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Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4844
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2004-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer complaints
Consumer education
Dental care
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Eye care
Eyeglasses
Families
Federal employees
Federal preemption
Finance and Financial Sector
Government contractors
Government employees' health insurance
Government trust funds
Grievance procedures
Health
Health insurance continuation
Higher education
Insurance companies
Insurance premiums
Judicial review
Law
Medical economics
Office of Personnel Management
Productivity in government
Recruiting of employees
Retiree health benefits
Students
Survivors' benefits
United States Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: 
Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 - Sets forth provisions for the establishment of programs through which current and retired Federal employees and their family members and dependents may obtain enhanced dental and vision benefits to supplement those available under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB).
 
Urges Congress to evaluate such supplemental plans to determine the options for, and feasibility of, providing an employer contribution.
 
Directs the Office of Personnel Management to submit a report to Congress describing and evaluating options whereby health insurance coverage under FEHB could be made available to unmarried dependent children under twenty five years of age who are enrolled as full-time students at institutions of higher education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Corporate Accountability Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4845
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2004-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Drugs
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Excise tax
Government trust funds
Health
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Retiree health benefits
Social Welfare
Tax penalties
Tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: 
Medicare Corporate Accountability Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose upon employers an excise tax on the termination of prescription drug benefits to retirees who attained age 65 before the termination of benefits and whose employment terminated before the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer tax revenues raised by this Act to the Medicare Prescription Drug Account.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 Bay Isles Road in Longboat Key, Florida, as the "Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building".

Bill: 108-hr-4847
Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2004-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Air force
Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Congressional tributes
Florida
Government Operations and Politics
Names
Officer personnel
Postal facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 Bay Isles Road in Longboat Key, Florida, as the "Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building."
action_date: 2004-12-21
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on July 15, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 Bay Isles Road in Longboat Key, Florida, as the &quot;Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 108-472.
action_date: 2004-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 108-472.
action_date: 2004-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-12-10
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-12-10
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-12-07
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-12-07
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11877)
action_date: 2004-12-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11877)
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 10/7/2004 H8271)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 10/7/2004 H8271)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4847.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 10/7/2004 H8271-8272)
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Mr. Duncan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 108-472
Obstetric Fistula Surgical Repair, Assistance, and Prevention Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4848
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2004-07-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Agriculture and Food
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Developing countries
Economic assistance
Food relief
Health
Health education
Housing and Community Development
Maternal health services
Medical centers
Middle East and North Africa
Obstetrics
Preventive medicine
Surgery
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: 
Obstetric Fistula Surgical Repair, Assistance, and Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance for the establishment in developing countries of at least twelve obstetric fistula treatment centers. States that in selecting sites the President should consult with U.S. embassy officials, nongovernmental organizations, and local government officials in developing countries with high rates of obstetric fistula, with particular emphasis on countries in Africa. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House
Retirement Security for Life Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4849
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5]
Introduced: 2004-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Annuities
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Labor and Employment
Life insurance
Tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: 
Retirement Security for Life Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion from gross income for 50 percent of the amount otherwise includible in gross income as guaranteed payments from certain annuity or life insurance contracts. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $20,000 in any taxable year. Provides for an inflation adjustment of the $20,000 limitation beginning in 2006.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House
Women's Business Sustainability Extension Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4853
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2004-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Entrepreneurs
Fund raising
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Nonprofit organizations
Performance measurement
Right of privacy
Small business
Social Welfare
Women
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: 
Women's Business Sustainability Extension Act of 2004 - Amends the Small Business Act (SBA) to set forth FY 2004 funding priorities for the women's business center program. 
 
Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to reallocate unused sustainability grant funds as supplemental grants to women's business centers.
 
Authorizes the Administrator to access and use client contact information of women's business centers solely to conduct internal program evaluations and financial and programmatic audits. Requires women's business centers to notify each client of such access and use.
 
Requires the Administrator to include program evaluation findings in annual reports to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Commission to Establish the National Musuem of the American Latino Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4854
Sponsor: Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31]
Introduced: 2004-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Conferences
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
District of Columbia
Federal advisory bodies
Fund raising
Government Operations and Politics
Hispanic Americans
Legislation
Minorities
Museums
Planning
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: 
Commission to Establish the National Museum of the American Latino Act of 2004 - Establishes the Commission to Establish a National Museum of the American Latino.
 
Directs the Commission to: (1) report to the President and Congress with recommendations on a plan of action to establish and maintain, in Washington, DC, the National Museum of the American Latino; (2) develop a fundraising plan, examine specified issues (including whether the Museum should be within the Smithsonian Institution), and make legislative recommendations; and (3) convene a national conference on the Museum.
 
Directs the Administrator of General Services to provide, on a reimbursable basis, administrative support servicesnecessary for performance of Commission functions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Independent National Security Classification Board Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4855
Sponsor: Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5]
Introduced: 2004-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Classified defense information
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Electronic government information
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Freedom of information
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Internet
Law
Science, Technology, Communications
Security classification (Government documents)
Standards
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: 
Independent National Security Classification Board Act of 2004 - Establishes the Independent National Security Classification Board as an independent agency within the executive branch.
 
