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A bill to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, to include employees of the District of Columbia courts as participants in long term care insurance for Federal employees.

Bill: 108-s-2322
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2004-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Government employees' health insurance
Health
Judicial officers
Law
Local employees
Long-term care insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-20
text: 
Amends Federal law concerning government employees to include employees of the District of Columbia courts as participants in long-term care insurance for Federal employees.

action_date: 2004-06-21
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends Federal law concerning government employees to include employees of the District of Columbia courts as participants in long-term care insurance for Federal employees.

action_date: 2004-06-24
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends Federal law concerning government employees to include employees of the District of Columbia courts as participants in long-term care insurance for Federal employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 6/25/2004 S7499; text as passed Senate: CR 6/25/2004 S7499)
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 6/25/2004 S7499; text as passed Senate: CR 6/25/2004 S7499)
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 590.
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 108-283.
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 108-283.
action_date: 2004-06-02
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2004-05-06
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security.
action_date: 2004-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2004-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Constitution Restoration Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2323
Sponsor: Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL]
Introduced: 2004-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Church and state
Constitutional law
District courts
Extraterritoriality
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Impeachments
International Affairs
International agencies
Judicial ethics
Jurisdiction
Local employees
Religion
State courts
State employees
Supreme Court
Supreme Court justices

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-20
text: 
Constitution Restoration Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal district courts from exercising jurisdiction over any matter in which relief is sought against an entity of Federal, State, or local government or an officer or agent of such government by reason of that entity's, officer's, or agent's acknowledgment of God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, or government.
 
Prohibits a court of the United States from relying upon any law, policy, or other action of a foreign state or international organization in interpreting and applying the Constitution, other than the constitutional law and English common law.
 
Provides that any Federal court decision relating to an issue removed from Federal jurisdiction by this Act is not binding precedent on State courts. 
 
Provides that any Supreme Court justice or Federal court judge who exceeds the jurisdictional limitations of this Act shall be deemed to have committed an offense for which the justice or judge may be removed, and to have violated the standard of good behavior required of Article III judges by the Constitution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Visa Waiver Program Compliance Amendments of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2324
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2004-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Aliens
Computer matching
Computer software
Equipment and supplies
Identification devices
Passports
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-20
text: 
Visa Waiver Program Compliance Amendments of 2004 - Amends the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act to extend to November 30, 2006: (1) the date on or after which visa waiver program participants must comply with technology standards requiring machine-readable, tamper-resistant passports that include biometric and document authentication identifiers; and (2) the deadline for the Secretary of Homeland Security to install equipment to read such passports at all U.S. ports of entry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-15
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
action_date: 2004-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-04-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4160-4161)
action_date: 2004-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Farmer Tax Fairness Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2326
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2004-04-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Earnings
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Self-employed
Social Welfare
Social security taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: 
Farmer Tax Fairness Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise the optional method of computing the net earnings of self-employed individuals for purposes of determining social security benefit eligibility. Replaces the numerical formula for determining benefit eligibility with an indexed calculation based on a lower limit (the amount required under the Social Security Act for a quarter of coverage) and an upper limit (150 percent of the lower limit).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4226-4227)
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other payments made to assist veterans.

Bill: 108-s-2327
Sponsor: Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO]
Introduced: 2004-04-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Collection of accounts
Economics and Public Finance
Grants-in-aid
Health
Soldiers' homes
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: 
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to state that per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of veterans in State homes shall not be considered a liability of a third party, or otherwise utilized to offset or reduce any other payment made to assist veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4227)
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Hyang Dong Joo.

Bill: 108-s-2330
Sponsor: Sen. Allen, George [R-VA]
Introduced: 2004-04-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: 
Declares Hyang Dong Joo to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Fereshteh Sani.

Bill: 108-s-2331
Sponsor: Sen. Allen, George [R-VA]
Introduced: 2004-04-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: 
Makes Fereshteh Sani eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident of the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, upon payment of the required visa fees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2004-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-11-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-11-16
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-10-11
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11328-11329; text as passed Senate: CR S11329)
action_date: 2004-10-11
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11328-11329; text as passed Senate: CR S11329)
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 768.
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2004-10-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of James Symington.

