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Life Insurance Tax Simplification Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-808
Sponsor: Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-29]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Dividends
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Insurance companies
Life insurance
Mutual funds
Tax deductions
Tax deferral

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Life Insurance Tax Simplification Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions: (1) providing for the reduction in certain deductions of mutual life insurance companies; and (2) relating to distributions to shareholders from pre-1984 policyholders surplus accounts.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E265)
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Late Term Abortion Restriction Act

Bill: 108-hr-809
Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Fetus
Fines (Penalties)
Law
Physicians

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Late Term Abortion Restriction Act - Prohibits knowingly performing an abortion after the fetus has become viable, unless, in the medical judgment of the attending physician, the abortion is necessary to preserve the woman's life or to avert serious adverse health consequences to her. Subjects a physician who violates this Act to a civil penalty.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
SMARTS Health Act

Bill: 108-hr-811
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Access to health care
Agriculture and Food
California
Child health
Child nutrition
Colleges
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Connecticut
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Exercise
Families
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to health facilities
Health
Higher education
Illinois
Maryland
Mental health services
New Mexico
Obesity
Preventive medicine
School districts
School health programs
Social Welfare
Sports and Recreation
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Student Medical Access Raising Test Scores Health Act - SMARTS Health Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make demonstration grants to expand school-based health programs.
Directs the Secretary to coordinate such grants program with other specified health programs.
Limits the making of such grants to the following eligible entities, for expansion of the following school-based health programs: (1) the University of Maryland, for its program in the Baltimore, Maryland, vicinity; (2) the local educational agency for its program in an independent school district in the Dallas, Texas, vicinity; (3) the University of New Mexico for its program in New Mexico; (4) the University of California, Los Angeles, for its program in the Los Angeles, California, vicinity; (5) the Child Study Center Outpatient Clinic, Yale University, for its program in the New Haven, Connecticut, vicinity; and (6) the University of Illinois at Chicago, for its program in the Chicago, Illinois, vicinity.
Directs the Secretary, in making such a grant, to establish goals for the program in terms of health outcomes for the children served.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2003-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Guarantee Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-812
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Entitlements
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial statements
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security beneficiaries

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Social Security Guarantee Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a benefit guarantee certificate to each individual determined by the Commissioner of Social Security to be entitled to benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act.
States that any certificate issued under the authority of this Act constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the payment to the individual to whom the certificate is issued OASDI benefits in the amounts set forth in the certificate and subsequently adjusted.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Outreach Protection Act

Bill: 108-hr-813
Sponsor: Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Access to health care
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Veterans Outreach Protection Act - Rescinds a Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum dated July 18, 2002, from the Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and management which requires directors of Department health service networks to ensure that no marketing activities for the enrollment of new veterans occur within their networks.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-814
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Appellate courts
Civil actions and liability
Collective bargaining
Crime and Law Enforcement
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Employee rights
Employee-management relations in government
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Fire fighters
Government employee unions
Health
Industrial arbitration
Injunctions
Judicial review
Jurisdiction
Labor and Employment
Labor contracts
Law
Law enforcement officers
Local employees
Local laws
Lockouts
Mediation
Medical personnel
Paramedical personnel
Police
Public sector strikes
State courts
State employees
State laws
State-local relations
Unfair labor practices

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2003 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments.
Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to determine whether State law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and (2) requiring public safety employers to recognize and agree to bargain with the employees' labor organization.
Requires the FLRA to issue regulations establishing collective bargaining procedures for public safety employers and employees in States that do not substantially provide for such public safety employee rights and responsibilities. Directs the FLRA, in such cases, to: (1) determine the appropriateness of units for labor organization representation; (2) supervise or conduct elections to determine whether a labor organization has been selected as an exclusive representative by a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit; (3) resolve issues relating to the duty to bargain in good faith; (4) conduct hearings and resolve complaints of unfair labor practices; and (5) resolve exceptions to arbitrator's awards. Grants a public safety employer, employee, or labor organization the right to seek enforcement of such FLRA regulations and authority through appropriate State courts.
Prohibits public safety employers, employees, and labor organizations from engaging in lockouts or strikes.
Provides that existing collective bargaining units and agreements shall not be invalidated by this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Aneurysm Awareness Act