Directs the Board, with respect to national security information, to: (1) review the classification system for such information and recommend reforms to ensure the protection of national security, information sharing among Government agencies, and an open and informed public discussion; (2) prescribe the classification system for such information applicable to all departments and agencies of the United States; and (3) upon its own initiative or by request of the Inspector General of an executive agency or the chairman or ranking member of specified congressional committees, review any classification decision made by an executive agency with respect to such information.
 
Authorizes the Board to: (1) conduct hearings; (2) secure information from any Federal agency; (3) obtain administrative support services; (4) use the U.S. Postal Service in the same manner as other Federal agencies; and (5) accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1431)
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Child Safety, Adoption, and Family Enhancement (Child SAFE) Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4856
Sponsor: Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]
Introduced: 2004-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adoption
Aid to dependent children
American Samoa
Apprenticeship
Blind
Case management
Cash welfare block grants
Child abuse
Child development
Child health
Child safety
Child welfare
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information
Disability evaluation
Disabled
Drug abuse
Drugs and youth
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Families
Family services
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to education
Foster home care
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Guam
Health
Higher education
Identification of criminals
Indian children
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Labor and Employment
Law
Medicaid
Medical tests
Mental health
Mentoring
Minorities
Native Americans
Northern Mariana Islands
Performance measurement
Puerto Rico
Scholarships
Standards
State courts
State employees
State government-Indian relations
Supplemental security income program
Virgin Islands
Welfare eligibility
Welfare waivers

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: 
Child Safety, Adoption, and Family Enhancement (Child SAFE) Act of 2004 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise eligibility for adoption assistance and foster care maintenance payments by eliminating certain income requirements, reducing Federal matching rates, allowing separate standards for relative foster family homes, modifying provisions for foster children's Medicaid eligibility, and including Indian tribes as eligible for such payments.
 
 Provides for Safe Children, Strong Families Programs, which revise and combine currently separate part B title IV SSA programs for child and family services and for promoting safe and stable families. Provides such part B grant allotment funds for States and Indian tribes to improve protection for children and strengthen families. Continues grants for State court improvement of adoption and foster care proceedings, and for programs mentoring children of prisoners. Establishes challenge grants to reward efforts to move children safely from foster care and prevent the removal of children from their homes.
 
Revises child welfare waiver authority to eliminate various limitations, and to extend such authority to approve demonstration projects.
 
Extends and increases amounts of high performance bonuses, under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). 
 
Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to review State agency determinations of blindness and disability, under Supplemental Security Income (SSI).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1417-1418)
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Border Security Information Integration Act

Bill: 108-hr-4857
Sponsor: Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2004-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aliens
Border patrols
Criminal justice information
Data banks
Electronic government information
Fingerprints
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Immigration
International Affairs
Law
Police questioning
Science, Technology, Communications
Warrants (Law)

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: 
Border Security Information Integration Act - Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to enter into a memorandum of understanding to guide the integration of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) integrated automated fingerprint identification system (IAFIS) and the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) automated biometric fingerprint identification system (IDENT). Makes the Chief Information Officers of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and DHS responsible for coordinating such integration.
 
Requires: (1) IDENT to be updated on a daily basis with information pertaining to warrants issued and individuals wanted for questioning by the FBI until IAFIS and IDENT have been fully integrated; (2) the Secretary to develop a clear and uniform policy that details when a border patrol agent shall use IAFIS and IDENT; and (3) a border patrol agent who uses IAFIS or IDENT with respect to an alien to update both systems with information pertaining to the agent's encounter with the alien.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Farmers Markets Infrastructure Assistance Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4858
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2004-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural credit
Economics and Public Finance
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Government lending
Grants-in-aid
Marketing of farm produce
Nonprofit organizations
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: 
 Farmers Markets Infrastructure Assistance Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans, loan guarantees, and grants to eligible public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the construction of new farmers markets, or the improvement or rehabilitation of existing farmers markets. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow States to regulate tow truck operations.

Bill: 108-hr-4860
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2004-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Common carriers
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Local laws
State laws
Trucking
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: 
Amends Federal transportation law to allow States or local governments to regulate tow truck operations performed without the prior consent of the owner or operator of a motor vehicle. (Currently States and local government are allowed to regulate only the price of for-hire motor vehicle transportation by a tow truck performed without the prior consent or authorization of the motor vehicle's owner or operator.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1412)
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-4861
Sponsor: Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20]
Introduced: 2004-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Alimony
Collection of accounts
Evidence (Law)
Families
Fines (Penalties)
Law
Married people
Recidivists
Support of dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: 
Amends Federal criminal law to provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Majan Jean.

Bill: 108-hr-4862
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2004-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: 
Declares Majan Jean to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Commission to Establish the National Museum of the American Latino Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4863
Sponsor: Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31]
Introduced: 2004-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Conferences
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
District of Columbia
Federal advisory bodies
Fund raising
Government Operations and Politics
Hispanic Americans
Legislation
Minorities
Museums
Planning
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: 
Commission to Establish a National Museum of the American Latino Act of 2004 - Establishes the Commission to Establish a National Museum of the American Latino.
 
Directs the Commission to: (1) report to the President and Congress with recommendations on a plan of action to establish and maintain, in Washington, DC, the National Museum of the American Latino within the Smithsonian Institution; (2) develop a fundraising plan, examine specified issues, and make legislative recommendations; and (3) convene a national conference on the Museum.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide administrative support services and facilities necessary for performance of Commission functions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Introduced in House