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To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide that the Secretary of the Interior shall not approve a Tribal-State gaming compact under that Act unless the State involved has a State law providing for a gaming master plan that has been approved by the Secretary.

Bill: 109-hr-5125
Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Cost effectiveness
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-state relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Gambling
Government Operations and Politics
Indian lands
Minorities
Planning
Sports and Recreation
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide that Class III gaming activities shall be lawful on Indian lands only if such activities are located in a state with a state law providing for a gaming master plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to approve a Tribal-state compact under such Act only in such a state.
 
Allows the Secretary to approve a state gaming master plan only if the plan contains, at a minimum, certain specified elements.
 
Considers a state gaming master plan approved by the Secretary if the Secretary does not approve or disapprove it within 30 days after its submission for approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-19
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5126
Sponsor: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Broadband
Commerce
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Federal Trade Commission
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Identification devices
Independent regulatory commissions
Internet
Law
Restrictive trade practices
Telephone
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person in the United States, in connection with any telecommunication service or VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) service, to cause any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, unless such transmission is exempted in connection with authorized activities of law enforcement agencies.

action_date: 2006-06-06
text: 
Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person in the United States, in connection with any telecommunication service or VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) service, to cause any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, with the intent to defraud or cause harm.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3386)
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3386)
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5126.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3386-3388)
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 274.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 109-489.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 109-489.
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-05-18
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2006-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Department of Energy from obligating funds for appropriation earmarks in the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program.

Bill: 109-hr-5127
Sponsor: Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative energy sources
Appropriations
Department of Energy
Economics and Public Finance
Energy efficiency
Energy research
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Laboratories
Research and development
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from obligating any funds made available in an appropriation Act to implement an earmark for any entity other than a DOE laboratory with respect to the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
action_date: 2006-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, 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: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, 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: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, 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: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
National Ag Science Center Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5128
Sponsor: Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Agricultural research
Building construction
California
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational facilities
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
National Ag Science Center Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to the Ag Science Center, Inc., in Stanislaus County, California, to cover a portion of the costs of establishing the National Ag Science Center. Limits the portion of such costs covered by grants made under this Act to 33% of the total costs to establish the Center. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-16
text: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
action_date: 2006-05-02
text: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Truth in Accounting Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5129
Sponsor: Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Accounting
Armed Forces and National Security
Black lung
Civil service retirement
Coal
Congressional reporting requirements
Demography
Energy
Federal budgets
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial statements
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Health
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Medical economics
Medicare
Military pensions
Miners
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Public debt
Railroad retirement plans
Social Welfare
Social security taxes
Transportation and Public Works
Valuation
Workers' compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Truth in Accounting Act of 2006 - Amends federal law to require the Secretary of the Treasury to include in his audited financial statement of the previous year a calculation of the net present value of the overall liabilities and commitments of the U.S. government. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1959)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
To extend Federal recognition to the Rappahannock Tribe, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-5130
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands
Minorities
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Extends federal recognition to the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., of Virginia. Makes the Tribe and its members eligible for all future services and benefits provided by the federal government to federally recognized tribes. Deems the Tribe's service area to be King and Queen, Caroline, and Essex, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Richmond Counties, Virginia.
 
 Sets forth requirements for submission of a tribal membership roll and governing documents.
 
Requires the Secretary to take into trust for the Tribe's benefit any other land within such counties the Tribe transfers to the Secretary.
 
Provides that no land taken into trust for the Tribe's benefit shall be considered Indian lands for the purpose of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-05
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
American Dream Act

Bill: 109-hr-5131
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative fees
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Confidential communications
Congress
Congressional investigations
Department of Homeland Security
Deportation
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Illegal aliens
Immigrant education
Law
Naturalization
Residence requirements
Scholarships
Student loan funds
Students

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
American Dream Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such state residence.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States prior to his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma.
 
Sets forth the conditions for conditional permanent resident status.
 
Authorizes an alien who has satisfied the appropriate requirements prior to enactment of this Act to petition the Secretary for conditional permanent resident status. 
 
