hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Higher Education for Freedom Act

Bill: 108-s-1515
Sponsor: Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Civics education
Curricula
Democracy
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
History
Secondary education
Teacher education

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
Higher Education for Freedom Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to eligible institutions to prepare elementary, middle, and secondary school history teachers and to strengthen postsecondary programs in fields related to the founding of the United States, free institutions, and Western civilization. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10637-10638)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10636-10637)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to revoke and Executive Order relating to procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records.

Bill: 108-s-1517
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Executive orders
Government paperwork
Law
Presidential privileges and immunities
Presidential records

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Provides that : (1) Executive Order 13233 of November 1, 2001 (relating to restrictions on access to presidential records with respect to constitutionally based privileges) shall have no force or effect; and (2) Executive Order 12667 of January 18, 1989 (relating to the assertion of executive privilege in connection with the release of presidential records) shall apply by its terms.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10639)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10639)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Reliable Medical Justice Act

Bill: 108-s-1518
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution
Courts of special jurisdiction
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Health planning
Law
Liability insurance
Medical malpractice
Quality of care
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
Reliable Medical Justice Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award up to seven demonstration grants to States for the development, implementation, and evaluation of alternatives to current tort litigation for resolving disputes over injuries allegedly caused by health care providers or health care organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10641-10643)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10639-10641)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals through 2004.

Bill: 108-s-1519
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Coinsurance
Medicare
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals through FY 2004.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10643-10644)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10643)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Pathways to Independence Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1523
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adult day care
Aid to dependent children
Cash welfare block grants
Day care
Disabled
Drug abuse
Economics and Public Finance
Employment of the disabled
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Rehabilitation of the disabled
Welfare work participation

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
Pathways to Independence Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act to give States the option to: (1) treat an individual with a disability, including a substance abuse problem, who is participating in rehabilitation services as being engaged in work; and (2) count as a work activity certain care provided to a child with a physical or mental impairment or to an adult dependent with a physical or mental impairment. Limits to three months in any 24-month period the length of time an individual may be deemed as being engaged in work under this Act. Permits an additional three-month extension only if the individual engages in specified work activity for a State-determined appropriate number of hours per month.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10646)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10645-10647)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 7-year applicable recovery period for depreciation of motorsports entertainment complexes.

Bill: 108-s-1524
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Depreciation and amortization
Income tax
Motor vehicles
Sports and Recreation
Sports facilities
Tax deductions
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify any motorsports entertainment complex asset as 7-year property for purposes of the accelerated cost recovery system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10648)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to report to Congress regarding the ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-s-1525
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Alaska
Asian American ethnic groups
Commerce
Competition
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economic concentration
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Hispanic Americans
Independent regulatory commissions
Indigenous peoples
Language and languages
Law
Licenses
Minorities
Minorities in mass media
Native Americans
Radio stations
Television industry
Television stations

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
Amends the Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992 to require Federal Communications Commission (FCC) review of the assignment or transfer of a broadcast license used primarily to serve a language minority (persons of American Indian, Asian American, Alaskan Native, or Spanish heritage).
 
Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to require the FCC, after notice and comment, to report to Congress regarding the ownership and control of broadcast stations (including AM, FM, and television) used to serve language minorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Fairness Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1526
Sponsor: Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Minorities
Native Americans
Tax-exempt securities
Tribes and tribal system

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by an Indian tribal government if: (1) at least 95 percent of the net proceeds are used to finance facilities on an Indian reservation; or (2) the obligation is part of an issue substantially all of whose proceeds are to be used in the exercise of an essential government function. Excludes an obligation used to finance a gaming facility. 
Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt obligations issued by an Indian tribal government or subdivision from registration requirements.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10648-10649)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10648)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish a Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-s-1527
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Bacterial diseases
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health education
Health planning
Health surveys
Higher education
Lyme disease
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests
Physicians
Preventive medicine
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Virus diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
Establishes the Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Directs the Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of HHS regarding how to: (1) assure interagency coordination and communication in efforts to address tick-borne disorders; (2) identify opportunities to coordinate efforts with other Federal agencies and private organizations; and (3) develop informed responses to constituency groups regarding HHS' efforts and progress.
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 and 2005 to fund the Committee in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
 Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2008 for: (1) research and educational activities concerning Lyme disease and other tick-borne disorders; and (2) efforts to prevent such illnesses. 
 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary should consider carrying out a five-year plan to: (1) develop a diagnostic test for Lyme disease and other tick-borne disorders for use in clinical testing; (2) determine the prevalence of such illnesses in the United States; and (3) develop the capabilities at HHS to design and implement improved strategies for the prevention and control of such illnesses.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10649-10650)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10649)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1528
Sponsor: Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Department of the Interior
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to Indians
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
Indian economic development
Law
Minorities

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to select up to 24 Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or consortia of tribes or organizations per fiscal year to participate in projects to foster community, economic, and business development in Native American communities through grants or other financial assistance provided through Federal programs or projects.
 
