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A bill to clarify that terminal development grants remain in effect under certain conditions.

Bill: 109-s-1404
Sponsor: Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Airports
Construction costs
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Infrastructure

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: 
Amends federal transportation law to provide that a terminal development project at a nonhub primary airport shall remain as an allowable cost, as well as eligible for funding from the discretionary fund and the small airport fund, even though its status changes to a small hub primary airport at the time when the airport has received discretionary funds for such project, and the project is not yet completed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8318)
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1405
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE]
Introduced: 2005-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Case mix (Medical care)
Department of Health and Human Services
Disabled
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Hospital rates
Hospitals
Law
Medical research
Medicare
Quality of care
Rehabilitation of the disabled
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: 
Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services, during the period between July 1, 2005, and the date two years after the enactment of this Act, from: (1) requiring a compliance rate, pursuant to the criterion (commonly known as the &quot;75 percent rule&quot;) used to determine whether a hospital or hospital unit is an inpatient rehabilitation facility, that is greater than the 50 percent compliance threshold that became effective on July 1, 2004; (2) changing the designation of any inpatient rehabilitation facility in compliance with the 50 percent threshold; or (3) conducting medical necessity review of inpatient rehabilitation facilities using any guidelines other than the national criteria established in the Medicare Benefits Policy Manual.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for: (1) making any necessary retroactive adjustment to restore the status of a facility as an inpatient rehabilitation facility as a result of this Act; (2) making any necessary payments to inpatient rehabilitation facilities based on such adjustment for discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2005, and before enactment of this Act; and (3) developing and implementing an appeals process that provides for expedited review of any adjustment to the status of a facility as an inpatient rehabilitation facility made during such period 
 
Directs the Secretary to establish the National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation to provide advice and recommendations to: (1) Congress and the Secretary concerning the coverage of rehabilitation services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; and (2) appropriate federal agencies on how best to utilize available research funds and authorities focused on medical rehabilitation research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8319-8320)
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8318-8319)
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Respirator Access Assurance Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1406
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2005-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Bribery
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Environmental Protection
Federal employees
Federal officials
Federal preemption
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Labeling
Labor and Employment
Licenses
Limitation of actions
Local laws
Misconduct in office
Occupational health and safety
Products liability
Respiratory diseases
Safety appliances
State laws
Warning labels

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: 
Respirator Access Assurance Act of 2005 - States that manufacturers or sellers of respirators shall not be subject to claims for defective design or warning, or any claims based on such allegations, if the respirator in question received National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) approval and was manufactured in compliance with NIOSH-approved design and labeling in effect on the date of manufacture.
 
Provides for withdrawal of a previous NIOSH approval of a respirator on grounds of misrepresentation of material information or bribery of a NIOSH officer or employee (thus subjecting the manufacturer or seller to liability for a claim). 
 
Preempts all state and local laws with regard to such claims.
 
Makes this Act applicable to any civil action in federal or state court for harm allegedly caused by a respirator, respirator manufacturer, or respirator seller.
 
Applies this Act to any action than has not proceeded to trial as of the date of enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8320-8321)
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Jessica Lunsford and Sarah Lunde Act

Bill: 109-s-1407
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2005-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child sexual abuse
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic surveillance
Families
Federal aid to law enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Law enforcement officers
Police
Recruiting of employees
Sex offenders

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: 
Jessica Lunsford and Sarah Lunde Act - Directs the Attorney General to award grants to assist state and local governments in: (1) carrying out programs to outfit sexual offenders (i.e., offenders age 18 or older who commit sexual offenses against minors) with electronic monitoring units; and (2) employing law enforcement officials necessary to carry out such programs. Limits grant awards to a three-year period. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) ensure that different approaches to monitoring are funded; and (2) report to Congress on program effectiveness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8322)
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8321-8322)
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1411
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2005-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business education
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Counseling
Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic data interchange
Government Operations and Politics
Government and business
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Government regulation
Grants-in-aid
Law
Regulatory impact statements
Science, Technology, Communications
Small Business Administration
Small business
Social Welfare
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses through participating Small Business Development Centers (Centers). Requires the Administrator to enter into arrangements with participating Centers to provide: (1) access to regulatory information and resources; (2) training and education activities; (3) confidential counseling to owners and operators of small businesses regarding compliance with Federal regulations; (4) technical assistance; and (5) partnerships with Federal compliance programs. 
Requires the Administrator, giving substantial weight to the recommendations of the majority of the Centers, to select the Center programs of two States from each of ten groups of States for participation in the pilot program. Provides grant limits. Terminates the pilot program four years after disbursement of the first grant. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8385-8386)
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8385)
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit the merger, acquisition, or takeover of Unocal Corporation by CNOOC Ltd. of China.

Bill: 109-s-1412
Sponsor: Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]
Introduced: 2005-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: China
Corporate mergers
East Asia
Energy
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government ownership
Petroleum industry

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: 
Prohibits the merger, acquisition, or takeover of Unocal Corporation by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8386-8387)
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Trail of the Ancients National Heritage Area Study Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1414
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2005-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Arts, Culture, Religion
Colorado
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cultural property
Governmental investigations
Historic sites
History
Indian lands
Minorities
New Mexico
Social life and customs
Sports and Recreation
Trails
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: 
Trail of the Ancients National Heritage Area Study Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Four Corners Heritage Council, to conduct a study to assess the feasibility and suitability of designating the Four Corners region comprised of parts of San Juan County, Utah, Montezuma and Dolores Counties, Colorado, Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona, and San Juan and McKinley Counties, New Mexico, and parts of the reservations of the Ute Mountain Ute, Navajo, and Hopi Tribes in those States as the &quot;Trail of the Ancients National Heritage Area.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8387)
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Captive Wildlife Safety Technical Amendment Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1415
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2005-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animals
Crime and Law Enforcement
Environmental Protection
Environmental law enforcement
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Law
Protection of animals
Wild animal trade
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: 
Captive Wildlife Safety Technical Amendment Act of 2005 - Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and the Captive Wildlife Safety Act relating to the enforcement of criminal penalties for captive wildlife offenses.

action_date: 2005-08-31
text: 
Captive Wildlife Safety Technical Amendment Act of 2005 - Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and the Captive Wildlife Safety Act relating to the enforcement of criminal penalties for captive wildlife offenses.

action_date: 2005-09-09
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 31, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Captive Wildlife Safety Technical Amendment Act of 2005 - Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and the Captive Wildlife Safety Act relating to the enforcement of criminal penalties for captive wildlife offenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2005-09-09
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-09-09
text: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9890-9891; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9890-9891; text as passed Senate: CR S9891)
action_date: 2005-09-09
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9890-9891; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9890-9891; text as passed Senate: CR S9891)
action_date: 2005-08-31
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 197.
action_date: 2005-08-31
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/29/2005 with amendments. With written report No. 109-126.
action_date: 2005-08-31
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/29/2005 with amendments. With written report No. 109-126.
action_date: 2005-07-20
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Interagency Council on Homelessness Reauthorization Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1416
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2005-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Authorization
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Homeless
Interagency Council on Homelessness
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: 
Interagency Council on Homelessness Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to extend statutory authority and authorization of appropriations for the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Milk Import Tariff Equity Act

Bill: 109-s-1417
Sponsor: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2005-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Dairy products
Import restrictions
International Affairs
Milk
Proteins
Reciprocity
Tariff
Tariff agreements
Tariff preferences
Trade agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: 
Milk Import Tariff Equity Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to impose tariff-rate quotas (quantitative import limits) and provide various duty rates on certain casein, caseinates, milk protein concentrate, and other casein derivatives and glues imported into the United States (except imports from Mexico).
 
