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Small Business Growth and Worker Assistance Act

Bill: 108-s-106
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Capital gains tax
Commerce
Depreciation and amortization
District of Columbia
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Medicaid
Minimum tax
Restaurants
Securities
Small business
State finance
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Tax rates
Territories (U.S.)
Unemployment insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Small Business Growth and Worker Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an individual taxpayer to exclude from gross income 75 (currently, 50) percent of any gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock held for more than three (currently, five) years. Increases from 50 to 60 percent the applicable percentage in the case of an empowerment zone business.
Provides for a 15 year recovery period for restaurant buildings.
Increases the section 179 expensing limit to $50,000.
Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 to extend the temporary extended unemployment compensation program to July 1, 2003.
Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize FY 2003 appropriations of: (1) $1 billion (currently, such sums as necessary) for youth activities; (2) $2 billion (currently, such sums as necessary) for adult employment and training activities; and (3) $2 billion (currently, such sums as necessary) for dislocated worker employment and training activities.
Declares that, if the Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) for a State for FY 2003 is less than the FMAP for FY 2002, the FY 2002 FMAP shall be substituted for the State's FMAP for the third and fourth calendar quarters of FY 2003. Declares similarly that, if a State's FY 2004 FMAP is less than the FY 2003 FMAP, the FY 2003 FMAP shall be substituted for each calendar quarter of FY 2004.
Requires each eligible State for each calendar quarter for the last two calendar quarters of FY 2003 through FY 2004 to be increased by 1.35 percentage points. Prohibits application of the FMAP increases for a State under this Act with respect to: (1) disproportionate share hospital payments under Medicaid; and (2) payments under SSA titles IV and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance).
Amends SSA title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) to appropriate $3 billion for State fiscal relief allotments to be available for obligation through June 30, 2004, and for expenditure through September 30, 2004.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Southern Border Air Quality Protection Act

Bill: 108-s-107
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Air pollution control
Electric power production
Energy
Environmental Protection
Export controls
Latin America
Mexico
Natural gas
Transboundary pollution

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Southern Border Air Quality Protection Act - Prohibits natural gas from being exported to Mexico for the purpose of electric energy generation by certain electric energy generation units: (1) located within 50 miles of the United States; (2) whose generation capacity is greater than 50 megawatts; and (3) that do not comply with specified air quality control requirements.
Directs the President to exercise certain authority granted under the Export Administration Act of 1979 and Executive Order No. 12924 in order to implement this Act.
Establishes penalties for noncompliance with this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S153)
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-108
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agricultural subsidies
Animals
Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Disaster relief
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Federal aid to Indians
Feeds
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Livestock
Minorities
Native Americans
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Weather

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers (without regard to Federal crop insurance coverage) who have incurred qualifying 2001 and/or 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred 2001 and/or 2002 losses in an emergency-designated county, with set-asides for the American Indian livestock program.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to convert the temporary judgeship for the district of Nebraska to a permanent judgeship, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-s-109
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: District courts
Judges
Judicial districts
Nebraska

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Converts the temporary judgeship for the district of Nebraska to a permanent judgeship.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Canceling Loans to Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers Act

Bill: 108-s-110
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Federally-guaranteed loans
Government lending
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Mathematics
Recruiting of employees
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Secondary education
Special education
Student loan funds
Teacher education
Teacher supply and demand

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Canceling Loans to Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional amounts of student loan forgiveness and cancellation for certain elementary and secondary school teachers. Directs the Secretary of Education, in making such additional repayments and cancellations, to give priority to teachers of: (1) special education; (2) children with disabilities; or (3) mathematics or science in local educational agencies that have failed to make progress toward meeting annual measurable objectives.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
War Financing Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-112
Sponsor: Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Cost of war
Economics and Public Finance
Government trust funds
Value-added tax

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: War Financing Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add a new chapter which imposes a tax on each taxable transaction. Defines such transactions as: (1) the sale of property or services in the United States by a taxable person in connection with a business; (2) the import of property or services for use or consumption in the United States; (3) the (a) sale of property or services (not included in (b)) in the United States other than in connection with business for a consideration that exceeds $1,000, or (b) lease of property in the United States other than in connection with a business, if the fair market value of the leased property exceeds $1,000; and (4) the sale of property or services exported from the United States for use or consumption outside the United States.
Sets forth further provisions: (1) concerning taxable transactions; (2) taxable amount, rate of tax and exemption from tax for certain transactions and certain entities, and credits; (3) administration; and (4) definitions and special rules.
Establishes in the U.S. Treasury the War Financing Trust Fund into which amounts received from the taxes imposed by this Act will be deposited. Requires the Trust Fund to be used to: (1) pay the administrative costs of collecting such taxes or in operating the War Financing Trust Fund; and (2) meet those obligations of the United States incurred with respect to any case in which U.S. Armed Forces are introduced into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-114
Sponsor: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Home care services
Housing and Community Development
Medical fees
Medicare
Nonprofit organizations
Rural health
Social Welfare
Terminal care
Terminal care facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to create an exception to the Medicare 20 percent inpatient care limitation for certain rural hospice programs with 20 beds or fewer.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Richi James Lesley.

