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United States Workers Protection Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-3820
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2004-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American
Economics and Public Finance
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Government service contracts
Grants-in-aid
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Subcontractors

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: 
United States Workers Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to prohibit: (1) outsourced Federal Government work from being performed by a contractor outside the United States unless Federal employees previously performed such work outside the United States (currently, prohibited by the Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004); (2) work on a procurement contract from being performed outside the United States unless it is necessary in order to meet a requirement for goods and services outside the United States or the President deems it necessary for national security reasons; and (3) Federal funds from being disbursed to a State until the Governor of the State has transmitted written certification that none of the funds will be spent on work performed outside the United States. Provides that this Act becomes effective for States two fiscal years after enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Introduced in House
National Livestock Identification Act

Bill: 108-hr-3822
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2004-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural subsidies
Animal diseases
Animals
Data banks
Electronic government information
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Identification devices
International Affairs
International cooperation
Livestock
Performance measurement
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientists
Veterinary medicine

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: 
National Livestock Identification Act - Amends the Animal Health Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system to enhance the Department of Agriculture's response to outbreaks of livestock disease. Requires that such system be capable of tracing, within 48 hours, individual animals from birth to slaughter.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide producer participation assistance; and (2) appoint an international panel of scientific experts to review the Department's response to an outbreak of livestock disease. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Introduced in House
Belarus Freedom Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-3823
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2004-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Belarus
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Emigration
Europe
Human rights
Immigration
International Affairs
Most favored nation principle
Normal trade relations
Trade agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: 
Belarus Freedom Act of 2004 - Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) to the products of Belarus.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E215)
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Introduced in House
To facilitate the operation, maintenance, and capital improvement of Camp Navajo, Arizona, by the Arizona Army National Guard.

Bill: 108-hr-3824
Sponsor: Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2004-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arizona
Army
Building construction
Civil-military relations
Defense contracts
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government liability
Law
Liability for environmental damages
Licenses
Military bases
National Guard
Surplus government property
User charges

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Army to enter into an agreement with the State of Arizona to amend a specified license relating to the use of Camp Navajo, Arizona, by the Arizona Army National Guard (Arizona Guard) as a year-round training and support installation in order to authorize the Arizona Guard to use excess Camp capacity to provide services and facilities for a fee to private sector entities. Requires the agreement to include: (1) a termination provision if Camp facilities are needed for national defense purposes; and (2) provisions holding the United States harmless for any liability arising from private sector use. Requires revenue generated to be used only to support Arizona Guard infrastructure and troop programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Introduced in House
Department of Energy University Nuclear Science, Engineering, and Health Physics Act

Bill: 108-hr-3828
Sponsor: Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2004-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Authorization
College teachers
Commerce
Department of Energy
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Employee training
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Government and business
Higher education
Industry-university relations
Labor and Employment
Laboratories
Law
Leave of absence
Licenses
Mentoring
Nuclear energy research
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear physics
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear reactors
Radiation safety
Recruiting of employees
Research and development facilities
Research grants
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Teacher supply and demand

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Department of Energy University Nuclear Science, Engineering, and Health Physics Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, to support a program to invest in human resources and infrastructure in the nuclear sciences, engineering, and health physics fields. 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) promote interactions between university and Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories; and (2) provide student fellowships at DOE nuclear science laboratories. 
Authorizes appropriations through FY 2008 that target: (1) graduate and undergraduate fellowships; (2) junior faculty research initiation grant programs; (3) nuclear engineering and education research programs; (4) communication and outreach related to nuclear science, engineering, and health physics; (5) refueling research reactors and instrumentation upgrades; (6) relicensing assistance; (7) reactor improvements through the innovations in the Nuclear Infrastructure and Education Program; and (8) university-DOE laboratory interactions.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that interests in certain domestically controlled investment partnerships are not treated as United States real property interests.

Bill: 108-hr-3829
Sponsor: Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]
Introduced: 2004-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aliens
Capital gains tax
Commerce
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Income tax
Investments
Partnerships
Real property
Taxation of foreign income
Withholding tax

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that an interest in or owned by an investment partnership shall not be treated as a U.S. real property interest (and thus be subject to a higher rate of taxation upon the sale of such interest) if, during a specified testing period: (1) less than 50 percent in value of the capital or profits interests in such partnership is held directly or indirectly by foreign persons; (2) no single foreign person owns directly or indirectly more than ten percent of the capital or profits of such partnership; and (3) the adjusted basis of the partnership's U.S. real property interests does not exceed ten percent of the adjusted basis of its assets. Exempts dispositions of such interests of such partnerships from tax withholding requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-3830
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2004-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congress
Congressional gold medals
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: 
Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends Federal monetary law to set forth Congressional Gold Medal Standards under which the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to strike not more than two congressional gold medals for presentation during any calendar year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E231)
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
To extend the sunset on the assault weapons ban for 10 years.

