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Digital Divide Elimination Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1131
Sponsor: Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Charitable contributions
Commerce
Computers
Corporate philanthropy
Corporation taxes
Depressed areas
Earned income tax credit
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational technology
Electronic mail systems
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Enterprise zones
Income tax
Internet
Libraries
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Tax credits
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Digital Divide Elimination Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified computer technology or equipment equal to 50 percent of the amount paid for it (up to $500) by any taxpayer allowed an earned income credit.
Extends from December 31, 2003, through June 30, 2004, the current enhanced deduction from gross income for charitable contributions of computers for elementary or secondary school purposes. Prescribes a special rule for contributions of computer technology and equipment to a qualified organization made within three years after the taxpayer acquired or constructed the property, if: (1) the property's original use is by the donor or the donee; (2) substantially all of the property's use by the donee is within the United States and, in the case of a qualified educational organization, for educational purposes related to the organization's purpose or function; (3) the property is not transferred by the donee in exchange for money, other property, or services, except for shipping, installation, and transfer costs; and (4) other specified requirements are met.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Home At Last Tax Credit Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1132
Sponsor: Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Apartment houses
Commerce
Cost of living adjustments
Counseling
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Home ownership
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Low-income housing
Mortgage banks
Mortgage interest rates
Mortgages
Residential rehabilitation
Single family housing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Home at Last Tax Credit of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a credit to promote homeownership among low-income individuals purchasing homes in a census tract targeted for reinvestment and redevelopment by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Provides that the dollar amount of home at last tax credits received by each qualified State shall be equal to the population of the State multiplied by 40 cents, multiplied by 10, plus the unused home at last tax credit dollar amount of the state for the preceding calendar year or years. Provides for a cost-of-living adjustment.
Defines a "qualified home at last loan" as a first mortgage single-family residential loan funded by a qualified lender to finance the purchase or construction or purchase and construction of a residence by a qualified borrower (meeting residence and income requirements) which has a lower-than-market interest rate as a result of a lender rate "buydown", but only if the loan, among other things: (1) does not exceed 105 percent of the purchase price of the residence; and (2) results in a monthly housing expense-to-income ratio with respect to such residence of not more than 33 percent at the time of closing.
Requires annual reports from each State housing finance agency which allocates any home at last tax credit amount to any qualified lender.
Prohibits carryback of home at last tax credits before the effective date.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a temporary exclusion for members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees serving in a combat zone and to extend the exclusion for serving in a combat zone to Department of Defense civilian employees.

Bill: 108-hr-1133
Sponsor: Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Americans in foreign countries
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces reserves
Department of Defense
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Military operations
Tax exclusion
War

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a temporary exclusion from gross income for members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees serving in a combat zone and extends the exclusion for serving in a combat zone to Department of Defense civilian employees.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the work opportunity credit and welfare-to-work credit.

Bill: 108-hr-1134
Sponsor: Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Social Welfare
Tax credits
Wages
Welfare recipients

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase (for individuals beginning work in 2003 or 2004) and extend for an additional year the work opportunity credit and; and (2) increase (for individuals beginning work in 2003 or 2004) the welfare-to-work credit.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide increased incentives for business investments in low-income communities and small businesses.

Bill: 108-hr-1135
Sponsor: Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Community development
Community development banking
Depressed areas
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Infrastructure
Investments
Small business
Tax credits
Urban affairs
Venture capital

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the new markets tax credit, to: (1) increase the national limit on the credit for FY 2003 and FY 2004; (2) require regulations under which one or more targeted populations may be treated as low-income communities, without regard to stated targeted area guidelines; and (3) include as a qualified community development entity any conditionally approved New Markets Venture Capital Company.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Seniors Protection Act

Bill: 108-hr-1136
Sponsor: Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Business ethics
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Federal incorporation
Fund raising
Lobbying
Retired military personnel
Veterans' organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Seniors Protection Act - Repeals the Federal charter of the Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E400-401)
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
To exempt small trailer manufacturers from enhanced early warning reporting requirements under the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act.

Bill: 108-hr-1137
Sponsor: Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Automobile industry
Business records
Commerce
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Motor vehicle safety
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Exempts certain small trailer manufacturers from additional early warning reporting provisions under the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act requiring such manufacturers to report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on: (1) defects in their motor vehicles or original or replacement equipment that are related to motor vehicle safety; and (2) any noncompliance with motor vehicle safety standards with respect to such items. Limits such exemption to manufacturers who produce, import, offer for sale, or sell trailers rated 26,000 pounds or less gross vehicle weight.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Alzheimer's Disease Research, Prevention, and Care Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1138
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adult day care
Aging
Alzheimer's disease
Authorization
Brain diseases
Cardiovascular diseases
Caregivers
Clinical trials
Drug therapy
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to research
Federal aid to the aged
Geriatrics
Higher education
Home care services
Human behavior
Medical research
Medical tests
Menopause
Pharmaceutical research
Preventive medicine
Research grants
Respite care
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Alzheimer's Disease Research, Prevention, and Care Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the purposes of the National Institute on Aging by making Alzheimer's disease research a priority.
Requires the Director of the Institute to: (1) undertake an Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Initiative, including accelerating the discovery of new risk and protective factors, rapidly identifying therapies and preventive interventions, and implementing effective prevention and treatment strategies; (2) conduct and support cooperative clinical research regarding Alzheimer's; and (3) conduct, or make grants to conduct, research concerning early detection and diagnosis, the relationship between Alzheimer's and vascular disease, and interventions designed to help caregivers.
Authorizes the Director to establish a National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center to facilitate collaboration among Alzheimer's Disease Centers and Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through FY 2008.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Frequent Flyer Tax-Free Liability Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1139
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Airline passenger traffic
Automobiles
Commerce
Consumer discounts
Costs
Fringe benefits
Hotels, motels, etc.
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Lease and rental services
Passenger ships
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation rates
Travel costs