Outlines procedures for processing requests for joint financing (financing by at least two Federal assistance programs). Authorizes the establishment of a joint assistance fund to ensure that amounts received from more than one Federal program or appropriation are more effectively administered.
Provides for the financial management, accountability, and audits of the use of financial assistance provided.
Authorizes the provision of technical assistance and personnel training under a project approved for joint financing. 
Authorizes the head of an executive agency to enter into an agreement with a State to extend the benefits of this Act to a project that involves assistance from at least one executive agency, the State, and at least one tribal agency or instrumentality.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10651-10653)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10651)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Financial Literacy Community Outreach Act

Bill: 108-s-1532
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Church and social problems
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer credit
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Electronic government information
Elementary and secondary education
Estates (Law)
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to education
Financial services
Government Operations and Politics
Government publications
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Internet
Law
Literacy programs
Nonprofit organizations
Personal budgets
Religion
Saving and investment
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Taxation
Telephone
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
Financial Literacy Community Outreach Act - Establishes the Financial Literacy Commission composed of senior Federal officials to streamline, improve, or augment Federal financial literacy programs, materials and grants, including establishment of: (1) a website to serve as an information clearinghouse for Federal financial literacy programs; and (2) a toll-free telephone number available to the public seeking information about financial literacy issues.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10658-10660)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10658)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Post Office and Community Preservation Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1534
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: County politics and government
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Grants-in-aid
Housing and Community Development
Nevada
Postal facilities
Relocation
Rural economic development
United States Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
Rural Post Office and Community Preservation Act of 2003 - Amends Federal postal law to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from closing or consolidating a post office in a city, town, or unincorporated area with a population of 20,000 people or less (rural community), unless the Service determines that it will have a positive economic impact on that rural community and enhance its quality of life. 
 
Requires the Service, before such closing or consolidation takes effect, to develop a plan, in consultation with people in the rural community, to provide for the rehabilitation and use of the post office for purposes favored by the people of the community. 
 
Authorizes the Service to award grants to State and local governments, private organizations, or individuals to provide for the rehabilitation of any closed post office in a rural community. 
 
Requires the Service to transfer the real property (including all buildings and improvements) located at 415 5th Street in Ely, Nevada, and occupied by the closed post office, to the local county government of Ely County, Nevada. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10666)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10665-10666)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
National Highway Borders and Trade Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1535
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Boundaries
Canada
Containerization
Customs administration
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic data interchange
Federal aid to transportation
Federal-Indian relations
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government trust funds
Highway finance
Infrastructure
Intermodal transportation
Latin America
Mexico
Minorities
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Road construction
Science, Technology, Communications
Traffic accidents and safety
Transportation planning
Trucking
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
National Highway Borders and Trade Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement a coordinated border infrastructure program under which the Secretary shall make allocations to border States (i.e., States with a common boundary with Canada or Mexico) for projects within a border region (the portion of a border State located within 100 kilometers of a land border crossing with Canada or Mexico) to improve the safe movement of people and goods at or across the U.S.-Canadian and U.S.-Mexican borders.
 
Permits allocations to States to be used in a border region only for specified: (1) improvements to transportation and supporting infrastructure that facilitate cross-border vehicle and cargo movement; (2) construction of highways and related safety and safety enforcement facilities; (3) operational improvements; (4) international coordination of planning, programming, and border operation; (5) projects in Canada or Mexico proposed by border States that directly and predominantly facilitate cross-border vehicle and commercial cargo movements; and (6) planning and environmental studies.
 
Directs the Secretary to allocate among border States funds based on a formula which takes into consideration the average annual weight of cargo entering a border State by commercial vehicles across the international borders and the average trade value of all cargo imported and exported. Sets the Federal cost share of projects under this Act at 80 percent.
 
Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to allocate funds to States for coordinated planning, design, and construction of corridors of national significance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10667-10668)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10666-10667)
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Steve Grissom Relief Fund Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1536
Sponsor: Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)
Blood banks
Blood transfusions
Claims
Compensation (Law)
Crime and Law Enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Fraud
Government liability
Government trust funds
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Income
Labor and Employment
Law
Married people
Medical records
Medical tests
Physical examinations
Social Welfare
Supplemental security income program
Survivors' benefits
Tissue banks
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Welfare eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
Steve Grissom Relief Fund Act of 2003 - Establishes the Steve Grissom Relief Fund in the Treasury.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make single payments to individuals infected with HIV or diagnosed with AIDS as a result of HIV- contaminated blood, blood components, human tissue or organs. Includes lawful spouses, as specified.
 
Sets forth documentation, petition, determination, and payment procedures. States that such payments do not create or admit any claim or constitute income for income tax, supplemental security income benefits, and other purposes.
 
Prohibits the assignment or transfer of rights under this title. Limits petitions to one per victim. Terminates the program after five years.
 
Excludes payments from consideration as compensation or reimbursement for a loss as it concerns insurance or worker's compensation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-1538
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2003-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Appropriations
Authorization
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Deceptive advertising
Department of Health and Human Services
Dietary supplements
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to research
Federal employees
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food industry
Food safety
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Health
Labeling
Law
Legislation
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research and development
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: 
DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2003 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2008: (1) to carry out the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) and all applicable regulatory requirements for dietary supplements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); and (2) for expanded research and development of consumer information on dietary supplements by the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Makes appropriations: (1) for FY 2004, to carry out DSHEA and all applicable regulatory requirements for dietary supplements under FFDCA; and (2) for FY 2004 through 2008, for expanded research and development of consumer information on dietary supplements by ODS at NIH. 
 
Requires the Food and Drug Administration to fully and appropriately use such funds to regulate dietary supplements.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report annually to Congress on the implementation and enforcement of the DSHEA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2003-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate