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Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Bill: 109-s-74
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Washington State
Water Resources Development
Wild rivers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified portions of the White Salmon River, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

action_date: 2005-02-23
text: 

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

 
Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified portions of the White Salmon River, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-02-23
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 19.
action_date: 2005-02-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 02/17/05 without amendment. With written report No. 109-8.
action_date: 2005-02-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 02/17/05 without amendment. With written report No. 109-8.
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S250)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S250)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Education Savings for Students Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-75
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: College costs
Education
Education savings accounts
Higher education
Income tax
Tax exemption

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Education Savings for Students Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the maximum annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts from $2,000 to $5,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S251)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S250-251)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
College Savings Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-76
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: College costs
Education
Education savings accounts
Higher education
Income tax
Tax deductions
Tax exemption
Tax penalties
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
College Savings Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the maximum annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts from $2,000 to $5,000; and (2) allow a tax deduction up to $5,000 for contributions to an education savings account. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S251-253)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S250-251)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Honoring Every Requirement of Exemplary Service Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-77
Sponsor: Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Armed forces abroad
Cost of living adjustments
Crime and Law Enforcement
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government life insurance
Government publicity
Insurance premiums
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Married people
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
Military pay
South Asia
Survivors' benefits
Terrorism
War
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Honoring Every Requirement of Exemplary Service Act of 2005 or HEROES Act of 2005 - Increases from $12,000 to $100,000 the death gratuity payable to the survivors of members of the Armed Forces who die: (1) as a direct result of armed conflict; (2) while engaged in hazardous service; (3) in the performance of duty under conditions simulating war; (4) through an instrumentality of war; or (5) in an operation or area designated as a combat operation or a combat zone.
 
Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an additional death gratuity of $238,000 for a member of the Armed Forces who died before the date of enactment of this Act as a direct result of one or more wounds, injuries, or illnesses that were: (1) incurred in the theater of operations of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom; or (2) as a direct result of armed conflict, while engaged in hazardous service, in the performance of duty under conditions simulating war, or through an instrumentality of war on or after October 7, 2001.
 
Increases the maximum amount of life insurance coverage for a member of the armed forces under servicemembers' group life insurance. Provides for $150,000 additional life insurance with no deductible due from the member for combat-related deaths. Requires spousal approval for a member to elect not to have life insurance coverage or have less than the maximum amount allowable.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-01-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S550-551)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S253)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-78
Sponsor: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congress
Earned income tax credit
Families
Income tax
Married people
Social Welfare
Sunset legislation
Tax deductions
Tax exemption
Tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act of 2005 - Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 which eliminate the marriage penalty in the standard deduction, the 15-percent tax bracket, and the earned income tax credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S254)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S253-254)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.

Bill: 109-s-79
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asians
East Asia
Families
History
Labor and Employment
Philippines
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' pensions
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Army to issue a certificate of service to Filipino nationals who the Secretary determines have performed any military service in the Philippine Islands during World War II which qualifies such a person or a survivor to receive any military, veterans', or other benefits under U.S. laws. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S254)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S254)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-s-80
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Memorial Day

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Restores the observance of Memorial Day from the last Monday in May to May 30th of each year.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S254-255)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S254)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Benjamin M. Banfro.

Bill: 109-s-81
Sponsor: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Declares Benjamin M. Banfro to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act upon payment of the required visa fees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Robert J. Bancroft, of Newport Washington, to permit the payment of backpay for overtime incurred in missions flown with the Drug Enforcement Agency.

Bill: 109-s-82
Sponsor: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Claims
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
States that Robert Bancroft of Hayden Lake, Idaho, is entitled to overtime pay plus interest for missions flown as part of operation SNOWCAP in South America between February 10, 1992, and February 14, 1994.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce,  and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums.

Bill: 109-s-83
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Commerce
Condominium (Housing)
Cooperative housing
Corporation taxes
Finance and Financial Sector
Housing and Community Development
Housing finance
Income tax
Stockholders
Tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the nonrecognition of gain or loss resulting from certain distributions by cooperative housing corporations to their stockholders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S255)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S255)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain sightseeing flights from taxes on air transportation.

Bill: 109-s-84
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aircraft
Commerce
Excise tax
Tax exemption
Tourism
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions exempting certain small aircraft on nonestablished lines from air transportation taxes to also exempt aircraft operated for the sole purpose of sightseeing.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S255-256)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S255)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Ricke Kaname Fujino of Honolulu, Hawaii.

Bill: 109-s-85
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Claims

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Mandates payment of a specified sum to Ricke Kaname Fujino in full satisfaction of all of his claims against the United States for the taking of his property pursuant to a specified order issued under the Trading with the Enemy Act on December 3, 1943.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Sung Jun Oh.

Bill: 109-s-86
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Declares Sung Jun Oh to be lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act upon payment of any necessary visa fees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
National Academies of Practice Recognition Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-87
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commerce
Federal incorporation
Health
Medical associations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: National Academies of Practice Recognition Act of 2005 - Grants a Federal charter to the National Academies of Practice (a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the District of Columbia).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S256)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S256)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Psychiatric and Psychological Examinations Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-88
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Disabled
Health
Insanity defense
Law
Mental health services
Mental illness
Physical examinations
Psychiatry
Rehabilitation of the disabled
Social Welfare
Social work

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Psychiatric and Psychological Examinations Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to allow the psychiatric or psychological examinations required for the determination of mental capacity to stand trial and the determination of the existence of insanity at the time of an offense to be conducted by clinical social workers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S256)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S256)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthen the Public Health Service Act

Bill: 109-s-89
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Discrimination in education
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational statistics
Federal aid to education
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Graduate education
Higher education
Medical education
Medical statistics
Psychologists
Sex discrimination
Student loan funds
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Strengthen the Public Health Service Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement for the establishment and operation of a student loan fund with any public or other nonprofit school that offers a graduate program in professional psychology.
 
Revises provisions concerning the collection of health professions data, sex discrimination in medical education programs, and definitions to make these applicable to "professional" (rather than "clinical") psychologists.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S257)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S256-257)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
National Center for Social Work Research Act

Bill: 109-s-90
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Child abuse
Chronically ill
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Day care
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Executive reorganization
Families
Family services
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Health education
Higher education
Preventive medicine
Research centers
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Social work
Sociological research
Youth violence

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
National Center for Social Work Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Social Work Research as an agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern.
 
Authorizes the Director of the Center to: (1) provide research training and instruction; (2) establish research traineeships and fellowships; (3) provide stipends and allowances; and (4) make grants to nonprofit institutions to provide such training, instruction, traineeships, and fellowships. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an advisory council for the Center. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S257-258)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S257)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-91
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: College teachers
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Federal aid to education
Geriatrics
Government Operations and Politics
Graduate education
Health
Health maintenance organizations
Higher education
Hospitals
Minorities
Minorities in medicine
Minority education
Psychologists
Scholarships
Social Welfare
Social work
Teacher education
Teachers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include clinical psychology and social work programs among eligible health education programs for purposes of receiving grants to: (1) support programs for underrepresented minorities; (2) provide scholarships to disadvantaged students; and (3) offer faculty positions to disadvantaged students.
 
Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to, and enter into contracts with: (1) schools offering degrees in social work to provide support for geriatric training projects; (2) hospitals, schools, or other entities to plan or operate an approved social work training program and to provide financial assistance to program participants that are planning to specialize, work, or teach in the field of social work; and (3) schools offering social work programs to establish, maintain, or improve academic administrative units to provide clinical instruction in social work.
 
Authorizes health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to offer health services through a clinical social worker as provided for under State law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S259)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S258)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-92
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to health facilities
Graduate education
Higher education
Psychologists
Scholarships

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: 
Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a psychology postdoctoral program to make grants to and enter into contracts with eligible individuals and institutions to encourage the provision of psychological training and services in underserved treatment areas. Requires individuals to possess a doctoral degree in psychology and to agree to provide services to a medically underserved population during the grant and at least one year thereafter. Requires institutions to use provided amounts for fellowships to such individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S259-260)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S259)
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to increase the role of the Secretary of Transportation in administering section 901 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-s-93
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Cargo preference
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Transportation
Executive reorganization
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Merchant ships

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to grant to the Secretary of Transportation the sole responsibility for designating a program as subject to the requirement that at least 50 percent of Government-generated cargoes be shipped on privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels to the extent such vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates.
Declares that requirements that specified percentages of gross tonnage of equipment, materials, or agricultural commodities furnished or financed by the United States be transported on U.S.-flag commercial vessels shall be applicable for the 12-month period commencing April 1 of each year before 2003, the 18-month period commencing on April 1, 2003, and the 12-month period commencing on October 1 (fiscal year) of each year after 2004. Repeals certain additional gross tonnage requirements with respect to U.S.-flag commercial vessels.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act

Bill: 109-s-94
Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
Introduced: 2005-01-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Charitable contributions
Commerce
Finance and Financial Sector
Food industry
Food relief
Income tax
Inventories
Tax deductions
Valuation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a tax deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (the deduction is currently available only to certain corporations).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-01-24
text: Introduced in Senate