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Frequent Flyer Tax-Free Liability Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that if an individual receives frequent flyer mileage for purchase of property or services: (1) no part of such a benefit shall count as part of gross income; (2) no deduction otherwise allowable for the purchase of such property or services shall be reduced by reason of the resulting benefit; and (3) no deduction shall be permitted for any portion of travel-related service purchases for which such a benefit is utilized. Defines "frequent flyer benefit."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Economic Development and Technology Workforce Enhancement Act of 2002

Bill: 108-hr-1140
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Biotechnology
Capital investments
Commerce
Computer industry
Computer software
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Income tax
Laboratories
Research centers
Science, Technology, Communications
Tax-exempt securities

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Economic Development and Technology Workforce Enhancement Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code by: (1) increasing from $10 million to $20 million the amount of qualified small issue bonds allowed for facilities to be used by certain principal users and; (2) expanding the list of exceptions from termination for technology facilities to include any software development facility, biotechnology facility, and any other technology-related research facility.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Credit Card Compensation and Economic Incentive Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1141
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Consumer credit
Credit cards
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Interest
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Consumer Credit Card Compensation and Economic Incentive Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual, from January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2007, to deduct up to $5,000 annually for credit card interest.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Commercial Truck Highway Safety Demonstration Program Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1142
Sponsor: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government statistics
Highway finance
Interstate highway system
Maine
Traffic accidents and safety
Trucking
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: 
Commercial Truck Highway Safety Demonstration Program Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a program to demonstrate the effects on the safety of the highway network in Maine of permitting operation on the Interstate System highways within the State of a vehicle that weighs over 80,000 pounds, that consists of a three-axle tractor unit hauling a single trailer or semitrailer, and that does not exceed any vehicle weight limitation applicable under Maine law. 
Waives highway funding reduction relating to weight of vehicles using Interstate System highways with respect to vehicles allowed pursuant to this program. 
Provides for program termination and for the responsibilities of the State of Maine, including: (1) submitting a plan to the Secretary of Transportation; (2) establishing a highway safety committee; and (3) collecting data on the net effects of the operation of such vehicles on safety.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E406)
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Keep America Healthy Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1143
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: American Samoa
Government Operations and Politics
Guam
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Social Welfare
Supplemental security income program
Virgin Islands
Welfare eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Keep America Healthy Act of 2003 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make a new optional Medicaid eligibility group for individuals between ages 21 and 65 whose family income does not exceed a State-specified percentage up to 200 percent of the applicable poverty line. Authorizes the State also to require the individual's resources not to exceed whatever level the State may establish, so long as it is not more restrictive than the requirements of the Supplemental Security Income program under SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income). Provides for the application to such new group of the enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage described under SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP).
Amends SSA title XI to provide for an increase in the Medicaid payment limit for territories to accommodate expanded coverage for residents of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Minority Populations Diabetes Prevention and Control Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1144
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Diabetes
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to research
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Health education
Health surveys
Medical research
Minorities
Minority health
Preventive medicine
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Minority Populations Diabetes Prevention and Control Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to increase activities regarding diabetes in minorities, including State-based initiatives.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Peace Corps HIV/AIDS Training Enhancement Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1145
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)
Appropriations
Health
Health education
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Peace Corps
Preventive medicine
Social Welfare
Volunteer workers
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Peace Corps HIV/AIDS Training Enhancement Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2003 - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 2003 for the Peace Corps for additional health volunteers working with HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention methodologies, particularly the training of local HIV/AIDS trainers.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1146
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2003-03-06 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Arts, Culture, Religion
Authorization
Conferences
Cultural relations
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational exchanges
Elementary and secondary education
Embassies
Environmental Protection
Government Operations and Politics
Government property
Government spending reductions
Health
Higher education
International agencies
International cooperation
International cooperation in science
International environmental cooperation
International military forces
Military command and control
New York City
Peacekeeping forces
Privileges and immunities
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Science, Technology, Communications
Treaties
United Nations
United Nations delegations
United Nations finances
United Nations headquarters
United Nations membership
United Nations officials
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 - Repeals the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and other specified related laws. Directs the President to terminate U.S. participation in the United Nations (UN), including any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other affiliated body. Requires closure of the U.S. Mission to the UN.
Prohibits: (1) the authorization of funds for the U.S. assessed or voluntary contribution to the UN; (2) the authorization of funds for any U.S. contribution to any UN military operation; and (3) the expenditure of funds to support the participation of U.S. armed forces as part of any UN military or peacekeeping operation. Bars U.S. armed forces from serving under UN command.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Introduced in House