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American Heroes Repatriation Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1265
Sponsor: Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Americans in foreign countries
Belgium
Cemeteries and funerals
Europe
Families
France
International Affairs
Military transportation
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: American Heroes Repatriation Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Defense, upon application by a qualified person, to provide for: (1) the removal of the remains of any person interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery in France or Belgium; and (2) transportation of such remains to a location in the United States selected by the qualified person.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for the production of fuel from nonconventional sources and the credit for the production of electricity to include landfill gas.

Bill: 108-hr-1266
Sponsor: Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative energy sources
Biodegradation
Electric power production
Energy
Energy facilities
Environmental Protection
Income tax
Landfills
Methane
Municipal solid waste
Natural gas
Refuse as fuel
Tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provision concerning the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source to provide, in general, that in the case of a facility for producing qualified fuel from landfill gas which is placed in service after June 30, 1998, and before January 1, 2008, the provision shall apply to fuel produced at such facility during the five-year period beginning on the later of: (1) the date such facility was placed in service; or (2) enactment.
Amends the IRC provision concerning electricity produced from certain renewable sources to: (1) include landfill gas as a qualified energy resource; and (2) include, in the case of a facility using landfill gas to produce electricity, as a qualified facility any such facility owned by the taxpayer which is originally placed in service before January 1, 2008.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Coal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1269
Sponsor: Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Air pollution control
Carbon cycle
Carbon dioxide
Chemicals
Coal
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost control
Cost effectiveness
Department of Energy
Economics and Public Finance
Electric power production
Energy development
Energy efficiency
Energy industries
Energy research
Engines
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Feedstock
Finance and Financial Sector
Fuel cells
Gasoline
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Labor unions
Law
Mercury
Nitrogen oxides
Research and development
Research centers
Science, Technology, Communications
Sulphur dioxide
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Coal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) perform an assessment that identifies cost and performance goals of technologies permitting continued cost-competitive use of coal for electricity generation, as chemical feedstocks, and as transportation fuel in 2007, 2015, and the years after 2020; and (2) implement a technology research, development, and demonstration program to facilitate production and generation of coal-based power through methods and equipment under specified Federal law.
Prescribes technical criteria for a clean coal power initiative under which the Secretary shall fund coal energy generation projects that advance efficiency, environmental performance, and cost competitiveness well beyond the level of technologies that on a full scale are in operation or have been demonstrated to date.
Instructs the Secretary to award competitive, merit-based grants to universities for the establishment of Centers of Excellence for Energy Systems of the Future.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Employee Leasing Organization Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1270
Sponsor: Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adult day care
Day care
Disabled
Education
Employee benefit plans
Employee health benefits
Employee leasing
Employment agencies
Families
Flexible benefit plans
Fringe benefits
Health
Higher education
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Medical savings accounts
Part-time employment
Pension funds
Social Welfare
Social security taxes
Student aid
Temporary employment
Unemployment insurance
Withholding tax

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Employee Leasing Organization Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that employee leasing organizations are considered employers for purposes of: (1) income tax withholding; (2) the federal unemployment tax; (3) the federal insurance contributions tax; (4) life and health insurance; and (5) 401(k) contributions, and etc.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Efficient Energy through Certified Technologies (EFFECT) Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1271
Sponsor: Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Air conditioning
Alternative energy sources
Apartment houses
Building construction
Building materials
Cogeneration of electric power and heat
Commerce
Computer software
Condominium (Housing)
Cooperative housing
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Electric power production
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Fuel cells
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Heat pumps
Heating
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Labeling
Law
Licenses
Lighting
Natural gas
Petroleum
Propane
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Renewable natural resources
Rental housing
Science, Technology, Communications
Single family housing
Solar energy
Standards
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax returns
Technological innovations

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Efficient Energy through Certified Technologies (EFFECT) Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to energy use in buildings, to establish: (1) a deduction for certain energy efficient property used in business; (2) a credit for the construction of a new energy efficient home; and (3) a credit for certain nonbusiness energy property.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E622)
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E472)
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To designate a United States courthouse to be constructed in Fresno, California, as the "Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse".

Bill: 108-hr-1273
Sponsor: Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: California
Congress
Congressional tributes
Courthouses
Judges
Law
Names

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Designates the U.S. courthouse to be constructed on land bounded by O Street, P Street, Tulare Street, and Capitol Street in Fresno, California, as the Robert. E. Coyle United States Courthouse.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Bill: 108-hr-1275
Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative fees
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Citizenship
Economics and Public Finance
Embassies
Fees
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
Law
Legal fees
Military bases
Military personnel
Naturalization
State courts
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act respecting naturalization through service in the armed forces to: (1) reduce the required service from three years to two years; and (2) prohibit the imposition of a naturalization fee.
Provides for overseas naturalization proceedings for members of the armed forces.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-05-06
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2003-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for ground rent paid on land on which a qualified residence of a taxpayer is located and which is allotted or Indian-owned land.

Bill: 108-hr-1277
Sponsor: Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Indian lands
Leases
Minorities
Rent
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for ground rent paid on land on which a qualified residence of a taxpayer is located and which is allotted or Indian-owned land.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel.