Bill: 108-hr-3831
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2004-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault weapons
Congress
Firearms control
Sunset legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: 
Amends the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act to provide for a ten-year extension of the assault weapons ban.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-3832
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2004-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative fees
Business records
Commerce
Computer networks
Court records
Criminal justice information
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Exhibitions
Families
Family violence
Federal-state relations
Fines (Penalties)
Fingerprints
Firearms
Firearms control
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Identification devices
Identification of criminals
Injunctions
Law
Licenses
Retail trade
Science, Technology, Communications
State courts
State laws
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2004 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to provide for regulation of firearms transfers at special firearms events (events at which 75 or more firearms are offered or exhibited for sale, exchange, or transfer if one or more of the firearms has been shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, interstate or foreign commerce, excluding an offer or exhibit of firearms: (1) by an individual, from that individual's personal collection, at that individual's private residence, if the individual is not required to be licensed; and (2) at events conducted and attended by permanent or annual dues paying members of private, not-for-profit organizations whose primary purpose is owning and maintaining real property for hunting activities). 
Prohibits any person from operating a special firearms event without notifying the Attorney General. Sets forth: (1) responsibilities of special firearms events operators and of firearms licensees and transferors other than licensees at such events, including with regard to criminal background checks; (2) special firearms event license application requirements; and (3) penalties for violation of this Act. 
Authorizes a State to apply to the Attorney General for, and sets forth criteria for, certification of the 24-hour verification authority of that State with respect to criminal background checks. 
Increases penalties for: (1) serious record keeping violations by licensees; and (2) violations of criminal background check requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Clean Airport Bus Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-3833
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2004-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Airports
Alcohol as fuel
Commercialization
Compressed natural gas
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Electric vehicles
Energy
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to air pollution control
Federal aid to transportation
Fuel cells
Hydrocarbons
Hydrogen
Infrastructure
Liquefied natural gas
Liquefied petroleum gas
Methanol
Motor buses
Motor vehicle pollution control
Natural gas vehicles
Nitrogen oxides
Propane
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: 
Clean Airport Bus Act of 2003 (sic) - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program for: (1) awarding grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for facilitating the use of natural gas buses at public airports through airport bus replacement and fleet expansion programs; and (2) entering into cooperative agreements with private sector developers for the development of fuel cell-powered airport buses, and subsequently with public agencies using natural gas-powered airport buses and such private sector fuel cell bus developers to demonstrate the use of fuel cell-powered airport buses.
 
Prescribes implementation guidelines. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Desalination Energy Assistance Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-3834
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11]
Introduced: 2004-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Electric power
Electric utility rates
Energy
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to water resources development
Government Operations and Politics
Saline waters
Subsidies
Waste water treatment
Water purification

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: 
Desalination Energy Assistance Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to make specified incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities (facilities first used to produce desalinated water after enactment of this Act) for up to ten years to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities.
 

 

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-09
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2004-06-14
text: Re-referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the operation of the Medicare comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Michigan.

Bill: 108-hr-3835
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15]
Introduced: 2004-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commerce
Competitive bidding
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Insurance premiums
Managed care
Medical economics
Medical fees
Medicare
Metropolitan areas
Michigan
Rebates
Social Welfare
Urban affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: 
Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to prohibit the operation of the Medicare comparative cost adjustment program in Michigan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-02-25
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: 2004-02-25
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: 2004-02-25
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: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the operation of the medicare comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Pennsylvania.

Bill: 108-hr-3836
Sponsor: Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2004-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commerce
Competitive bidding
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Insurance premiums
Managed care
Medical economics
Medical fees
Medicare
Metropolitan areas
Pennsylvania
Rebates
Social Welfare
Urban affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: 
Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to prohibit the operation of the Medicare comparative cost adjustment program in Pennsylvania. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-02-25
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: 2004-02-25
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: 2004-02-25
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: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the deduction for charitable contributions of patents and similar property.

Bill: 108-hr-3837
Sponsor: Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-29]
Introduced: 2004-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Commerce
Commercialization
Computer software
Copyright
Income tax
Intellectual property
Patents
Research centers
Science, Technology, Communications
Tax deductions
Tax returns
Trade secrets
Trademarks
Valuation

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer seeking an income tax deduction for the charitable contribution of a patent, copyright, trademark, trade name, trade secret, know-how, software or similar technology property to: (1) contribute the entire right, title, and interest in such property to certain tax-exempt universities, teaching hospitals or reseach institutions; and (2) require that any cash or cash equivalents donated with such property be used for patent prosecution or maintenance and for the scientific and commercial development of such patents or other technology property. 
 
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations for the appraisal of such patents or other technology property and for the prevention of taxpayer abuse of charitable deductions for such property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E232)
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House