Authorizes the President to: (1) enter into a trade agreement with a foreign country to grant new concessions as compensation in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions; and (2) proclaim any necessary modification or continuance of any existing duty, or continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or any quantitative limitation. Sets forth certain limits on the reduction of duties on such products. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Free Flow of Information Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1419
Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
Introduced: 2005-07-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Authors and authorship
Business records
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Confidential communications
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Criminal procedure
Discovery (Law)
Evidence (Law)
Freedom of the press
Government Operations and Politics
Informers
Journalism
Journalistic ethics
Newspapers
Periodicals
Press
Prosecution
Radio stations
Science, Technology, Communications
Subpoena
Television stations
Witnesses

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: 
Free Flow of Information Act of 2005 - Prohibits a federal entity from compelling a &quot;covered person&quot; (i.e., a newspaper, television broadcast station, wire service, or other media outlet, and specified employees and contractors) to testify or produce any document unless a court determines that: (1) the party seeking to compel has unsuccessfully attempted to obtain such testimony or document from all other non-covered persons; (2) in a criminal matter, there are reasonable grounds to believe a crime has occurred and the testimony or document sought is essential to the investigation, prosecution, or defense of the crime; (3) in a non-criminal matter, the testimony or document is essential to a dispositive issue of substantial importance; and (4) in any matter in which testimony or a document could reveal the source's identity, disclosure is necessary to prevent imminent and actual harm to national security and such harm outweighs the public interest in protecting the free flow of information.
 
Requires the content of compelled testimony or documents to be limited and narrowly tailored. Exempts certain commercial or financial information. 
 
Makes this Act applicable to testimony or documents that a third party or federal entity seeks from a communications service provider relating to business transactions with a covered person. Sets forth notice requirements. Permits a court to delay notice to a covered person upon determining that such notice would pose a substantial threat to the integrity of a criminal investigation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13148)
action_date: 2005-10-19
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1422
Sponsor: Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]
Introduced: 2005-07-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Armed Forces and National Security
Biological warfare
Child health
Communication in medicine
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug adulteration
Drug approvals
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health education
Influenza
Law
Licenses
Mercury
Pregnant women
Public health
Terrorism
Vaccination
Vaccines
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-19
text: 
Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a banned mercury-containing vaccine to be adulterated. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that a vaccine is a banned mercury-containing vaccine if one dose of the vaccine contains 1 or more micrograms of mercury in any form.
 
 Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to declare that an actual or potential bioterrorist incident or other public health emergency makes the administration of such vaccines advisable for a specified period.
 
Requires the Secretary to prohibit the distribution of banned mercury-containing influenza vaccines that are approved as biological products to: (1) any child under the age of three years old (effective July 1, 2006); (2) pregnant women if the vaccine contains thimerosal (effective July 1, 2006); and (3) any child under the age of six (effective July 1, 2007).
 
Requires the Secretary to revise the vaccine information included with mercury-containing vaccines to include: (1) a statement that indicates the presence of mercury in the vaccine; (2) information on the availability of any mercury-free or mercury-reduced alternative vaccine and instructions on how to obtain such an alternative vaccine; and (3) a recommendation against administration of any mercury-containing vaccine to a pregnant woman.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) should disseminate, with any vaccine-related information, a recommendation against administration of any thimerosal-containing vaccine to a pregnant woman.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2005-07-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act

Bill: 109-s-1423
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2005-07-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Awards, medals, prizes
Congress
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Emergency Management
Fire fighters
International Affairs
Police
Rescue work
September 11, 2001
Terrorism
Victims of terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-19
text: 
Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act - Authorizes the President to award a medal to be known as the &quot;Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal,&quot; to the personal representative or next of kin of individuals killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in recognition of their sacrifice and to honor their deaths.
 
Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike three medals, to be representative of and in honor of, respectively: (1) victims of the attack at the World Trade Center, including civilians, public safety officers, emergency workers, and hijack victims; (2) victims aboard United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania; and (3) victims at the Pentagon, including the hijack victims.
 
Declares eligible for such medal any individual who died on or after September 11, 2001, as a direct result of that act of terrorism within the United States.
 
States the medals are national medals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2005-07-19
text: Introduced in Senate
American Right to Fly Act

Bill: 109-s-1424
Sponsor: Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV]
Introduced: 2005-07-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Access to airports
Air routes
Airline passenger traffic
Airlines
Airports
Commerce
Infrastructure
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-19
text: 
American Right to Fly Act - Amends the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 to add specified states to the number for which air transportation is authorized between Love Field, Texas, and one or points within such states. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed as altering or preempting any valid exercise of proprietary powers contained in a lawfully adopted Airport Master Plan for Dallas Love Field.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2005-07-19
text: Introduced in Senate