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Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1340
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2003-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alzheimer's disease
Ambulatory care
Brain diseases
Case management
Child health
Clinics
Community health services
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Counseling
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to health facilities
Governmental investigations
Hospital rates
Hospitals
Housing and Community Development
Marriage counseling
Medical statistics
Medicare
Mental health services
Nursing homes
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Physicians
Psychologists
Psychotherapy
Rural health
Social Welfare
Social work

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for: (1) elimination of the lifetime limit on inpatient mental health services; (2) parity in treatment for outpatient mental health services; (3) coverage of intensive residential services under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) and of intensive outpatient services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance); (4) exclusion of clinical social worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system; and (5) coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2003-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2003-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2003-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Ratepayer Protection Act

Bill: 108-hr-1341
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2003-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Cogeneration of electric power and heat
Commerce
Contracts
Department of Energy
Electric power distribution
Electric power production
Electric utilities
Electric utility rates
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Geothermal resources
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: 
Ratepayer Protection Act - Declares that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or sell electric energy or capacity pursuant to rules under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) requiring electric utilities to offer to sell electric energy to, and purchase it from, qualifying cogeneration facilities and qualifying small power production facilities (qualifying facilities).
 
Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate and enforce regulations to assure that no utility shall be required to absorb the costs associated with electric energy or capacity purchases from a qualifying facility pursuant to a legally enforceable obligation entered into or imposed under PURPA rules before this Act's enactment. (Thus assures that such utilities recover all costs associated with such purchases). Provides that regulations required by this Act shall be treated as rules enforceable under the Federal Power Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1342
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1]
Introduced: 2003-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Hospital rates
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the allowed Federal Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment in "extremely low-DSH" States from one percent to three percent of the State's Medicaid program costs.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Pamela S. Konkel.

Bill: 108-hr-1344
Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]
Introduced: 2003-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Deems Pamela S. Konkel of Troy, Illinois, a widow who has attained the age of 60 for purposes of the Social Security Act (effective October 31, 2002). States that any widow's insurance benefits to which Ms. Konkel is entitled for the period prior to the enactment of this Act shall be paid in a lump sum.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Former Prisoners of War Equitable Dental Benefits Act

Bill: 108-hr-1347
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Dental care
Ex-prisoners of war
Health
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Former Prisoners of War Equitable Dental Benefits Act - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions with respect to former prisoners of war to repeal the 90-day minimum period of internment required for eligibility for dental care furnished through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-06-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1175-1176)
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1348
Sponsor: Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Building construction
Commerce
Competitive bidding
Construction industries
Damages
Fines (Penalties)
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Law
Subcontractors

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2003 - Prohibits the Federal Government or any contractors or subcontractors from participating in the practice of bid shopping with respect to any Government contract exceeding $1 million for the construction or repair of any public building or public work. Defines "bid shopping" as the practice of divulging a contractor's or subcontractor's bid or proposal or requiring a contractor or subcontractor to divulge its bid or proposal to another prospective contractor before the award of a contract or subcontract in order to secure a lower bid or proposal.
Requires any invitation for bid or request for proposal issued by the Government to include a clause explicitly prohibiting such practice and specifying penalties, which may include: (1) contract termination and imposition of liquidated damages equal to three times the final bid; and (2) debarment or suspension for multiple violations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1349
Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Claims
Compensation (Law)
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Counseling
Death
Earnings
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Family services
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Guardian and ward
Labor and Employment
Law
Legal fees
Limitation of actions
Public service advertising
Trusts and trustees
Vaccination
Vaccines

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) revise the basis for calculating the projected lost earnings of a person who sustained a vaccine-related injury; (2) increase the award for a vaccine-related death; (3) allow compensation for expenses for family counseling and establishing guardianship; (4) allow payment of interim attorneys' fees and costs; (5) establish a procedure for paying attorneys' fees; (6) extend from two to six years the statute of limitations for injuries or death from a vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table; (7) revise the membership and meeting schedule of the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines; and (8) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a public service announcement campaign about the availability of the Program.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the limit on Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund administrative expenses.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1351
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Hospital care
Hospital rates
Medically uninsured
Medicare
Puerto Rico
Social Welfare
Supplemental security income program
Welfare recipients

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise: (1) the payment formula to increase payment amounts to Puerto Rico hospitals that are based on the applicable Federal percentage of the discharge-weighted average of the national adjusted DRG (diagnostically-related group) prospective payment rate for hospitals located in urban and rural areas for discharges beginning in FY 2004; and (2) the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share payments for prospective payment system hospitals in Puerto Rico.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act

Bill: 108-hr-1352
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Checkoff
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to research
Gifts
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Health
Income tax
Medical research
Research centers
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Tax refunds
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to designate any income tax overpayment to be used for biomedical research conducted through the National Institutes of Health.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
SAFE Border Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1353
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border patrols
Boundaries
Commuting
Data banks
Department of Homeland Security
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Identification devices
International Affairs
Law
Licenses
Limited access highways
Pedestrians
Recruiting of employees
Science, Technology, Communications
Transfer of employees
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Secure and Fast Entry at the Border Act of 2003 or the SAFE Border Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize The Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (PortPASS) as a permanent land border inspection program.
Directs the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) Pilot Program of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to issue permits for non-commercial vehicle border crossers that shall be valid for not less than two years.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Department of Homeland Security must ensure the permanence of PortPASS programs in the transition from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security; (2) all land PortPASS programs should utilize interoperable technology to offer program enrollees increased commuter access; and (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security should increase SENTRI staffing, and create a pre-inspection low-risk traveler commuter lane for pedestrian land border crossers.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E519-520)
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Presidential Vacancy Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1354
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cabinet officers
Department of Homeland Security
Presidential succession

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Presidential Vacancy Act of 2003 - Includes the Secretary of Homeland Security in the line of presidential succession after the Attorney General.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Wellstone Memorial Stop Corporate Expatriates Act

Bill: 108-hr-1355
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Commerce
Corporate mergers
Corporation taxes
Department of Homeland Security
EBB Terrorism
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Government contractors
Government procurement
International Affairs
Subsidiary corporations
Tax evasion
Taxation
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Wellstone Memorial Stop Corporate Expatriates Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to apply a prohibition on contracting by the Secretary of Homeland Security with foreign incorporated entities which are treated as inverted domestic corporations to any subsidiaries of such entities. 
Deletes a provision that would allow the waiver of such prohibition in order to prevent the loss of any jobs in the United States or to prevent the Government from incurring any additional costs that otherwise would not occur (thus allowing such waiver only in the interest of national security).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), 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: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), 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: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), 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: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act

Bill: 108-hr-1357
Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Consumer credit
Counseling
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to housing
Federally-guaranteed loans
Fees
Financial planning
Financial statements
Foreclosure
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Government paperwork
Housing and Community Development
Income
Interest
Labor and Employment
Law
Liens
Loan defaults
Mortgage guaranty insurance
Mortgages
Nonprofit organizations
Personnel records
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a mortgage emergency assistance program for qualifying homeowners with National Housing Act-insured mortgages who are temporarily unable to meet their obligations due to financial hardship beyond their control. Requires homeowner repayment of such assistance and interest.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
International School Curriculum Monitoring Act

Bill: 108-hr-1358
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Antisemitism
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Curricula
Developing countries
Economic assistance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Hate speech
Higher education
Human rights
Military assistance
Minorities
Political violence
Public opinion
Racism
Religion
Textbooks
Violence

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: International School Curriculum Monitoring Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to the Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices regarding foreign countries that receive development assistance and security assistance information. Requires the Secretary of State to describe in such reports the nature and extent of the promotion of violence and hatred in the curriculum (including textbooks and any other related materials) of schools in such foreign countries, including the promotion of anti-Americanism, anti-Semitism, and racism.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend certain provisions of title 39, United States Code, relating to transportation of mail.

Bill: 108-hr-1360
Sponsor: Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Freight forwarders
Government contractors
Postal service
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Repeals: (1) Federal law governing the transportation of mail by surface carrier, including law authorizing the U.S. Postal Service to obtain mail transportation service from common carriers by rail and motor vehicle; and (2) restrictions on the length of Postal Service contracts for the transportation of mail.
Prohibits the Postal Service from telling a contractor, either directly or indirectly, how, when, or where to purchase services and supplies, including fuel and equipment.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National Park, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-1361
Sponsor: Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Archaeology
Arts, Culture, Religion
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Florida
Governmental investigations
Historic sites
History
Land transfers
Minorities
National parks
Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study and report to Congress on the national significance of the Miami Circle archeological site in Miami-Dade County, Florida, as well as the feasibility and suitability of including it in Biscayne National Park in Florida.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-21
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2003-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House