Bill: 108-hr-1279
Sponsor: Rep. Hulshof, Kenny C. [R-MO-9]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative energy sources
Commerce
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Excise tax
Government trust funds
Highway finance
Income tax
Oils and fats
Tax credits
Tax rates
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a credit to promote the production and usage of biodiesel fuel. Requires a taxpayer to obtain a certification from the producer of the biodiesel which identifies the product produced in order to utilize the credit. Imposes a tax for biodiesel not used as fuel, but for which a credit was granted. Reduces motor fuel excise taxes on biodiesel mixtures.
Provides for transfers of funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation to the Highway Trust Fund in amounts equivalent to the reductions that would occur but for this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1280
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Authorization
Business records
Civil-military relations
Commerce
Congress
Defense budgets
Defense contracts
Defense industries
Defense procurement
Department of Defense
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Governmental investigations
Industrial capacity
Law
Liability (Law)
Military electronics
Nuclear warfare
Presidential powers
Radiation
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2003 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to extend its expiration date and authorization of appropriations through FY 2008. 
Authorizes the President, under such Act, to: (1) correct the industrial shortfall for radiation-hardened electronics to the extent that such action does not cause the aggregate outstanding amount of all such actions to exceed $200 million; and (2) obtain information in order to perform industry studies assessing capabilities of the U.S. industrial base to support the national defense.
action_date: 2003-04-02
text: Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2003 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to extend its expiration date and authorization of appropriations through FY 2007. 
Authorizes the President, under such Act, to: (1) correct the industrial shortfall for radiation-hardened electronics to the extent that such action does not cause the aggregate outstanding amount of all such actions to exceed $200 million; and (2) obtain information in order to perform industry studies assessing capabilities of the U.S. industrial base to support the national defense.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the House Financial Services Committee on the extent to which contracts entered into under such Act during the one-year period after the enactment of this Act have been contracts with minority- and women-owned businesses.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-02
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 35.
action_date: 2003-04-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 108-56.
action_date: 2003-04-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 108-56.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-03-20
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-03-20
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Fueling the U.S.A. Through Unlimited Reliable Energy (FUTURE) Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1282
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Communication in science
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Energy research
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
International cooperation in science
Nuclear fusion
Planning
Research and development facilities
Research centers
Science, Technology, Communications
Superconductivity
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Fueling the U.S.A. Through Unlimited Reliable Energy (FUTURE) Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to undertake full scientific and technological cooperation in the international burning plasma project (ITER).
Directs the Secretary to: (1) send an implementation plan to Congress for a domestic burning plasma experiment (FIRE) if at any time during the negotiations on the ITER project, the Secretary determines that construction and operation of the ITER project is unlikely or infeasible; and (2) transmit to Congress a plan for implementing a policy for developing the scientific, engineering, and commercial infrastructure necessary to ensure that the United States is competitive with other nations in providing fusion energy for its own needs and the needs of other nations, including by demonstrating electric power or hydrogen production for the U.S. energy grid utilizing fusion energy at the earliest date possible.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
New Automobile Add-On Disclosure and Consumer Protection Act

Bill: 108-hr-1283
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Automobile industry
Automobile parts
Automobile repair
Automobiles
Civil actions and liability
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Contracts
Damages
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Injunctions
Law
Legal fees
Punitive damages
Restrictive trade practices
Transportation and Public Works
Warranties

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: 
New Automobile Add-On Disclosure and Consumer Protection Act - Requires each dealer to disclose to each consumer that purchases a new automobile: (1) a dealer add-on invoice; and (2) a dealer add-on warranty statement.
 
Specifies the timing of such disclosures.
 
States that dealer violation of this Act results in liability to the United States for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 or the total cost of the new automobile involved (including add-ons, taxes, and any other fees charged to the customer by the dealer), whichever is greater.
 
Permits a private right of action by a consumer aggrieved by a violation of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1285
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional districts
Congressional elections
District of Columbia
Government Operations and Politics
Members of Congress
Residence requirements

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2003 - Provides for full voting representation in Congress for the residents of the District of Columbia, including two Senators and as many Representatives as a similarly populous State would be entitled to under the law.
Treats the District of Columbia as a State. Prescribes a procedure for the first elections under this Act.
Entitles the District to one Representative until the taking effect of the next reapportionment.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-01-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H225-226)
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1879, E466)
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone.

Bill: 108-hr-1286
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Anadromous fishes
Animals
Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Atlantic Ocean
Crime and Law Enforcement
Fines (Penalties)
Fishery management
Fishing boats
Forfeiture
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Overfishing
Searches and seizures
Territorial waters
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Prohibits the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters or Exclusive Economic Zone. Imposes penalties and allows civil forfeiture of vessels for violations.
Requires the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director to take actions reflecting the prohibition.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-20
text: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
action_date: 2003-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E460)
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1287
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Coinsurance
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Flexible benefit plans
Health
Health insurance
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Medical economics
Medical savings accounts
Preventive medicine
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Tax refunds

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a limited tax credit for medical insurance; (2) set forth that a plan or other arrangement shall not cease to count as a cafeteria plan solely because qualified benefits under such plan include a health flexible spending arrangement under which not more than $500 of unused health benefits may be carried forward to the next year of such arrangement or paid to or on behalf of an employee as compensation from employment; (3) provide for (among other things), with respect to Archer Medical Savings Accounts, repealing limitations on the amount that may be contributed, repealing limitations on the number of such accounts, and expanding the availability of such accounts beyond employees of small employers and the self-employed; and (4) repeal the 7.5 percent threshold on the medical expense deduction.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E467-468)
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House