Bill: 108-hr-815
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular diseases
Health education
Medical research
Medical statistics
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Aneurysm Awareness Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and report to Congress on the following matters concerning aneurysms in the United States: (1) the incidence of aneurysms; (2) the most common signs and symptoms of aneurysms; and (3) the characteristics of individuals at the highest risk for aneurysms. Expresses the sense of the Congress that there should be an increased awareness of and research pertaining to aneurysms.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
State Budget Relief Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-816
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: American Samoa
Federal-state relations
Federal-territorial relations
Government Operations and Politics
Guam
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Labor and Employment
Labor statistics
Medicaid
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Social Welfare
State finance
Unemployment
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: State Budget Relief Act of 2003 - Requires the Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) for: (1) a State for FY 2002 to be substituted for the State's FMAP for each of such covered calendar quarters if the FMAP determined for a State for a covered calendar quarter would otherwise be less than the FY 2002 FMAP; and (2) each eligible State for each covered calendar quarter to be increased by two percentage points. Mandates specified FMAP increases for States with high unemployment rates, and a specified Medicaid payment cap increase for territories. Prohibits application of the FMAP increases for a State under this Act with respect to: (1) disproportionate share hospital payments under Medicaid; and (2) payments under SSA titles IV and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-817
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to education
Governmental investigations
Higher education
Hospital care
Hospital rates
Hospitals
Mammography
Medical education
Medical fees
Medical residents
Medical screening
Medical tests
Medicare
Nursing homes
Physicians
Social Welfare
Women
Women's health
X-rays

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2003 - Provides that, with respect to payment for a screening or diagnostic mammography furnished to a Medicare beneficiary, the amount of payment made to a hospital-based facility in which such screening or diagnostic mammography is performed during the applicable period is equal to 200 percent of the amount of payment that would otherwise apply under the Medicare fee schedule established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the technical component of such screening or diagnostic mammography. Provides for not counting certain radiological residents against graduate medical education limitations.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the Secretary on Medicare reimbursement for gender-specific services.
Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to study and report to Congress on Medicare reimbursement for screening services.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-02-13
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: 2003-02-13
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: 2003-02-13
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: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Identity Theft Consumer Notification Act

Bill: 108-hr-818
Sponsor: Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank employees
Bank records
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Compensation for victims of crime
Confidential communications
Consumer credit
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Financial institutions
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Indemnity
Law
Liability (Law)
Limitation of actions
Right of privacy
Victims of crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Identity Theft Consumer Notification Act - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to include among mandatory consumer disclosures by a financial institution a statement informing the consumer of the institution's obligation to: (1) disclose that nonpublic personal information has been compromised; (2) provide assistance to remedy the compromise; and (3) reimburse any losses incurred as a result of such compromise.
Permits waiver of such disclosure for a limited time at request of a law enforcement agency investigating such violation.
Provides penalties for financial institution failure to notify and assist customers after an identity theft.
Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to grant the Federal district courts jurisdiction in an action for identity theft. Tolls the two-year statute of limitations during any period during which a defendant has materially and willfully misrepresented any information to the plaintiff that is material to establishment of the defendant's liability.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E268)
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Local Emergency Health Services Reimbursement Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-819
Sponsor: Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Arrest
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Entitlements
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Health care fraud
Illegal aliens
Immigrant health
Immigration
Indian medical care
Minorities
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Local Emergency Health Services Reimbursement Act of 2003 - Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to appropriate $1,450,000,000 for each of FY's 2004 through 2008 for allotments to States for reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (presently such appropriations end after FY 2001). Sets forth formulas for the disbursement of funds by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Declares that $957,000,000 shall be allotted based on a percentage of undocumented aliens and $493,000,000 shall be allotted based on numbers of undocumented alien apprehensions (in the six States with the highest number of such apprehensions).
Permits a State to receive funds on both accounts. Allows funds to go to States, local governments, hospitals, or other providers in a State, including providers of services received through an Indian Health Service facility (presently funds go only to States). Permits reimbursement to providers for the uncompensated provision of emergency health services to aliens who have been allowed to enter the United States for the sole purpose of receiving such services.
Directs the Secretary to ensure that fraudulent payments are not made from allotments under this Act. Allows for the reallotment of unused funds.
Declares that this Act constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent certain types of mail matter from being sent by a Member of the House of Representatives as part of a mass mailing.

Bill: 108-hr-820
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2003-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorations
Congressional mail
Congressional publicity
Congressional tributes
Constituent relations
Economics and Public Finance
Federal mandates
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Franking privilege
Government Operations and Politics
Government regulation
Judicial opinions
Law
Legislation
Members of Congress
Press and politics
Public opinion

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Amends Federal postal law to prohibit a Member of the House of Representatives from sending as part of a mass mailing: (1) the usual and customary congressional newsletter or press release which may deal with such matters as the impact of laws and decisions on State and local governments and individual citizens, reports on public and official actions taken by Members of Congress, and discussions of proposed or pending legislation or governmental actions and the positions of the Members of Congress on, and arguments for or against, such matters; (2) the usual and customary congressional questionnaire seeking public opinion on any law, pending or proposed legislation, public issue, or subject; or (3) mail matter expressing congratulations to a person who has achieved some public distinction.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2003-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-02-13
text: Introduced in House