Bill: 108-s-2332
Sponsor: Sen. Allen, George [R-VA]
Introduced: 2004-04-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: 
Declares James Symington to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Criminal Gang Activity Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2333
Sponsor: Sen. Allen, George [R-VA]
Introduced: 2004-04-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Ammunition
Arson
Automobile theft
Burglary
Conspiracy
Drug abuse
Drug traffic
Explosives
Extortion
Firearms
Firearms control
Fraud
Gambling
Gangs
Homicide
Identification devices
Illegal aliens
Immigration
Larceny
Money laundering
Murder
Obstruction of justice
Organized crime
Rape
Smuggling
Sports and Recreation
Transportation and Public Works
Violence

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: 
Criminal Gang Activity Act of 2004 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit anyone who participates in a criminal street gang from possessing firearms or ammunition. Defines such participation as committing, or conspiring or attempting to commit, two or more predicate gang crimes, or inducing or facilitating the commission of a predicate gang crime, in furtherance of gang activities or for the purpose of gang membership or position.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2004-04-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2335
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance
Armed Forces and National Security
Authorization
Business and social problems
Child development
College costs
College graduates
Colleges
Commerce
Community and school
Continuing education
Curricula
Department of Education
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational accountability
Educational research
Educational statistics
Educational technology
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Higher education
Interstate relations
Labor and Employment
Law
Leadership
Learning
Licenses
Mentoring
Parent-school relationships
Preschool education
Rating of teachers
Recruiting of employees
Retired military personnel
Scholarships
School administration
School districts
School personnel
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Special education
State laws
Teacher education
Teacher salaries
Teacher supply and demand
Teachers
Teaching

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to reauthorize and revise title II part A provisions for teacher quality enhancement grants for States and partnerships (II-A). 
 
Revises State grant, partnership grant, and recruitment grant requirements to include provisions relating to: (1) early childhood education; (2) exemplary, highly competent, and highly qualified teachers as these are defined under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (3) teacher mentoring; (4) professional development; (5) parental involvement; and (6) high-need schools and local educational agencies.
 
Requires States to submit teacher quality plans.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education that are II-A partner institutions to create Academies for Faculty Excellence.
 
Extends the authorization of appropriations for II-A through FY 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4303-4309)
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4302-4303)
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Great Lakes Community Restoration Act

Bill: 108-s-2337
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Coastal zone
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Estuaries
Federal aid to water pollution control
Grants-in-aid
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Land transfers
Lighthouses and lightships
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Michigan
Minnesota
New York State
Nonpoint source pollution
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Restoration ecology
Transportation and Public Works
Water quality
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Great Lakes Community Restoration Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to local governments of States bordering the Great Lakes (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) for restoring or preventing the deterioration of: (1) coastal resources of national significance or lighthouses that are associated with the Great Lakes System; or (2) the quality of coastal waters in the Great Lakes area. Requires the Secretary to allocate funds among the eligible States based on the mileage of Great Lakes shoreline in each State and the population living along that shoreline. Establishes a four-to-one ratio for the Federal-to-non-Federal share of costs for funded projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4315-4316)
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2339
Sponsor: Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the Senate
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: 2004-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4317)
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Health Care Reporting Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2341
Sponsor: Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the Senate
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: 2004-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4328)
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness and National Scenic Areas Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2342
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, John [R-VA]
Introduced: 2004-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animals
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Environmental Protection
Forest conservation
Government Operations and Politics
Habitat conservation
Landscape protection
Maps
Mining claims
Mining leases
Motor vehicles
National forests
National scenic areas
Natural areas
Nature conservation
Old growth forests
Outdoor recreation
Planning
Road construction
Sports and Recreation
Timber sales
Trails
Transportation and Public Works
Virginia
Water pollution control
Water quality
Wilderness areas
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: 
Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness and National Scenic Areas Act of 2004 - Designates certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, Virginia (Brush Mountain and Brush Mountain East, Seng Mountain and Raccoon Branch, Stone Mountain, Mountain Lake Additions, Lewis Fork Addition and Little Wilson Creek Additions, Shawvers Run Additions, and Peters Mountain Addition) as wilderness.
 
 Designates Seng Mountain and Raccoon Branch, and Crawfish Valley, as National Scenic Areas (Areas). Establishes such Areas for purposes of: (1) ensuring the protection and preservation of scenic quality, water quality, natural characteristics, and water resources; (2) protecting wildlife and fish habitat; (3) protecting areas that may develop characteristics of old-growth forests; and (4) providing a variety of recreation opportunities.
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) administer such Areas in accordance with this Act and the laws and regulations generally applicable to the National Forest System (NFS); (2) develop a management plan for such Areas; and (3) establish a trail for NFS lands to develop hiking and equestrian trails within the wilderness areas and non-motorized recreation trails within the Areas. Sets forth provisions regarding roads, vegetation management, motorized travel, fire, insects and disease, water, and mining and geothermal leasing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4328-4329)
action_date: 2004-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate