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Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4194
Sponsor: Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Feedstock
Governmental investigations
Job creation
Labor and Employment
Mining leases
Mining royalties

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2004 - Declares that the royalty rate on soda ash produced on Federal land in the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be two percent.
 
Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on the effects of such royalty reduction, including: (1) the amount of soda ash produced on Federal land during that four-year period; (2) the number of jobs created or maintained as a result of the royalty reduction; (3) the total amount of royalty paid to the United States on soda ash produced during the four-year period; and (4) a recommendation of whether the reduced royalty rate should apply after the end of the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-26
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2004-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4195
Sponsor: Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Coinsurance
Commerce
Competitive bidding
Drugs
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Insurance premiums
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Labor and Employment
Managed care
Medicaid
Medical economics
Medical fees
Medicare
Medigap
Metropolitan areas
Prescription pricing
Rebates
Retiree health benefits
Social Welfare
Urban affairs
Welfare eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2004 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to: (1) allow employer contributions on drug costs to count towards the catastrophic limit; and (2) provide for direct subsidies for certain State pharmaceutical assistance programs.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that employer-based plans receive the same subsidization as the Medicare prescription drug plans. 
 
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid), as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to ensure that States can provide supplemental Medicaid prescription drug coverage to complement the Medicare drug benefit for seniors who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. 
 
Repeals the comparative cost adjustment program under Medicare.
 
Amends SSA title XVIII part D, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to allow the provision of wrap-around prescription drug coverage through Medigap. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E636-637)
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the conveyance of certain environmentally sensitive land at former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, for the purpose of ensuring the permanent protection of the lands.

Bill: 108-hr-4196
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Environmental Protection
Environmental protection groups
Illinois
Land transfers
Military bases
Nature conservation
Nonprofit organizations
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Social Welfare
Surplus government property

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey, without consideration, to the State of Illinois, a political subdivision thereof, or a nonprofit land conservation organization (grantee) all Federal interest in certain environmentally sensitive land at the former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, to ensure the permanent protection of such land, subject to reversion and reconveyance if specified conditions are not met.
 
Directs the Secretary to require the grantee to cover costs to be incurred, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred, by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, including survey costs, costs related to environmental documentation, and other administrative costs related to the conveyance.
 
 Makes the conveyance exempt from the requirement to screen the property for other Federal use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2004-05-07
text: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E638)
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on othro nitro aniline.

Bill: 108-hr-4197
Sponsor: Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Nitrogen compounds
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2007, the duty on othro nitro aniline.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Bis (2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebaceate.

Bill: 108-hr-4198
Sponsor: Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2007, the duty on Bis (2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebaceate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on 2,5-thiophenediybis(5-tert-butyl-1,3-benzoxazole).

Bill: 108-hr-4199
Sponsor: Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Dyes and dyeing
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2007, the duty on 2,5-thiophenediybis(5-tert-butyl-1,3-benzoxazole).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Tetrakis ((2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)4,4-biphenylenediphonite).

Bill: 108-hr-4201
Sponsor: Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Phosphates
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2007, the duty on Tetrakis ((2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)4,4-biphenylenediphonite).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on nitrocellulose.

Bill: 108-hr-4203
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Cellulose
Nitrates
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2007, the duty on nitrocellulose.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the installation of hydrogen fueling stations.

Bill: 108-hr-4205
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Energy
Hydrogen
Income tax
Natural gas vehicles
Service stations
Tax credits
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50 percent of the cost of a qualified hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling property. Defines &quot;qualified hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling property&quot; as a depreciable property for the production, storage or dispensing of hydrogen fuel into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle propelled by such fuel. Terminates the credit after 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Fairness for Working Americans Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4207
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Commerce
Corporate mergers
Corporation taxes
Families
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Income tax
Military pay
Partnerships
Stockholders
Stocks
Tax credits
Tax evasion
Tax exclusion
Tax refunds
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Fairness for Working Americans Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the reduction in the percentage of earned income for calculating the refundable portion of the child tax credit (15 to ten percent) for taxable years beginning before 2005; (2) include in earned income for purposes of calculating the refundable portion of the credit otherwise tax excludable combat zone compensation of members of the armed services; and (3) set forth rules for the tax treatment of certain foreign corporations engaging in tax avoidance activities as U.S. domestic corporations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Executive Stock Option Profit Recapture Act

Bill: 108-hr-4208
Sponsor: Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Commerce
Employee stock options
Executive compensation
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Labor and Employment
Law
Profit
Securities and Exchange Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Executive Stock Option Profit Recapture Act - Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prescribe rules declaring that, if, at the end of a period ending one year after one or more of the five most highly compensated executive officers or the directors of an issuer have exercised options on the issuer's securities granted as compensation, the issuer's stock has declined by a material amount, then such executive officer or director shall be required to reimburse the issuer for all gains realized on the sale of securities obtained as a result of the option exercise that are in excess of any gains that would have been realized had the securities been sold at the stock price at the end of such one-year period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4209
Sponsor: Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Air conditioning
Commerce
Department of Energy
Diesel motor
Electric power production
Energy
Energy conservation
Environmental Protection
Environmental technology
Government Operations and Politics
Heating
Income tax
Law
Motor vehicle pollution control
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
Tax credits
Transportation and Public Works
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for 50 percent of the cost of a qualifying idling reduction device, up to $3,500. Defines &quot;qualifying idling reduction device&quot; as any device that is: (1) installed on a heavy-duty diesel-powered on-highway vehicle to provide services that would otherwise require the operation of the main drive engine while the vehicle is temporarily parked or stationary; and (2) certified by the Secretary of Energy to reduce long-duration idling. Directs the Secretary to publish standards for certifying such devices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to support the commercial fishing industry.

Bill: 108-hr-4210
Sponsor: Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural cooperatives
Agricultural credit
Aquaculture
Commerce
Finance and Financial Sector
Fisheries
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Service industries

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Amends the Farm Credit Act to authorize Farm Credit Act of 1971 institutions to serve businesses that provide services related to the operating needs of producers and harvesters of aquatic products.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E620)
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Safe Health Care Reporting Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4211
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Communication in medicine
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Data banks
Disciplining of employees
Discrimination in employment
Dismissal of employees
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health facilities
Health information systems
Hospital personnel
Hospitals
Identification of criminals
Informers
Labor and Employment
Law
Liability (Law)
Licenses
Medical malpractice
Medical personnel
Nursing homes
Physicians
Privileges and immunities
Professional associations
Resignation of employees
Science, Technology, Communications
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Safe Health Care Reporting Act of 2004 - Amends the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to require State licensing boards (currently, boards of medical examiners) to report to the National Practitioner Data Bank regarding: (1) any sanctions taken against a physician or health care practitioner (currently, against a physician); and (2) known instances of health care entities failing to report required information.
 
Requires (current law authorizes) health care entities to report specified information to State licensing boards and the Data Bank regarding any action that adversely affects the clinical privileges of a health care practitioner who is not a physician if the entity would be required to report such information if the practitioner were a physician.
 
Allows the Secretary to impose fines for violations of reporting requirements by health care entities.
 
Requires health care entities and other agencies that employ physicians or other licensed health care providers (currently, requires hospitals) to request from the Data Bank and the State licensing board reported information on licensed health care practitioners who apply to be on the medical staff or who apply for clinical privileges or employment.
 
Provides immunity from civil liability for health care entities that disclose information about employees pursuant to mandatory reporting requirements unless the employer knowingly disclosed false information or violated any legal right of the employee. Prohibits health care entities from retaliating against any employee who, in good faith, reports conduct that may be construed to violate a Federal or State law to a State authority, licensing authority, peer review organization, or employer. 
 
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a system to report criminal background information to the Data Bank.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To promote the national security of the United States by facilitating the removal of potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-4212
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arms control agreements
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Energy
EBB Terrorism
Energy
Environmental Protection
Executive reorganization
Federal employees
Fissionable materials
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
International cooperation
Legislation
Nuclear facilities
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear security measures
Nuclear weapons
Plutonium
Presidential appointments
Storage
Strategic planning
Terrorism
Transfer of employees
Treaties
Uranium

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) removing potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world would reduce the threat that such materials would fall into the hands of al Qaeda and other groups and states hostile to the United States; and (2) such removal should be a top priority.
 
Directs the President to establish the Task Force on Nuclear Material Removal to ensure that such materials are entirely removed from the most vulnerable sites around the world as soon as practicable. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to provide specified assistance to the Task Force, including funding for the cost of: (1) removing such materials, as well as arranging for their shipment to the United States or other countries willing to accept and secure them; and (2) upgrading security and accounting at sites where such materials will remain for an extended period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 5/21/2004 H3493)
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To provide uniform criteria for the administrative acknowledgment and recognition of Indian tribes, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-4213
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Conflict of interests
Department of the Interior
Federal employees
Federal officials
Federal-Indian relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government ethics
Government publicity
Law
Lawyers
Legal ethics
Minorities

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Requires an Indian tribe to meet specified criteria before Federal acknowledgement or recognition is granted.
 
Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to repeal the revolving door exemption that allows, under certain conditions, current and former Federal employees and officers assigned to or employed by an Indian tribe to act as agents or attorneys for or appear on behalf of such tribe in connection with matters pending before any department, agency, court, or commission, including matters in which the United States is a party or has a direct and substantial interest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-26
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E636)
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4214
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Antisemitism
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
International agencies
Jews
Religion
Religious liberty
Synagogues
Vandalism
Violence

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States Government should continue to support efforts to combat anti-Semitism worldwide through bilateral relationships and interaction with international organizations; and (2) the Department of State should document anti-Semitic acts around the world.
 
Directs the Secretary of State to report on anti-Semitic acts around the world, including governmental responses to such acts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in House