Bill: 108-s-115
Sponsor: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Declares Richi James Lesley 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: 2004-10-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 760.
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-116
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Energy
Florida
Geothermal resources
Land transfers
Mines and mineral resources
Mining leases
National forests

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange specified land in Florida. Requires the concurrence of the Secretary of the Air Force with respect to the sale or exchange of certain of such land.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Warning Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-118
Sponsor: Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative procedure
Armed Forces and National Security
Biological warfare
Chemical warfare
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Commerce
Department of Homeland Security
Disasters
EBB Terrorism
Electronic government information
Electronic mail systems
Emergency communication systems
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Information technology
International Affairs
Internet
Law
Radio broadcasting
Research
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
Telephone
Television broadcasting
Terrorism
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Emergency Warning Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Homeland Security to establish comprehensive national standards and systems for providing effective public warnings.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) develop and implement benchmarks assessing current all-hazard warning capabilities; (2) conduct research and pilot programs to determine and improve the effectiveness of such warnings; (3) develop specifications for a national backbone for collecting and routing all-hazard warnings; (4) use the full range of communications technologies to provide warnings; (5) provide public warnings through automatic alert televisions and radios; and (6) educate the public about such warnings.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) develop and recommend standards and guidelines for universal all-hazard terminology and protocols, and (2) issue warnings related to acts of terrorism and other public safety threats via a public warning system.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S153-154)
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide special minimum funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained pursuant to collective bargaining agreements.

Bill: 108-s-119
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Airlines
Bankruptcy
Collective bargaining
Defined benefit pension plans
Finance and Financial Sector
Pension funds
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Provides for special minimum funding requirements for the pension plans of certain air carriers.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S117-120)
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Marriage Penalty Relief Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-120
Sponsor: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congress
Earned income tax credit
Families
Income tax
Married people
Sunset legislation
Tax deductions
Tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Marriage Penalty Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to provide that the basic standard deduction on a joint return shall be equal to 200 percent of the dollar amount of an individual who is not married.
Makes the maximum taxable income in the lowest joint bracket equal to double the maximum taxable income in the lowest single filer bracket.
Increases the earned income credit phaseout amount on a joint return by $3,000.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S154-155)
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S154)
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-122
Sponsor: Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Authorization
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster insurance
Economics and Public Finance
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Finance and Financial Sector
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
Government securities
Government trust funds
Governmental investigations
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend through 2003: (1) the authority under which the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may issue notes and other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury for the purpose of carrying out the national flood insurance program; (2) the authority to enter into new flood insurance contracts; (3) requirements for carrying out emergency implementation of the flood insurance program; and (4) the authorization of appropriations for carrying out studies under the Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S156)
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to exclude United States persons from the definition of "foreign power" under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to international terrorism.

Bill: 108-s-123
Sponsor: Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
EBB Terrorism
Electronic surveillance
Foreign agents
International Affairs
Law
Terrorism
Warrants (Law)

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 with respect to the President's authority, for purposes of acquiring foreign intelligence information for periods of up to one year, to authorize the electronic surveillance without a court order of communications between and among foreign powers. Extends the meaning of foreign power to any person, other than a U.S. person, engaged in international terrorism or activities in preparation for them.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S157)
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to suspend the requirement that rental payments under the conservation reserve program be reduced by reason of harvesting or grazing conducted in response to a drought or other emergency.

Bill: 108-s-124
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation
Agricultural subsidies
Droughts
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection
Farm lands
Grazing
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Restoration ecology
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to eliminate rental payment reduction authority under the conservation reserve program because of harvesting of forage or grazing during a drought-caused emergency for 2002.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-125
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative fees
Administrative procedure
Agricultural subsidies
Animals
Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Disaster relief
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Law
Livestock
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Weather

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2001 or 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred 2001 and 2002 losses in an emergency-designated county.
Permits producers with qualifying losses in both years to elect to receive payments in either, but not both, of such years.
Makes producers ineligible for crop disaster assistance if they did not: (1) get Federal crop insurance for insurable commodities; and (2) file required paperwork and pay related fees for noninsurable commodities. Sets forth waiver provisions.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend future reductions of the highest income tax rate if there exists a Federal on-budget deficit.

Bill: 108-s-126
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Budget deficits
Economic statistics
Economics and Public Finance
Income tax
Tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that if there exists a Federal on-budget deficit income tax rate reductions in the highest rate shall be suspended until it is determined that such a deficit does not exist.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9571)
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S157-158)
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Child Support Enforcement Act

Bill: 108-s-127
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2003-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child support
Custody of children
Debt
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Social Welfare
Tax auditing
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Child Support Enforcement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (relating to the deduction for bad debts) to allow a custodial parent to claim unpaid child support payments as a deduction.
Bars a delinquent debtor from filing an amended return in any subsequent year to reflect the subsequent payment of unpaid child support.
Includes unpaid child support in the gross income of the delinquent debtor.
Prohibits any discrepancy between the tax returns of a custodial parent and a delinquent debtor concerning whether a child support payment has been made from serving as a basis for selecting an individual's tax return for general audit.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S158)
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate