operation of a national education museum and archive.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-05
text: Introduced in House