Sets forth requirements respecting: (1) exclusive jurisdiction; (2) confidentiality; (3) fee prohibitions; (4) higher education assistance; and (5) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
River Raisin Battlefield Acquisition Act

Bill: 109-hr-5133
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Commemorations
Congressional reporting requirements
Europe
Gifts
History
Land transfers
Michigan
Military parks
National parks
United Kingdom
War

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
River Raisin Battlefield Acquisition Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept on behalf of the United States the donation by Monroe County, Michigan, or other willing landowners of real property in the County relating to the Battles of the River Raisin on January 18 and 22, 1813, and their aftermath; and (2) include such property in the National Park System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2006-04-19
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-5134
Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Medical education
Physical therapy
Public health personnel
Scholarships
Social Welfare
Student loan funds

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) include physical therapy within the definition of &quot;primary health services;&quot; and (2) make physical therapists eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (to assure an adequate supply of physical therapists among other health professionals).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add meningococcal vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines for purposes of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

Bill: 109-hr-5135
Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Brain diseases
Excise tax
Health
Vaccines

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include any meningococcal vaccine as a taxable vaccine for excise tax purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Workforce Housing Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5137
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Affordable housing
Air conditioning
Apartment houses
Armed Forces and National Security
Authorization
Bank accounts
Building construction
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Counseling
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Disabled
Disaster relief
Displaced persons
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency Management
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Environmental Protection
Families
Family violence
Federal aid to housing
Fees
Finance and Financial Sector
Fire fighters
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Heating
Home ownership
Home repair and improvement
Housing finance
Income tax
Law
Law enforcement officers
Local laws
Local taxation
Low-income housing
Mass rapid transit
Medical personnel
Military personnel
Moderate income housing
Mortgages
Motor vehicle pollution control
Nurses
Paramedical personnel
Police
Real estate appraisal
Settlement costs
Single family housing
Social Welfare
Solar energy
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Tax penalties
Tax refunds
Tax returns
Taxation
Teachers
Terminals (Transportation)
Traffic congestion
Trusts and trustees
Victims of crimes
Wife abuse
Zoning and zoning law

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Workforce Housing Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow as a deduction from gross income any cash payments to a mortgage down payment account; and (2) establish a refundable tax credit for contributions to mortgage down payment accounts.
 
Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to establish home ownership counseling as a prerequisite to downpayment assistance under the Act.
 
Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local governments to provide financial assistance to developers for the production of housing for home ownership affordable to low- and moderate-income families.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Information Protection and Privacy Act

Bill: 109-hr-5138
Sponsor: Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Income tax
Right of privacy
Tax preparers
Tax returns
Taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Taxpayer Information Protection and Privacy Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit tax return preparers from: (1) soliciting taxpayers for consent to the disclosure or use of their tax return information for any purpose; and (2) disclosing tax return information to tax preparers located outside the United States without taxpayer consent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
STEM Scholarship Database Act

Bill: 109-hr-5139
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Electronic mail systems
Engineering
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government publicity
Higher education
Mathematics
Minorities
Minority education
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Student aid
Technical education
Web sites
Women
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Requires that such database: (1) provide separate information for each field of study; (2) be searchable by category and combinations of categories; (3) indicate programs targeted toward specific demographic groups; and (4) provide searchers with program sponsor contact information and hyperlinks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E549)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Teacher Award Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5140
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2006-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Awards, medals, prizes
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional agencies
Congressional districts
Congressional reorganization
Continuing education
Economics and Public Finance
Educational technology
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Multicultural education
Nonprofit organizations
Scholarships
School administration
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Students
Teacher education
Teachers

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: 
Congressional Teacher Award Act of 2006 - Establishes the Congressional Teacher Award Task Force to designate a nonprofit organization to operate a Congressional Teacher Award program which will provide an award to one excellent elementary or secondary school teacher in each congressional district each year.
 
Authorizes the program to provide professional development scholarships to award recipients. Sets forth award eligibility requirements, which include letters of recommendation from a principal, a fellow teacher, and a student.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E547)
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Introduced in House